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The Groupe Aérospatial d'Investissment et de Recherches (Aerospace Investment and Research Group), or AIR, began as a the Fonds d'Investissements Aérospatial Uni de Yanitarien, an organization of Yanitarian aerospace companies working together in order to pool their money in order to buy access to materials in foreign countries, as well as managing those materials so that no one company gained a monopoly, especially over the valuable titanium, which was scarce in Yanitaria. There initial action was to move factories into Kahanistan for basic aircraft parts, allowing their prices to drop dramatically. Through lobbying, they then pushed for the colonial purchases of Wittenshcau and Leich, two of the largest and most profitable colonies of the PRUY. Then, through government contacts, they expanded to the nearby Orbathian colony of Thropp. Next, they looked to the island of Sétif, which despite having issues with stability, provided a cheap educated work force and other hard to find materials.

During this, the Provinces Royales Unis de Yanitarie entered the Fedala Accord, dropping trade barriers and allowing the FIAUY to expand into other countries. With the demand of establishing a common system of logistics between Fedala Accord nations, the aerospace industries of Yanitaria sent out invitations to similar organizations and individual companies to join an international organization similar to the original Yanitarian one. Headquartered in Bratlien, a huge center of commerce in the province of Oppland, Yanitaria, and with offices all over Yanitaria, Sumer, Lyras, Lamoni, Thropp, Kahanistan, Abigazi, Sud, Northern Halako, Pasquette, and Allanche, AIR Groupe is one of the largest organizations of aerospace companies in the world.

Current Member Nations:
Yanitaria
Sumer
Lyras
Lamoni

Current Contributing Companies (Alphabetical Order):
Aéromarine Ingénierie (http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/UNDComrade/Yanitaria/AEC.png)
Athenoi Aérospatiale (http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/UNDComrade/Yanitaria/Athenoi.png)
Dewoitine Aviation (http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/UNDComrade/Yanitaria/DnA.png)
Groupe Ciel
Kish Jet Technologies
LAIX ARMS
Lyran Arms
Martine-Voronov Bureau de Conception d'Hélicoptère (http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/UNDComrade/Yanitaria/Martin-Voronov.png)
Société Aéronautique Avancé de Daedalus (http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/UNDComrade/Yanitaria/Daedalus.png)
Société Aéronautique de Wellington (http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/UNDComrade/Yanitaria/WAC.png)
Solbakken Ingénierie de Percision
Sunder Ingénierie Cosmonautique (http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/UNDComrade/Yanitaria/Sunder.png)
Yanitarien Aérospatiale (http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/UNDComrade/Yanitaria/YanitarianAerospace.png)
Yawarah Travaux d'Air (http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/UNDComrade/Yanitaria/YAW.png)


Rules:
1) Do your own math. The first failure to do so, we'll charge an extra 5%. Second Failure and we'll refuse to sell to you until you do the math. If you are unsure of the price, or whether or not you can buy non-export versions, just ask.
2) We take commissions, and do modifications. Just ask, and if someone is willing to do the job, they'll tell you.
3) We will take payment plans, unless you ask "do you guys accept payment plans?", because if you have to ask, you obviously didn't read the rules. Interest on payment plans is usually 5% per year, although we may be willing to negotiate.
4) We usually sell DPRs. If you simply want to produce a set number domestically, that's fine, just ask. We reserve the right to limit certain systems, or even to refuse this outright, although it's unlikely.
5) Getting Black Listed means that we won't sell you anything. Feel free to appeal these decisions, just don't be surprised if we refuse.
6)If you only have an idea of what you want, just ask and we can suggest items. All designs are draft room approved.

Quick Jump:
Yanitarian Section (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=14483655&postcount=2)
Lamonian Section (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=14483658&postcount=3)
Sumerian Section (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=14483661&postcount=4)
Lyran Section (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=14483677&postcount=5)
Other Members Section (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=14483678&postcount=6)


Yanitaria [21:27:08]: Wandy, what do you think of the Groupe AIR storefront?
Wanderjar [21:28:12]: I like it alot. Your aircraft are certainly top notch.

Les Provinces Royales Unis de Yanitarie

The companies of the PRUY established the original incarnation of Groupe AIR. The Yanitarian Aerospace industry has been around since the 1910's, developing quality, cutting edge aircraft for use in Yanitaria and abroad. At first, the industry was protected by subsidies and tariffs, allowing it growing room against foreign competitors in the emerging industry. However, the protectionism was short lived, and in the 1920's, allowing the industry to bloom into it's own. Today, Yanitaria enjoys a booming industry, with the YA-42 and YA-42E grossing a record $17.5 trillion NSD (at the time of writing). And as the AARY (Yanitarian Royal Aeronautic Army) expands and sets tenders for new designs, Groupe AIR is sure to provide foreign customers with the best in Yanitarian aerospace technology.

Aircraft Designs: (A "[c]" denotes that the aircraft is carrier capable. Unless clearly stated, prices apply for all variants below given price. For DPRs, however, any additional variants after the original are only a quarter of their regular price. The first DPR remains the original pricem, which is the single unit price of 10,000 airplanes.)

Jet Aircraft, Single or Dual seat
YA-42 "Corsaire" Air Supremacy Fighter (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=14483745&postcount=7) $150m
---YA-42E
Am-22 "Boucanier" Multirole Fighter Bomber (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=14483748&postcount=8) $65m
---Am-22EL Electronic Warfare and Intelligence Aircraft $66m
---Am-22N Naval Multirole Fighter Bomber [c] $65m
---Am-22NEL Naval Electronic Warfare and Intelligence Aircraft [c] $66m
YA-28 "Éclipse" Close Air Support Aircraft (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=14483758&postcount=10) $20m
---YA-28N Carrier Based Close Assault Aircraft[c]
---YA-28Mq2
---YA-28E $18m
---YA28NE [c]
Am-24 "Vodou II" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=14551838&postcount=19) $60m
---Am-24R
Am-30V or Am-30ADAV "Wakô": VTOL variant (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=14725103&postcount=64) $50m
---Am-30C or Am-30ADAC: CTOL variant $45m
---Am-30CF: Stealthy CTOL variant $70m
---Am-30VF: Stealthy VTOL variant $75m
---Am-30CN: CTOL naval variant $45m
---Am-30CFN: Stealthy CTOL naval variant $70m

Helicopters:
DnA-30T "Cheval" Tactical Transport Helicopter (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=14483754&postcount=9) $20m
---DnA-30N Naval Multirole Helicopter [c]
---DnA-31T
---DnA-31N [c]
---DnA-32 Civilian Helicopter

Munitions: (Prices are for one missile)
So-92Mq1 "Arc" Short to Medium Ranged AAM (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=14484814&postcount=11) $275,000
---So-92Mq2 $300,000
So-100Mq1 "Sabre" Medium to Long Range AAM (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=14484818&postcount=12) $400,000
---So-100Mq2 $650,000

LAIX ARMS

- LA-25 multipurpose vehicle (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=14671243&postcount=44) 50,000 USD / 55,000 USD

Reserved for various Sumerian defence contractors.

LY908 “Warhawk” strike fighter/interceptor

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Specifications:

General characteristics:
Crew: 2 (pilot and combat systems operator)
Length: 23.3 m
Wingspan: Spread: 21.3 m, Swept: 10.6m
Height: 5.4 m
Wing area:
Spread: 63.2 m²,
Swept: 49.1 m²
Empty weight: 22,112 kg
Loaded weight: 41,164 kg
Max takeoff weight: 46,263 kg
Powerplant: 2× Lughenti Aerodrome L-114 low-bypass augmented turbofans
Dry thrust: 110kN each
Thrust with afterburner: 140 kN each
Aspect ratio: Spread: 7.56, Swept: 1.95

Performance
Maximum speed: Mach 2.8 (2,975 km/h)
Combat radius: 2,250 km
Ferry range: 6,200 km
Service ceiling: 22,100 m
Rate of climb: 139.7 m/s
Wing loading: Spread: 651.3kg/m², Swept: 838kg/m²
Thrust/weight: 0.69
Armament
Bombs and missiles: 17,800 kg on 8 underwing pylons, 4 belly recesses and 2 wing-glove pylons

Avionics
AN/APQ-281 'Tiamat' EW system
AN/APG-92 'Heimdall' Active phased array pulse-doppler radar
AN/ASQ-240 'Apsca' Advanced Polyspectral Combat Sensor Array
LWR
RWR
GPS/TFR/INS


Abstract
The LY908 'Warhawk' is a twin-engined, variable geometry, high-speed, extreme range, tandem two-seater strike fighter and interceptor, designed and manufactured by the Protectorate of Lyras, in conjunction with the Holy Reich of the People's Freedom.

Background and Conceptualisation
As the Protectorate and Reich engaged in a number of conflicts, often side by side, across the globe, it became increasingly evident that there remained a place for high-speed strike fighter, specifically those that would be able to deliver high volumes of ordnance, apply precision or wide-area saturation (as required) to the targets, often at very long range, then withdraw to friendly airspace. These missions would often be flown from short or damaged runways, so exemplary STOL capabilities were also required, in addition to high- and low-speed manoeuverability. Further to that, the platform was, with this in mind, expected to be able to function as a highly capable interceptor and/or air superiority fighter, as a secondary capability.

Furthermore, it was ever-more apparent that existing aircraft, both domestic and overseas, were simply unable to deliver the required performance, in speed, range or payload, in a single package.

It was for this requirement that the LY908 was conceived, and the project was submitted to the Lyran Protectorate Research and Development Commission in November of that year.

Initial plans and concepts were dubious, at best. None of the submissions, even on paper, appeared to meet the criteria advanced by Executive Command, and it was even suggested that the objective may have not been feasible in a tactically sized package. Many designs were very capable in one or more areas of the requirements, but none appeared to satisfy enough to assuage the concerns of Executive Command. In particular, existing electronic and sensory infrastructure was woefully unable to meet the standards set. A whole suite of requirements for the avionics was hot on the heels of that realisation, and tendered alongside the initial set.

The field was widened, and a more modular design conceptualisation emerged, and the new platform began to take in innovations and components from not only Lyras and the Reich, but also from Yanitaria, Varessa, Lamoni, and the Symmetriad Corporation of Vault 10.

Within four years of the first prototypes taking to the skies over the Lughenti Testing Area, the LY908, newly dubbed 'Warhawk', was selected for full-scale production. Minor alterations continued, however, and these post-production commencement changes lead to more than a couple of teething problems as aerospace divisions found themselves with spare parts that weren't compatible with their aircraft, or with aircraft fielding different components. More than once, Lyran ground-crew found themselves tripped up by language barriers, as they attempted to make sense of instruction manuals written in Yanitarian, and it took some time before Varessan design teams were able to explain to Lyran manufacturers exactly how to produce some of the avionics. These problems were rectified, however, and the LY908 quickly proved itself to be everything that had been hoped for, and a great deal more.



Propulsion system
From the outset, the LY908 was intended for very longe range, high speed penetration of hostile airspace, and therefore selection of an appropriate engine was vital. The engine would need to deliver high top-end speed, high acceleration, at both high and low altitudes, and yet also be as fuel efficient as possible. It was a daunting task, and one that, at least initially, eluded Lyran design teams. Consultation with Lamonian and Yanitarian conglomerates, both of whom were more experienced with aerospace engines than their Lyran counterparts, was fruitful, and the chassis leant itself readily to the alterations suggested.

Attempted redesigning of existing Lyro-Lamoni-Yanitarian engines was unsuccessful, with power output and fuel efficiency both insufficient. Thus, the tripartite team commenced design of a brand new engine, specifically optimised for the LY908, but maintaining as much component commonality as possible with existing aircraft used by Fedalan states. After several years of adjustment, trial and error, frustration, several crashes, and an enormous investment of resources, the Lughenti Aerodrome L-114 low-bypass augmented turbofan was developed and successfully deployed. Each of the two delivers 110kN military thrust, increasing to 140kN each when afterburners are engaged, for a total thrust of 220kN and 280kN, respectively.

An aircraft's performance envelope is not solely a product of its powerplant, however. Lessons learned from a number of earlier VG-wing platforms was very valuable in maximising the Warhawk's capabilities. For example, though maneuverability was not a design aim, the F-14 Tomcat was remarkably agile, despite its underpowered engines and large size. It was far more maneuverable than the F-111, the Tornado (IDS and ADV), or any of the Soviet variable-sweep wing aircraft due to lower effective wing loading, brought about by the lift-generating airfoil design of the main fuselage and an automatic wing sweep. These features have been adapted for use on the LY908, but have been coupled with a large number of other features designed to optimise performance, sourced both foreign and domestically.

One of the first decisions made was the inclusion of variable-geometry intakes, which automatically adjust to allow the greatest volume, and optimal airflow speed and pressure, for any given aircraft velocity and/or angle of attack. Adjustable sections internal to the inlets minimise turbulence and restriction of flow, again for differing airspeeds.

3D thrust-vectoring exhaust nozzles are fitted, mounted 25 degrees outward to the axis of flight, on the widely space engines. These can be deflected 20 degrees in any direction, including in the vertical plane, which can generate a corkscrew effect, which greatly enhances the turning capability of the Warhawk, particularly when seen in light of the aircraft's large size.

The LY908's utilises active fuel and engine monitoring by the aircraft's avionics suite, with all information available to the pilot, CSO or other data-linked sources, on request. The system self-adjusts for optimum performance, and flags notable or mission-critical details to the operators, and higher command.

Related to this, the engine's exhaust is actively cooled, with the waste heat radiated from the upper surfaces of the aircraft. While this does not lower the total heat given off, it does blur the otherwise distinct thermal point, making it harder to target with IR-homing weaponry, and easier to draw them off with flares.

Almost a matter of course in today's military aviation world, an aerial refuelling probe is fitted, which extends the Warhawks already very considerable range.



Fuselage and wing design
The LY908's fuselage is composed of two distinctive sections, the two widely spaced engine housings, and an elongated wedge-shape area between them. The Warhawk's extensive integral electronics, primary and secondary flight controls, and the wing-sweep mechanism are all located within in this section of the fuselage. The fuselage's unusual planform also generates additional lift, particularly at high speeds. The pivots are situated in distinct segments on either side of the fuselage, and are fitted with a pylon each, rated at 500kg. These pylons are usually used to carry short-range (generally IR-homing) missiles for self-defence, regardless of the aircraft's tasking, although this is not an ironclad rule by any means.
Each of the two engines are housed seperately, and the fuselage blends into the shape of the thrust-vectoring exhaust nozzles. This distinctive shape adds a little more space than might otherwise have been the case, which in turn has made it that much easier to carry munitions in the Warhawk's belly recesses, and increases internal volume for fuel capacity, avionics, and hardware.
Wing sweep can be varied between 20 degrees and 74 degrees in flight, and the sweep is, in most circumstances, automatically controlled by the platform's integral Cromwell computer system. This enables the Warhawk to automatically select the appropriate sweep to generate optimum lift-to-drag ratio, as air speed varies, although the Cromwell's input on wing sweep can be manually overridden by either the pilot or CSO. In adverse circumstances, the LY908 can land with wings swept at any angle, including asymmetrically, but wings swept at other than forward or near-forward is considered hazardous.
The wings have a dual-spar structure with integral fuel tanks. The majority of the structure is made of titanium, which while light, rigid and strong, is also difficult to weld and machine, and also relatively costly when compared to more standard materials. Very large Lyran use of titanium (in most of the several hundred thousand recent AFVs, for instance) has pushed the price down, however, and this downward trend is expected to continue as time goes on. Full-span slats and flaps are used to increase lift both for landing and combat, with slats and flaps being automatically controlled by the computer for optimum performance. The configuration can be manually adjusted however, if the operators desire or require.
The LY908's twin tail planform assists agility and responsiveness in maneuvers at high AoA (angle of attack) while simultaneously providing a degree of redundancy for damage or system failure.
Warhawk's all-controlled retractable forward canards provide lift at all speeds, but are of particular use in the full-speed, high supersonic profile, where the Warhawk, as with most variable-geometry aircraft, would otherwise have a tendency to nose down. The canards correct this, and are also deployed to generate lift for take-off rotation, dramatically shortening take-off lengths, and decreasing the LY908's turning circle at high angles of bank.


Avionics and control interfaces
In keeping with the almost unanimously held Lyran drive to standardise where possible, every effort was made to ensure that the LY908's electronics suite was not simply state-of-the-art and highly suited to its roles, but would also interact seemlessly with other-in-service Lyran and Fedala-equivalent systems.

The platform uses a digital 'fly-by-optics' control system, with artificial stability control. The aircraft's inherent instability allows for extremely high agility, to the point where manual operation alone is unfeasible. For safety purposes, the stability control interfaces are quadruple redundant. If combat damage has rendered all these control interfaces inoperable, there isn't a plane left to control in any case.

The Warhawk, along with a large number of modern aircraft, features a glass cockpit without any conventional instrumentation. Default layout includes three full colour Multi-function Head Down Displays (MHDDs) for both the pilot and CSO, a panoramic HUD with BALCOTH-type data-interface, Voice & Hands On Throttle And Stick control methodology, Multifunction Information Distribution System, an auxiliary Manual Data Entry Facility and a Dedicated Warnings Panel.
The pilot flies the aircraft by means of a a fairly conventional centre-stick and left-hand throttle set up, although voice commands are available if desired/required. Emergency escape is provided by a pair of Symmetriad 'Laertes IV' ejection seats, with the canopy being jettisoned by two rocket motors.

The hub of the LY908, as with most Lyran combat vehicles, is the Cromwell II battlespace management system. In terms of electronic uplinking and data sharing, the LY908 is thus, in terms of information, extremely similar to many recent Lyran AFV designs, including the LY4A2 and LY224, and in-development LY6A1, as well as the Yanitarian YA-28 and YA-42. The Warhawk is fitted with a highly extensive sensor suite so as to enable the transmission of as much information as possible into any extant battlenet, while possessing substantial internal (multiple-redundant) computational facilities so as to handle required downloads from that selfsame network or its own aforementioned sensor systems. It is worth mentioning that the vast majority of gathered information is NOT displayed to the operators, but is nevertheless known to the battlespace system (and aircraft itself), which determines relevant information, as displays to the flight crew as appropriate.

The result is an integrated and adaptive battlespace network that maximises combat lethality, performance, and output, and also enables command and control on an unprecedented scale. Information is sourced not only from multiple sources on the individual platform, but from every Cromwell II equipped friendly vehicle within the battlespace, land, sea, air and space, which provides constant informational updates across a broad spectrum of sources, both known to the operators, and operating below their awareness. In recent years the Cromwell II system has begun to mature as a force-multiplier, with effectiveness of the system increasingly and exponentially evident to all but the most entrenched detractors. Image and pattern recognition software constantly interfaces with sensory systems (even while the given input is not being examined by crew), and the results both relayed to friendly and superior force elements, and also displayed for action by operators. For example, a Warhawk's CSO is scanning to his right, checking to the 2 o'clock position, with the view in the helmet-mounted HUD set to TI. While in that orientation, an AWACS platform 25 kilometres away detects a flight of inbound aircraft at 11 o'clock to the LY908, 300km away, while another Warhawk's APSCSA (OLS) spots a flight of F22s 100km away at 1 o'clock. Without any input from operators on either platform, the information is processed and displayed to other units that Cromwell determines need to know, based upon the radar signature and OLS contacts cross-referenced to Cromwell's databanks. A pattern match for the radar signature is found – MiG31s. The identified target is then silhouetted (with any of a number of settings [such as colour-coding or numerical assignment] in place to illustrate level of threat, in both relative and absolute terms), and the image is displayed on the HUD. While the LY908's radars (given that this is an air-to-ground mission) are set to passive (to minimise detection footprint), the Cromwell has insured that the aircraft has been made aware of the potential threat, given the Cromwell's evaluation of both the MiG31s and F22s as credible threats. This is, of course, relative... had the aircraft been in the process of engaging a quartet of F22s, at close range, on its own, the Cromwell would probably have marked the MiG31s, but not highlighted it as a priority for engagement, given the relatively higher threat represented by the F22s, and leaving aside the fact that that would imply a serious problem on a number of levels. Similarly, were systems to detect a lone Kiowa helicopter 300km to 9 o'clock, there probably would not be any audio notification of that fact.
In this case, however, Cromwell activates the audio notification system, and informs the vehicle's operators of the detected F22 and MiG31 hostiles. The target identification and crew notification process has, to this point, taken less than a third of a second, baring the half second it has taken for the auditory warning to be processed by the crew's central nervous system and brain.
The Cromwell II system utilises this information to compute a firing solution for the platform's LY4031 missiles, based upon analysis of the target. If the operators choose to fire, the firing solution is finalised at the moment the operator depresses the firing stud, and is completed in less time than it takes the finger to depress all the way. The firing solution that Cromwell II generates, utilising the enormous range of sensory inputs available to it, ensures an extremely high hit percentage at standard ranges, across all conditions using any of the available weapons systems.
For close-in dogfights, the radar automatically acquires enemy aircraft, and this information is projected on the head-up display. The high off-boresight capabilities of the recommended weapon systems ensures that the operators need only look at the targets, hear the 'target locked' tone, and release the missile. Often manoeuvering the plane isn't necessary, although it is certainly recommended in many circumstances, both to elude retaliatory fire, and to ensure a better chance of hit.
At the most basic level, the Cromwell II system aims to accelerate engagement cycles and increase operational tempo at all levels of the warfighting system. This acceleration is achieved by providing a mechanism to rapidly gather and distribute targeting information, and rapidly issue directives. Cromwell II's ultra-high speed networking permits almost completely error-free, high integrity transmission in a bare fraction of the time required for voice-based transmission, and permits transfer of a wide range of data formats, from a multitude of compatible sources.

In case of an emergency, the vehicle can be operated by a single member of its two-person crew, with all operating functions able to be accessed by either pilot or CSO. The Cromwell system can autonomously locate and track detected targets, comparing them both to known hostiles (identified by datalink) or targets established by image recognition (again as available via information uplink), avoid blue-on-blue engagements and fire its main gun without needing any input from a human operator, although the absence of a human operator will adversely affect engagement tempo.

The crew-stations borrow extensively from the interfaces on the more advanced Lyran and Fedalan vehicles, and utilise a far more advanced and adaptive control interface than that of earlier marks of aerospace craft or AFVs. The new system integrates the data gathered by the vehicle's external sensors and projects it directly onto the HUD inside the crew's headset-visor, a feature not dissimilar to that utilised in the BALCOTH helmet and on the Fedalan-grade crew interfaces of the YA-42. As the operator turns his head, the view pans, and the image displayed can be either a direct projection of the ground, air and environs, as would be seen with the naked eye were the vehicle's hull not in the way, or various overlays, magnification and enhancements that can be applied or superimposed to highlight important elements (such as friendly ground forces – very important during a bombing run). Note that this feature ensures the absence of the traditional 6 o'clock-low blindspot, as the crew are able to 'see' by means of the sensor suite, and thus take action accordingly, in a way that would be impossible for aircraft using more conventional electronics.
From this point, either physical or voice activated controls are then used as required. By way of example, the vehicle commander may look left, with the Cromwell automatically adjusting the firing solution to whatever is under the helmet-reticle (assuming the function is activated). With Cromwell having identified hostile dismounted infantry, the CSO simply places the targetting reticle (located by default in the centre of his HUD) upon the desired target, selects appropriate weapon (say, a 500kg laser-guided thermobaric bomb), and presses the firing stud. Alternatively, he could centre the reticle at a target, and designate it for engagement by accompanying forces, by either voice command or toggle. Targets can be sequenced for engagement, and the operator may target and fire in a similar manner using any of the vehicle's weapons, flight commanders may sequence targets for engagement by subordinate force elements. Designated command stations can be switched, if the situation requires, and vice versa, due to the intuitive and flexible command systems, and adaptive interface provided by the Cromwell system. As a consequence, awareness and engagement speeds of the Warhawk are extremely fast, especially given the platform's size. Targetting and display speeds are such that they allow real-time orientation and lag-free look-shoot capability, particularly when combined with high off-boresight-capabe munitions. A single aircraft, without non-organic Cromwell-sensory system support, can independently track up to thirty aerial targets, and fire upon as many as there are missiles to release. When data-links from friendlies are able to handle more of the detection and processing load, the number of targets able to be tracked rises exponentially.

As with every Lyran vehicle, the electrics of the platform, more specifically the circuitry, are composed of Gallium Arsenide (GaAs), rendering the vehicle proof against electromagnetic interference or EMP-based attack, although the GaAs is itself a highly expensive addition. Given the ever increasing utilisation of sophisticated electronic and sensory systems, shielding these systems is, now more than ever, deemed a centre of gravity for the platform's protective systems. It was quickly reasoned that when operating in an environment which may include anti-strategic platforms such as the LY4032 “Rampart”, the chances of the platform encountering high levels of electromagnetic interference goes up dramatically, and the dangers presented by these and similar munitions far outweighs the relatively modest (though expensive in absolute terms) cost of the implementation of GaAs components.
The immense potential of this as a feature of military system was demonstrated in spectacular fashion during the Stoklomolvi Civil War, when Lyran warships not only saved the lives of countless Stoklomolvi civilians by defending them from nuclear attack on two seperate instances, but also then, in both cases, were able to exploit the massive EMP side-effect the 'Rampart' generates in nuclear defence. The result was a carrier battle group destroyed, to no Lyran loss. While not a land-based example, the lesson has been learned, and gallium arsenide is set to stay as a standard feature of Lyran electrics for the some time to come.
Also in that conflict, Warhawks flown by the Reich conducted a number of strikes against fascist and communist forces, conducting several thousand sorties. With a strike success rate of 73 percent (ahead of the next nearest, being 44 percent), the Warhawk demonstrated a capability to operate in all conditions that has been, thus far, second to none. This is despite heavy electromagnetic interference, in the form of LY4032 defence against inbound GWO-nuclear weaponry, and high concentrations of surface-to-air defensive systems.
Cromwell does not, despite its potency, constitute the sum total of electrical systems of the vehicle, although it is the co-ordinating system. Present on the platform are a host of more standard avionics, with which (at least in general terms) most people familiar with the aerospace industry should be comfortable.
The first is the AN/APG-92 'Heimdall' Active phased array pulse doppler radar, fitted as standard to LY908s of all marks. The 14kw system's capabilities include high resolution synthetic apperture radar mapping (which works in conjunction with Cromwell, GPS, INS and sidescan-TFR to not only provide extremely precise details of location, but also serves to update the battlenet as to the layout of terrain on the ground), multiple ground moving target indication and track (GMTI/GMTT), combat IFF and classification, electronic warfare resistance, automatic target prioritising and ultra high bandwidth communications, and a veritable suite of additional features. The radar is able to detect, acquire and track a 20m2 RCS target at 415km, although is able to display known locations (or locations tracked by datalink) at considerably higher ranges. The radar is fixed in position, along the Warhawk's axis, and has a +75/-75 azimuth, +70/-70 elevation scanning sector. It is frequency agile, and actively modulates to minimise the effect of ECM.
Like a number of other radar systems, 'Heimdall' uses several seperate electronically steered arrays, housed within its single 1.5m diameter antenna. In this case, X-band and L-band emitters are utilised, providing for an extremely wide range of uses for the system. Reciprocal ferrous phase shifters allow the electronic steering to be completed in a whisker over a millisecond, rather than the several seconds required for mechanically-steered equivalents.
'Heimdall' can be used to guide SARH missiles, but the LY908 is designed to utilise the LY4031, which is a fire-and-forget missile. The capability does exist, however, specifically for use within non-Lyran platforms.

The second pseudo-conventional (in conceptualisation) system of note is the AN/ASQ-240 Advanced Polyspectral Combat Sensor Array (APSCSA – normally referred to as the 'Apsca'). The Apsca features a 360 x 360 degree multi-sensor, electro-optical locator/targeting system, complete with IR, low-light digital CCD TV, laser range-finder/designator, and laser spot tracker. The pod itself is 190cm long, 45cm wide, 205kg, and ranges out to 52km. It is fixed conformal to the LY908's port fuselage, but sensors applicable to the system are distributed throughout the aircraft's chassis. Full-duplex Cromwell-datalink allows information to be processed and disseminated to friendlies, while it is received by the platform. The package, in toto, dramatically increases capabilities for target detection, acquisition, recognition and engagement, and permits reliable all-weather, day and night engagement of multiple targets by a single aircraft, in a single pass. Further, the design is modular for ease of maintenance and upgrade, and comes complete with a Lyran Arms fair-wear-and-tear warranty for fifteen years, and technical support on-call to assist in maintaining it.
As with most modern combat aircraft, the Warhawk features a TFR/INS/Cromwell-backed-GPS integral navigational array. The chances of navigational error are extremely slim. So slim, in fact, that it is more likely that if a stray LY908 claims it is having a 'navigational error', then something suspicious is going on.
Never neglecting the Mk1 eyeball's importance, ambient light sensors with auto-compensating NV systems (imaged without operator input) are mounted on the inside of the operator's helmet displays, providing high-resolution imaging in all conditions, enabling very high degrees of night-combat visibility. Still in the visible spectrum, the LY908 carries, as standard, high- and low-altitude panoramic cameras, datalinked via Cromwell, which can provide real-time reconnaissance to higher levels of command.

The Warhawk is also extremely capable in the electronic warfare role, with escort jamming and standoff jamming capability provided through use of the Lyro-Varessan AN/ALQ-281 'Tiamat' (Babylonian mythology – 'Dragon of Chaos') electronic warfare system. The 'Tiamat' recievers are located in pods atop the Warhawk's twin vertical tails, while the transmitters are housed in the wing shoulders, just forward of the pivots, and on the trailing edges of the tailplane's horizontal surfaces. The system, when engaged, is capable of intercepting, automatically processing and jamming received radio frequency signals. The LY908's electronic attack capabilities involve using radiated EM energy to degrade, neutralise or destroy hostile force- or force-support elements. 'Tiamat' is one of the first EW platforms to use high-end solid-state emitters, coupled with dramatically elevated potential power throughput, and dynamic and pattern-probability frequency agile (PPFA) barrage and spot jamming to render all but the most potent radars impotent. Further, if the seeking radar is calculated to be capable of burning through the jamming, precisely timed utilisation of Cromwell-backed broad-spectrum DRFM (Repeater) jamming.
This capability is second to none, and places the LY908 at the very top of known NS-combat aircraft in the active electronic warfare role. The receivers can also be used to detect, identify and locate those signals, providing ELINT/SIGINT either automatically or manually. When emissions control (EMCON) is required, however, the 'Tiamat' transmitters can be turned off, which thus, as one would expect, cancels the EM broadcasting. Unlike the earlier AN/ALQ-99 series, the 'Tiamat' utilises power generated by the aircraft to function. Given the very high power output of the LY908's engines, this has not adversely affected performance in any appreciable manner.


Armament
Concieved as it was as a strike fighter with the primary intent of carrying as much ordnance as possible, as far as possible, as fast as practical, the LY908 is thus capable of carrying just about any air-to-ground munition in the world, from unguided rocket pods to WAGAV cluster bombs and air-launched cruise missiles, all the way up to air-dropped nuclear weapons.However, with its highly-capable interceptor role in mind, the Warhawk is cleared to also carry a whole host of air-to-air missiles, while remaining optimised to carry the LY4031.
All marks are designed for up to eight underwing pylons (four under each wing), four belly recesses, and two wing-glove pylons. The belly recesses are rated at 1,500kg each, and the wing-glove pylons 500kg. The two inner wing pylons on each side are rated to 2,700kg each, and the two outer wing pylons on each wing ate rated at 1,000kg. The fact that a limited number of F111 pylons could swivel restricted the maximum practical weapons load, since the F111 cannot use all pylons with the wings fully swept. By contrast, later aircraft such as the F-14 and Tornado can carry their maximum bomb loads with fully swept wings, and the LY908 has capitalised on the experience accumulated to ensure the full armament load can be carried on operations. It is worth noting that if every pylon is loaded to maximum, the weight will exceed rated maximum take-off weight. The provision is simply there to enable individual pylons to carry more weight, if required.

Options for the air-to-ground munitions borrow extensively from the F111's wide repertoire, expanded for WarPAC and NS norms, and include:
Free-fall GP bombs:
Mk 82 (500 lb/227 kg)
Mk 83 (1,000 lb/454 kg)
Mk 84 (2,000 lb/907 kg)
Mk 117 (750 lb/340 kg)

Cluster bombs, including:
BLU-109 (907 kg) hardened penetration bomb

Laser-guided bombs, including:
GBU-10 (907 kg)
GBU-12 (227 kg)
GBU-28, a very specialized 2,200 kg penetration bomb
BLU-107 Durandal runway-cratering bomb
GBU-15 electro-optical bomb
AGM-130 stand-off bomb, with a range of 64 km.
LY589 Hellion cruise missiles, with a range of 2800km.

For the air-to-air role (including ASAT and anti-cruise-missile taskings), armament can include:
So-92 SMRM
So-100 LRM
AIM-9 Sidewinder-series
AIM-120 AMRAAM-series
AIM-132 ASRAAM-series
LY4031 LRM
Vympel R27 (AA-10 Alamo) (SARH-MRM)
Vympel R33 (AA-9 Amos) (ARH-LRM)
Vympel R37 (AA-13 Arrow) (ARH-ERM)
Vympel R73 (AA-11 Archer) (IRH-SRM)
IRIS-T (IRH-SRM)
MBDA MICA (IR or ARH, S-MRM)

A wide range of other missiles are also available, including:
AGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missile
AGM-88 HARM anti-radiation missile,
AGM-122 Sidearm anti-radiation missile,
AGM-142 Popeye stand-off missile.

The above list is by no means exhaustive. There are many, many weapons that are compatible with the LY908, or at least will be after minor software adjustments. From inception, the platform was designed to be able to take as many weapons, from as many nations as possible, and this proved to be perhaps the least contentious, least problematic developmental issue. The Warhawk allows a weapons fit that can be tailored to any mission requirement or logistical stream, with a minimum of fuss.

Undercarriage
The LY908's undercarriage is a fairly standard retractable tricycle type, with two wheels on the nose, and two single-wheeled legs just rear of the wing gloves, mounted on the fuselage. All tires are 'run-flat' variants, enabling the aircraft to continue to roll, even if one or more tire were to burst, and saving damage to the undercarriage, although control will doubtless suffer. High-grade shock absorbers are fitted, as is a considerable amount of suspension, enabling landing on short and rough or unprepared terrain.

Amenities
Lyran vehicles have, for some time, placed a high premium on crew comfort, as a means of improving operational performance, and the LY908 is no exception. The pressurised cockpit was designed using the inputs of a large number of operational- and test-pilots and combat-systems operators, from a number of participant nations, so as to bring out the very best in comfort and crew performance.
Crew sit semi-reclined, which serves to minimise g-force effects in-flight. Water is available for consumption, in flight, and relief bags allow pilots to vent their bladders, if required, without risking any of the sensitive equipment in the cockpit. The various control interfaces allow access and adjustment without removing hands from the throttle or control stick, and the provision of the data-linked Laertes IV (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=556077) automatic ejection seat allows pilots and CSOs to focus completely on the mission, without having to worry about when to time their ejection.

Export
There are several marks of the Warhawk, with varying degrees of permitted export access;

LY908A is the baseline model. It is, in effect, the standard variant for non-Fedalan states, and does not come with the AN/APQ-281 'Tiamat' EW system or AN/ASQ-240 'Apsca' Advanced Polyspectral Combat Sensor Array. Alternatives are completely compatible, however, and there exist many NATO and CIS modules that are appropriate to these role. NS$100m

E-LY908A 'Darkhawk' is the electronic warfare version. These variants are otherwise identical to the -A variants, but have ben fitted with the 'Tiamat' system. These aircraft are therefore capable of both escort and standoff radar jamming, a factor extremely useful in a great number of engagement scenarios. These models are permitted for export to most states, but DPRs are only available to entities in a formal alliance with the Lyran Protectorate, including the states contributing to the wider LY908 project. NS$107m

LY908B is the advanced combatant variant. While in most respects similar to the -A, the -B is fitted with the AN/ASQ-240 'Apsca' Advanced Polyspectral Combat Sensor Array, which dramatically increases its capabilities in the relevant fields, especially in the strike/reconnaissance roles. -Bs are restricted to states with whom Lyras has firm confidence, and DPRs are only available to states in a formal alliance with the Protectorate. NS$107m

LY908C is the (currently) definitive version, featuring both the 'Tiamat' EW system and the 'Apsca' Polyspectral Sensor Array. DPRs and sales are only available to states in formal alliance with the Protectorate, including the states contributory to the LY908 program. This is the variant that forms the majority of the Lyran inventory of the LY908. NS$110m

LY908D 'Grimhawk' and LY908E 'Greyhawk' are still-in-development carrier-based variants. They are expected to be generally similar to the -A and -C variants, respectively, but fielding the modifications appropriate to the ability to operate from aircraft carriers.

All queries and purchases can be lodged through the Lyran Governmental Trade Department, Bredubar, Protectorate of Lyras. (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=541320)

Reserved for future members.

Also available at the Yanitarian Arms Storefront (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=543091). Leave design discussion to the Draftroom.

Yanitarian Designation: YA-42 "Corsaire" (Yanitarian Aerospace, Model 42)
Hvergelmirian Designation: Korsar (?)

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Art entirely by Labhekistan (Hvergelmir).

History

Following an agreement between Hvergelmirian, New True Crossian, and Yanitarian military and corporate figures, the aerospace corporations and the respective air forces agreed to work closely together in order to produce the next generation of military aircraft for their use. The first project to come up would arguably be the most important, as it would represent to the world the capability of the engineers of the three countries. Because of this, it the first design to be put forward would be a generation 5 fighter aircraft. For this, a record in Yanitarian history was broken, with approximately three hundred companies eventually being hired to complete the project (however this number is bloated with relatively minor companies that added little, or performed jobs unrelated to the actual plane, such as Yanitarian Construction Co, which added a new wing to the Yanitarian Aerospace building in Lillehammer, Yanitaria which housed, among other things, the design staff of the XYA-42 project). However, two main aerospace companies contributed to the design of the project, a Hvergelmirian firm and Yanitarian Aerospace, with the Hvergelmirian firm taking care of the airframe while Yanitarian Aerospace designed the engines and Avionics. The Companies Wellington Aircraft Corporation, Yawarah Air Works, and Aeromarine Engineering Corporation, and a number of Hvergelmirian companies are notable for their contributions, perhaps most notably Yawarah for their ODIN radar.

Finished in mid-2008, the Corsaire/Korsar is an impressive both technologically and in it's performance. Not only does it include standards of generation 5 fighters, such as stealth, a glass cockpit, and 3D thrust vectoring, it is also the most maneuverable aircraft in Yanitarian and Hvergelmirian service, but it is also built to be one of the most maneuverable aircraft in the world. Due to it's destinctive appearance, and it's incredible performance, it has won much acclaim in air shows around the world. Additionally, four YA-42s were completed with crews trained in time for the last few air battles in on the island of Sétif, where they proved a fearsome, with Capitaine Henri Daudin taking out a total of 34 aircraft, holding a record for that particular conflict. In exercises held with the Yanitarian Air Corps and various allies, the Corsaire performed extremely well, winning a total of 54/55 mock dog fights during the month of September alone.

Overview

As stated, the YA-42 Corsaire is a generation 5 fighter jet, and incorporates stealth technology, advanced avionics, and various technologies that allow it to maneuver past it's stall point, which, for most previous generations had been impossible. The forward swept wing and canard configuration, as well as the 3-D thrust vectoring give this aircraft a distinct advantage in dog fighting, allowing it to out-turn and out-maneuver almost any craft in the sky. At a distance, however, the Corsaire can use it's stealthy design to keep a low profile while it fires missiles from it's internal bay. Alternatively, where stealth is of minimal importance, even more ordinance may be fired from external hard points. The avionics suite is entirely new, and takes full advantage of the Oiseau Futé CIP, which will be explain fully later in the document. The OF Central Integrated Processor is a system specifically built to grow, with only about 70% of each of the two processors used in the baseline product.

Because of the unusual stresses of the Forward Swept wing, the airframe is made out of composites that are much stronger than regular metals. The YA-42 also makes heavy use of the new techniques in titanium casting, which also have the advantage of also reducing the amount of time needed to produce an aircraft. Finally, the fuselage also takes advantage of carbon-fiber composites, which offer great strength to weight ratios. However, these features will be explained more full later in the document.

Airframe and Engine Design

The design of the YA-42 is unique in that it uses a highly unstable triplane configuration (although some may argue that it is in fact a highly unstable biplane configuration, because, unlike designs like the Su-47, the tail fins of the Corsaire are slanted at an angle, much like the F-22 Raptor. However, since these tail fins do produce lift, the design is technically a triplane). The canards are made of cast titanium, as well as the leading edge flaps, while the fuselage is made of mostly carbon fibre composites as well as titanium and aluminum. The fuselage is oval in cross section, while the radome is flattened a bit and given a horizontal edge in order to optimize it's anti-spinning characteristics. The wings, as stated frequently before, have a relatively unique forward sweep, making the plane extremely unstable with out computer assistance. However, this also allows it to be extremely maneuverable, able to achieve angles of attack that would stall out jets such as the F-22 or F-35, and maneuver in ways that would make even an Su-37 jealous.

The Corsaire is refueled via a probe and drogue system, where the probe is retracted inside the aircraft when not in use. This means that range is theoretically limited to the amount of aerial tankers and the endurance of the pilot. Also adding to the long range capability of the YA-42 is the forward swept wing. With it's high aspect ratio, at subsonic speeds the Corsaire has great fuel efficiency, allowing the Corsaire a much higher maximum range than most other conventional fighters. Additionally, the wings give great low and high speed performance The rear fins are intentionally large in order to block the view of the engine from enemy planes when seen from the side (this is largely meant to combat IR scanners) as well as helping to deflect radar waves.

In order to make the aircraft stealthy, great emphasis was placed on the airframe. For instance, the air intakes are 'S' shaped, making them harder to manufacture, but greatly increasing their ability to scatter radar waves. The overall shape of the aircraft also does a great job of scattering radar waves, while the Radar Absorbent Material, or RAM, prevents it from being reflected in the first place. However, it should be noted that RAM was intentionally made a very minor part of the aircraft as a whole, due to it's maintenance intensiveness. RAM painted aircraft often have to be stored in climate controlled hangars, which is obviously out of the question for a front line fighter. In addition to the features that improve stealth versus radar, the Corsaire is given a camouflage paint job in order to make it harder to spot, whether on the ground or in the air.

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The Aeromarine AmTF-1191 turbofan was developed exclusively for the project, with the possibility of it being used in future fighters as well. The design takes notes from the F-119-PW-100 in that it vastly reduces the number of parts as much as 40%, which leads to a large amount of advantages, including cutting drastically the amount of support required to maintain it, easing logistics, and of course being much more reliable. In almost all of the stages the engine blades are made from a single piece of metal, which cuts the amount of air leakage, adding to the performance of the engine. The fan blades are made wider, and therefore stronger, eliminating the need for a shroud, making the engine lighter and more efficient. A major material of the fan blades are "Alloy C" developed for Pratt and Whitney, which permit the engines to run hotter while protecting key components, making them more rugged and durable. In order to cut maintenance further, and to make the combustion chamber more durable, a high colbalt titanium alloy was used due to it's high temperature and oxidation resistance. Additionally, all components, harnesses and plumbing are located on the bottom of the engine for easy access when maintenance is needed. Further, the digital engine controls are extremely redundant. Finally, normal running of the engine produces no visible smoke, making detection by smoke trail much harder. Although the engine is highly reliable, it does not do this at the expense of performance. Many of the features that make the AmTF1191 more durable also increase it's efficiency. Each engine produces 180kN of thrust, for a combined total of 360kN. Of course, as mentioned, the engines make use of thrust vectoring nozzles. Due to wing stress worries, and the fact that several prototypes had issue with the not yet entirely resolved using modern materials, a committee of the Yanitarian Royal Air Corps looked at current doctrine, and realized that they rarely used anything past mach 1.8, and therefore a decision was made to govern the engines. Currently the engines can push the plane past 2.4, however unless the owning nation tampers with the governor, the maximum this plane can reach is mach 1.83. Should a foreign air force tamper with the engines, it is advised not to make turns at such a high speed, and to fly as straight as possible, lest the wings twist due to the immense forces acting on them.

Avionics

The YA-42 is notable for using integrated avionics, in which the major components of the software, such as the radar, electronic warfare systems, and weapons system all acting as a single unit. This allows a pilot to check on the fly system warnings, instruments, and information gathered by passive, active, or even outside means (outside means being defined as AWACs aircraft). The balance of accessibility and the rate at which one can consume information was a key problem that had to be addressed, and so engineers and software experts made extensive use of visual and aural cues which are not so subtle as to go unnoticed, but not so dramatic that it's distracts the pilot during combat. As an extention, managing this balance adds another layer of functionality to the combatant, allowing him to work at a level not possible under regular conditions.

As stated, the Oiseau Futé CIP allows the amount of resources required by the system to grow. Central to this are the module slots, each one of which is one of seven generic processors, and each runs with complete independence to the ones near it. Each module runs a different set of task, and should it fail, another module may emulate it, allowing for extreme redundancy with in the on board systems. Each of the two CIPs contains 70 module slots, with 24 and 25 empty slots, with provisions for a third CIP. Additionally, with future advancements in electronics miniaturization, it is theorized that a future upgrade may increase capacity by 350%.

The software is mission configurable, so that modules may be switched out as the roles change, shifting focus from it's main role of Air Superiority to Ground Attack to Mini-AWACs to Recon/EW with minimal effort aside from a change of weapons, easing to some extent the avionics side of the "Jack of all Trades, Master of None" issue.

In order to detect threats from range, the YA-42 uses the ODIN radar set, which includes forward looking AESA radar, rearward looking radar mounted at the tail, and passive radar systems for detecting enemy radar. The Forward looking set can detect 1m^2 object from 200-250km, with planned upgrades allowing detection up to 400km on narrow bands. As a supporting measure, an Optical Locator System, the YwSRO-58, much like that found on the MiG-35's already in Yanitarian service, which bolsters the previously underused system, putting it to use against stealthy enemies, and extensively in the ground attack role.

Armament

The armament capabilities of the Corsaire are extremely versatile. The baseline version of the YA-42 uses a 25mm ACY-25E linear action cannon, built with extremely tight dimensions that require more maintenance, but extend the range of the weapon to nearly 2 km. When used in conjunction with a laser range finder, or other such targeting system, the gun may destroy most targets with in seven to ten shots. As stated, the tight dimensions require barrel replacement every few thousand rounds, but at 450 rounds per mission, it may not be much of an issue. For most missions, in order to preserve it's stealthy profile, as many as 8 missiles can be stored internally, two short range missiles in missile bays along the side, and six long range missiles in a central bay. For the ground attack configuration, it can carry two long range missiles and two 500kg munitions fitting the dimensions of the Future Attack Munitions, although the FAMs may be replaced by 8 100kg bombs. Additionally, at the expense of stealth, up to 8 additional missiles and 4 external fuel tanks may be fitted, however for normal operation, 4 missiles and two fuel tanks are added, as the extra weight of 4 fuel tanks would require that the internal missiles be dropped (excluding the two short range missiles), while their dimensions would preclude their firing, in any case. Additionally, an EW pods may also be equipped. The Corsaire is both NATO and Warsaw Pact compatible.

YA-42E Export Variant

When the YA-42 was first released for export, there were concerns about releasing highly advanced technology to states which may in the future be hostile to la Yanitarie, and the Fedala Accord in general. Therefore an export variant was designed in order to provide Yanitaria and it's allies a minor edge against it's possible enemies. First of all, it's avionics are mostly off the shelf equipment already designed by Yanitarian Aerospace, and available in many more languages than the current version, which is only available in French, Norwegian, and Swedish. Additionally, it comes unpainted, meaning that the country it ultimately goes to will have to supply it's own radar reflective paint, however Yanitarian Aerospace will include a paint similar to the radar reflective paint used in the YA-42 proper upon request. Additionally, the OLS system is traded for a stock version of Hvergelmirian design.

Export of the YA-42 will be restricted to allies of Yanitaria and Hvergelmir only. All others will receive the YA-42E.

Statistics

Length: 22.5m
Wingspan: 16.7m
Height: 6.2m
Propulsion: AmTF-1191 turbofan (x2)
Total Net Thrust: 360kN
Empty Weight: 23,500kg
Normal Combat Weight: 32,925kg
Maximum Take-Off Weight: 58,750kg
Minimum Fuel Weight: 5,875kg
Maximum Fuel Weight: 8,225kg
Normal Payload: 1,200 kg
Maximum Payload: 8,000 kg
Thrust-to-Weight Ratio: ~1.09
Combat Range: 3,300km
Ferry Range: 8,910km
Operational Ceiling: 20,000m
Max Altitude: 22,000m
Max Cruising Speed: 1.5
Max Supercruising Speed: 1.8
Maximum Speed: 2.4 (governed at mach 1.83: see the last entry under Airframe and Engine Design)
Crew: 1
Price: $150m
DPR: $1.5 trillion (Discounts may apply, see Yanitarian Arms Storefront (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=543091). Payment plans are available) All DPRs come with Five evaluation models.

In Service With:
Yanitarie (YA-42)
Hvergelmir (Korsar)
Lyras (YA-42)
Lamoni (YA-42)
Erid'Lor (YA-42)
Buddha C (YA-42E)
Neo-Ixania (YA-42)
Yafor 2 (YA-42)
Aissur (YA-42E)
Anemos Major (YA-42E)
The Peoples Freedom (YA-42 reclassified ASF-90 "Bird of Prey")
Anghele (YA-42EMq1 reclassified "Raphael")
Manhattan Prime (YA-42E)
Vetaka (YA-42)
Osea (YA-42E)
Aesterland-Craitejk (YA-42E reclassified as the F-27 "Falconhawk")
Allanea (YA-42E)
Pasquette (YA-42)
Wessia (YA-42)
Italia Orientale (YA-42E)
Blackpage (YA-42E)
Federation of Lingard (YA-42E)
Tristan Providence (YA-42E)
Pennsylvania (YA-42)
Burtilania (YA-42E)
Stockport (YA-42E)
Willman (YA-42E)
Battlehawk (YA-42E)
Silinia (YA-42E)

Aéromarine Ingénierie, Model 22, "Boucanier"

Am-22 "Boucanier"

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Art By Nekomata

History

Originally the L'Assault Aviation Model 22 "Fée", the project started in order to fill the need for a light fighter with multirole capability for the Marine Yanitarien Royale and the Corps d'Air Yanitarien Royaux (which later during development was renamed the Armée Aéronautique Royale de la Yanitarie). Early on in the development, L'Assault Aviation was bought out by the up and coming Aéromarine Ingénierie. Aéromarine, previously famous for it's high-bypass turbofans, had amassed a large cash reserve relatively quickly, and coupled with L'Assault's dismal sales in the modern era, decided to buy L'Assault, and step into the ring as a major competitor to the socially owned Yanitarian Aerospace in the fighter market.

Design

The Am-22 "Boucanier" is a light multi-role fighter, meant to be used both on land and on carriers. The Am-22N is the naval variant, with the difference being that the Am-22N has heavy duty landing gear, arresting gear, and folding wings. The fighter is tasked with a number of jobs, including air supremacy, air defence, combat air patrol, anti-shipping strike, armed reconnaissance, SEAD, close air support, air interdiction, offensive counter air, interception, and nuclear delivery.

It boasts 3-D thrust vectoring engines similar to those used on the YA-42 "Corsaire", and in fact they are mechanically almost the same. Combined with it's canards and thrust to weight, it is a super-maneuverable aircraft. It's engines sit low on the fuselage in order to maximize fuel capacity. It uses the Yawarah ODIN radar sets (both forward and the smaller rear looking) from the YA-42, in addition to the OLS. The Boucanier can be refueled in flight using a probe and drogue system.

The Boucanier uses the same cannon as the Corsaire, the 25mm ACY-25E linear action cannon, built with extremely tight dimensions that require more maintenance, but extend the range of the weapon to nearly 2 km. When used in conjunction with the OLS, or other such targeting system, the gun may destroy most targets with in seven to ten shots. The ACY-25E cannon carries 400 rounds. The Am-22 also has a total of 12 pylons, 6 of which can hold up to 1,000kg, four can carry 500kg, and two of which can carry 250kg. They are not intended to all be used at once, and the payload is generally limited to 8,000kg per mission, often carrying much less in order to preserve maneuverability.

The Am-22N has the ability to use the Système Tactique de Ravitaillement Yanitarien Modèle 2 (STRY-2) tactical refueling system. It consists of five external fuel tanks, four of which hold 1,750L of fuel, while the centerline tank carries 1,700L of fuel and a hose reel. Using this, an Am-22N equipped with the STRY-2 can refuel any plane with a compatible refueling probe or boom. The entire system come in at just under 7,200kg, making it one of the heavier standard loadouts.

Am-22EL

The Am-22EL is the Electronic Warfare version of the Am-22. It carries two DGE-2 electronic warfare and intelligence gathering pods developed jointly between Yawarah and Wellington. The DGE-2 is powered by a ram air turbine, and has a maximum output of 7kW. It's antennae and receivers are mounted in the tips of the wings, while the transmitters and exciters are located under the wing in the pods. It is capable of intercepting and reading received radio frequencies, jamming and spoofing them. Additionally, it may identify and direction find signals in order to provide SIGINT. It may also detect and either jam or spoof enemy radar, which is especially hand during SEAD missions. The Naval version is the Am-22NEL

Stats:
Length: 19m
Wingspan: 11.5m
Height: 5m
Propulsion: AmTF-1192 Turbofans (x2)
Total Net Thrust: 322kN
Empty Weight: 13,100kg
Normal Combat Weight: 25,760kg
Maximum Take-Off Weight: 32,750kg
Minimum Fuel Weight: 8,200kg
Maximum Fuel Weight: 11,400kg
Normal Payload: 1,260kg
Maximum Payload: 8,000kg
Thrust-to-Weight Ratio: ~1.27
Combat Range: 3,000km
Ferry Range: 7,000km
Operational Ceiling: 20,000m
Cruising Speed: mach 0.9
Max Supercruising Speed: 1.2
Maximum Speed: mach 2.25
Crew: 2
Price: $65m ($66m for the Am-22EL)

In Service With:
Yanitaria (Am-22 All variants)
Lamoni (Am-22 All variants)
The People's Freedom (Am-22 All Variants Reclassified as FB-22 Hawk)
Soviet Aissur (Am-22 and Am-22N)
Sur Abruzzi (Am-22 and Am22N)
Lyras (Am-22N, Am-22NEL)
Wessia (Am-22)
Leistung (Am-22NEL)
Allanea (Am-22)
Anghele (All)
Pasquette (All)
Reijvajik (Am-22NEL)
Blackpage (Am-22)
Estetian Commonwealth (Am-22)
Pennsylvania (Am-22N)
Burtilania (Am-22EL, Am-22NEL)
Ansari Empire (Am-22, Am-22EL, Am-22N, Am-22NEL)
Stockport (Am-22)
Willman (Am-22N)
Battlehawk (Am-22)

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Dewoitine Aviation, Modèle 30 "Cheval" Hélicoptère de Transport Tactique

DnA-30 "Cheval"

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DnA-30X Army Model
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DnA-30X Air Corps Model (Note the outdated "Corps d'Air" printed on the side)
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DnA-30X Naval Model (Note that in French, Marine means Navy, not Naval Infantry)
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DnA-30X painted in the colors of the Ordre Militaire d'Hôpitalier
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History:

Dewoitine is a relatively new company that sprang up in the wake of the government support of the aerospace industry. With credit easily available, and with a number of great engineers in his address book, Nicolin Dewoitine, an engineer who worked for several years with Martine-Voronov Bureau de Conception d'Hélicoptère, set out to design his own products for military and civilian use.

The DnA-30 "Cheval" itself was a product of a program by the Yanitarian Navy, Air Force, and Army to find a new tactical transport helicopter for general use. Their requirements were that it should have the option for aerial refueling, be able to carry almost half a peloton (a military unit analogous to a platoon), it should be extremely reliable, have a good range, and there must be a variant for anti-submarine warfare.

After three years of development, Dewoitine Aviation presented their first demonstration model, the DnA-30X. The design met all the requirements, but the experimental demonstrator had two problems that were fixed in the production model, the first being that the doors were too small and high up, and the rotor too close to the top of the aircraft. After fixing these initial problems, the DnA-30 immediately entered service in the Marine Royale de la Yanitarie, the Armée Royale de la Yanitarie, and the Armée Aéronautique Royale de la Yanitarie, while the civilian version found numerous buyers, including the NPO the Ordre Militaire d'Hôpitalier.

Design:

The DnA-30 is a twin engined tactical transport helicopter and multi-role naval helicopter. It's rugged retractible tricycle landing gear allow it to land on any sort of prepared or unprepared surface. It is all weather capable, and able to operate at day or night, and perform NOE (Nap of the Earth) flights with relatively low maintenance due to it's multiple redundant systems. It can operate under continous maximum icing conditions, from sea level to 6,000m above sea level, in wind up to 45kts and gusts up to 60kts. The four rotor blades are made of composite materials while the rotor hub is made of titanium elastomer bearings. The Cheval is extremely safe in the event of an extreme loss of altitude. The landing gear, combined with the crushable bottom and fuel section, allow the energy from an impact to safely disperse, with the pilot, co-pilot, and troops in the cargo bay are all protected by crash worthy seats.

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The cockpit features five 20cmx20cm color LCD screens, a fully automatic Monitoring and Diagnostic System which constantly monitors the aircraft and alerts the crew should anything go wrong with a high degree of accuracy. The DnA-30 features full integration with the Cromwell II system, and the pilots may interact with a modified BALCOTH helmet designed especially for Fedala Accord aircraft. Additionally, the avionics include two redundant DnADB-580SNT data buses which consists of a Core Avionics System, and the Mission system, the latter of which is configurable according to the mission at hand. In order to lower the weight and increase reliability, redundant fly-by-wire systems are used, as opposed to analogue controls. There is also an intercom system for communication between the troops in the cargo bay and the pilots.

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The DnA-30T is the tactical transport version used by the Yanitarian Army and Aeronautic Army. It has space for 14 to 20 troops or twelve stretchers. It features two sliding doors, a trapdoor for "fast roping" out of the helicopter, especially while under fire, and a rear bay door for unloading cargo and light tactical vehicles such as the LA-25 Hornet, under development in Lamoni. Generally the crew consists of two pilots and a load chief. The DnA-30T can be equipped with a weapons rack that can carry up to four So-92 "Arc" missiles

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The DnA-30N is the naval variant that features two air droppable torpedoes, sonobouys, dipping sonar, tactical radar, a magnetic anomaly detector, but may also be equiped with AShMs such as a WeM-30 or a number of smaller missiles, or it may even be equipped with up to four So-92 MCAA missiles on weapons racks. The tail folds forward after landing to conserve space, and it's rotors fold away.

Both variants may be equipped with external fuel tanks, and are capable of aerial refueling. they may also be equipped with DGE-2 electronic warfare pods. The DnA-30 series is also capable of vertical replenishment for both fortified positions and ships. They also feature a number of passive and active protection measures against a number of threats, such as IR guided missiles. They may also mount a number of door mounted automatic weapons ranging from the 6.5mm MGJ-21 to 40mm grenade launchers to miniguns.

Variants:

DnA-30X Prototype experimental model.
DnA-30T Standard Army and Air Force model, usually armed with 2 door mounted MGJ-21 machine guns or a pair of miniguns.
DnA-30N Standard Naval Variant, with folding rotors and tail.
DnA-31T Export Variant of the DnA-30T. Does not include modified BALCOTH interface
DnA-31N Export Variant of the DnA-30N. Does not include modified BALCOTH interface
DnA-32 Civilian variant, with any militarily relevant avionics stripped.

Specifications:

Crew: 2 pilots
Capacity: 20 troops/12 stretchers, or 4,600kg internally or up to 5,500kg externally and internally.
Length: 16.25
Rotor diameter: 16.50
Height: 5.25
Cargo Bay Dimensions: L 4.8m, W 2m, H 1.8m
Empty weight: 5,500kg
Max takeoff weight: 11,000kg
Powerplant: 2× DnATS-1400 Turboshafts rated at 1,670kW each
Maximum speed: 300 km/h
Range: 800 km (DnA-30T); 1,000 km (DnA-30N)
Service ceiling: 6,000m
Rate of climb: 520 m/min

Armament:
Up to two door mounted door guns
Up to 3,500kg of munitions

Price (Export Version): $20m
DPRs (Export Version): $200b
Price (Full Version): $20m
DPRs (Full Version): $200b

In Service With:
Yanitaria (DnA-30T, DnA-30N)
Lamoni (DnA-30T, DnA-30N)
Lyras (DnA-30T, DnA-30N)
Sumer (DnA-30T, DnA-30N)
Anghele (DnA-31T, DnA-31N)
Pasquette (DnA-30T, DnA-30N)
Vandaheim (DnA-30T, DnA-30N)
Ansari Empire (DnA-30T, DnA-30N)
Battlehawk (DnA-31T, DnA-31N)
Willman (DnA-31T, DnA-31N)

Yanitarien Aérospatial Modèle 28 "Éclipse"

YA-28

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History:

The YA-28 "Éclipse" came about in response to an Armée Aéronautique Royale de la Yanitarie request for a ground attack aircraft that could take a great amount of punishment, and still be air worthy. Both Yanitarien Aérospatial and Aéromarine Ingénierie submitted their own designs, however the Am-26, which was their entry, was underpowered and had stability issues at low speeds. Yanitarien completed a total of two prototypes, two YA-28 single seat model. After evaluating the initials models, the AARY decided to adopt adopt it, and push it into service. After some discussion over the weapon to be used, including an initial push to use a Sumerian double barreled gast cannon, it was realized that the gun needed to fire along the exact centerline of the aircraft, or have counteracting forces. Although it was decided to keep the 50x300mm caseless Sumerian round, it was decided that the AARY would use the ACY-50 revolver cannon, while the Sumerians would receive a variant with two double barreled guns equidistant from the centerline.

Design:

The YA-28 is a single seat Close Air Support and Anti-Tank aircraft. It uses an unconventional twin nacelle layout which is extremely distinctive, which itself is both a boon and a bane. As far as friendly and enemy fire incidents, recognition works both ways, however in combat on the island of Sétif has shown that once recognized as the effective CAS aircraft that it is, unprepared enemies are likely to take cover. This has led to the practice of commanders requesting additional runs over the enemy, even after they have all taken cover, and bombs have been expended, due to the fear factor keeping enemies pinned.

The YA-28 is powered by two AmTF-101s, while the YA-28E is powered by two AmTF-102s. Both are high bypass turbofans, which have a very low heat signature, and, thanks to several innovations in the earlier AmTF-870 turbofans, increase range and reduce noise substantially over low-bypass turbojets, while being more reliable. The engines intakes are mounted high on the fuselage, while the engines themselves are mounted low. This is done via an S-duct, which maintains straight-through performance by limiting the curve of the S-duct to less than 25% of the radius of the engine intake diameter. This also happens to conserve weight over lower performance S-ducts, and scatters radar, reducing the RCS. The rear horizontal stabilizer control surface is mounted low on the tail, so that the exhaust from the two engines wash over it, dissipating heat. In addition to this, the rear exhaust section has a ceramic plating, so that over all the heat signature of the YA-28 is extremely low. In addition to having a low heat signature, the high bypass turbofans are also extremely quiet. However, at the pilots choosing, he or she may activate an air-powered siren. This siren is meant to be used as a psychological weapon, and has been shown to scare many potential enemies away. As mentioned, the siren may be turned off should the situation warrant it.

The éclipse has two redundant rudders, and is extremely durable. In fact, it may still land with total hydraulic failure, one nacelle torn off, half the horizontal stabilizer, one engine, and three quarters of a wing missing, due to it's wide body, and large control surfaces. The machined skin panels are integral with the stringers, resulting in cheap, easy to produce skin panels with no joint or seal issues, that may be replaced in the field, even with makeshift materials. The ailerons are of a unique design called "decelerons" which allow them to function as the aircraft's air brake. The fuel tanks are contained with in the center of the aircraft, in self-sealing fuel tanks protected by a fire retardant foam. All fuel system components self-seal, and most are contained with in the fuel tanks, so that any leakages are not lost. The pilot is protected by a titanium bathtub with a thick anti-spall layer that protects him or her from rounds up to 23mm, and glancing blows from up to a 57mm. The pilot's controls have double redundant digital fly-by-wire systems, with a back up mechanical system. The cockpit is all glass, although the systems are much more rugged than standard systems aboard Yanitarian aircraft. The landing gear protrudes slightly under the aircraft, allowing belly landings to be done with relatively little damage. Should the landing gear lose power, they are hinged backward so that the pilot may simply drop them, so that gravity and air resistance open them. An unusual characteristic of the YA-28 is that many of the major parts, including wings, engines, rudders, and landing gear are interchangeable between the left and right, or, like the horizontal stabilizer do not have a left or right counterpart, easing logistics.

Because the engines are mounted very high, the risk of foreign object damage is very low. The YA-28 is meant to be used on semi-prepared airfields very near to the front, and therefore every effort has been made to make sure that maintenance is as easy as possible. Repairs in the field are expected, and prepared for. In fact, more than one occurance of the aircraft skin on the YA-28E used in the Peoples Republic of Abigazi being replaced by corrugated aluminum has been reported, during dire situations. The wide wings allow for excellent maneuverability at low-alt low-speed engagements, and indeed the YA-28 has proven itself in war games, hiding in the "weeds", where it has an absolute advantage over dedicated fighters, and may pop up quickly to deliver a 50mm burst to the enemy, before quickly dropping behind the terrain, hiding itself yet again. The unconventional layout was chosen in order to conserve weight, and increase payload. Additionally, it allowed the rear elevator/horizontal stabilizer to be self contained in one piece of equipment.

The avionics of the YA-28 are extremely simple, with the YwSRO-58 OLS providing extreme FLIR range, YwGFR-20 ground following radar allowing for night time navigation. The CIP is entirely Cromwell II capable, although there is no main radar in the nose, instead having a higher-visibility stub nose. This is because the YA-28 does not require radar for it's job.

The YA-28 is standardly equipped with a 50x300mm electrically operated and fired revolver cannon, the ACY-50, which improves reliability over gas-operated systems, and allows it to have a selectable rate of fire of 300, 600, 1,500, and 2,500 rounds per minute. In order to improve accuracy, recoil, weight, and mounting weights, the ACY-50 vents propellant gasses towards the rear, eliminating much of the recoil. The YA-28 usually carries 1,000 rounds total. A number of munitions are currently being designed to be used with the YA-28, although currently it is compatible with all Fedala standard and Warsaw Pact standard weapons. On an average mission, the YA-28 carries two So-92 "Arc" missiles, with the rest of the hard points equipped according to the mission. The YA-28 has a total of 12 pylons, with 8 underwing, and 4 under the fuselage. 6 of the 8 under wing pylons can carry up to 750kg, while the rest of the pylons on the aircraft can carry up to 1000kg.

YA-28E

The export variant of the YA-28 carries the AmTF-102 engines, rated at 45kN each. It carries the ACY-50E export cannon, which fires at a fixed rate of 1,000rds per minute, and is chambered for the 30x173mm round commonly found in the GAU-8 Avenger. Additionally, the OLS is replaced by an off the shelf variant locally produced in Yanitaria.

Future

There is talk of a night and all weather variant with in the AARY. Although the current YA-28 is perfectly capable in night and adverse weather, it is far from streamlined. A future variant would contain two seats for an electronics officer, and would likely take 3 months to convert a stock YA-28 to the new standard. Additionally, Yanitarien Aérospatial is already talking about a new wing design, which may be available as an added upgrade.

Variants:

XYA-28: Single seat prototype, total of 2 aircraft completed (one with the AmTF-101 and WeTF-306)
YA-28: Single seat production model
YA-28E: Export variant of the YA-28
YA-28Mq1: Export Variant for the Sumerian Air Force, with two double barreled gast guns, instead of the single barreled revolver cannon. Only contains 800 rounds. Additionally, this is the only variant with Sumerian-language electronic equipment.
YA-28N: Carrier variant, not meant to be used in the Strike role, but instead to aide invasion forces before moving inland and

Specifications:

Length: 16.5m
Wingspan: 18m
Height: 4.5m
Propulsion: AmTF-101 (50kN each)
Total Net Thrust: 100kN
Empty Weight: 11,000kg
Normal Combat Weight: 22,750kg
Maximum Take-Off Weight: 30,250kg
Minimum Fuel Weight: 6,250kg
Maximum Fuel Weight: 8,750kg
Normal Payload: ~3,000kg (varies between mission and country)
Maximum Payload: 10,500kg
Thrust-to-Weight Ratio: ~.448
Combat Range: 2,050km
Ferry Range: 4,800km
Operational Ceiling: 15,500km
Cruising Speed: 560km/h
Maximum Speed: 850km/h
Crew: 1 (YA-28)
Price:
$20m (YA-28)
$20b (YA-28)
$18m (YA-28E)
$180b (YA-28E)

In Service With:
Yanitaria (YA-28 and YA-28N)
Sumer (YA-28Mq1)
The People's Republic of Abigazi (YA-28E)
Lyras (YA-28)
Lamoni (YA-28)
El Centro de tierras (YA-28E)
Anghele (All)
Pasquette (All)
Wessia (YA-28)
Italia Orientale (YA-28)
Pennsylvania (YA-28 and YA-28N)
Vetaka (YA-28)
Burtilania (YA-28E and YA-28NE)
Mokastana (YA-28)
Ansari Empire (YA-28E)
Stockport (YA-28E)
Willman (YA-28E)
Battlehawk (YA-28E)

Solbakken Ingénierie de Percision Modèle 92 "Arc" Missile de Combat Aérien Avancé

So-92 "Arc" MCAA

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History:

The So-92 is a short to medium range air to air missile developed by Solbakken Percision Engineering for use by the Armée Aéronautique Royale de la Yanitarie, Lamonian Air Force, and the Prussian Air Force of TPF, among other users of Yanitarian military aircraft. In addition to being used as an air to air missiles system, development is also underway for a surface launched version to be used in a joint project between Lamoni and Yanitaria. The So-92 was made in an attempt to close the disparity between Yanitarian missiles, and those developed by Tyrandis, which have been sold to many potential enemies.

The missile comes in two major variants, the Marque 1, and the Marque 2. The Marque 1 is the general export version, while the Marque 2 was developed for use of Fedala Accord nations, in addition to a few select allies of Yanitaria, such as Neo-Ixania. Generally the same nations that use the non-export variant of the YA-42 may procure the Marque 2, however export of the Mq2 is generally less regulated.

Design:

The So-92, as stated, is a short to medium range air to air missile. It has a total of 12 control surfaces, four fixed destabilizing canards immediately in front of four movable canards. In the aft section of the missile are four fins with movable roll tabs. It's has a gimbaled thrust nozzle that gives it a good degree of thrust vectoring. All of these features combined make the Arc an extremely maneuverable missile, giving it a great no-escape zones.

The Rocket engine initially developed by Solbakken is a butalite solid fuel rocket motor which produces no smoke, making it unlikely to be detected visually, a problem in early rocket designs. The SoRE-92 rocket engine used can reach ranges up to 60km, much farther than most short range missiles of comparative size, at mach 4.

The missile is designed to be extremely modular, and able to be used with any modern fighter aircraft by using a universal rail system that conforms to NATO, Warsaw Pact, Questarian, and Yanitarian standard rails. Additionally, among both blocks, the warhead and guidance systems are easily removable with minimal use of tools in order to allow them to be swapped out as the mission requires.

The guidance and warheads distinguish the So-92Mq1 and So-92Mq2. The Marque 1 missile is capable of using an off the shelf active radar detection system or a 128×128 element focal plane array, with lock-on after launch. Both Marques have all weather day or night capability, however the So-92Mq2 has the more expensive guidance suite, with either a state of the art active radar detection system or an electro optical imaging infrared seeker. The EO/ImIR seeker offers short range to beyond visual range target acquisition by scanning for targets, and using information from both the visible and non-visible spectrum of light to distinguish targets from flares and countermeasures. Because it may be used with aircraft that have internal weapons bays, it offers Lock on Before or After Launch (LBAL) capability, meaning that it can be fired and subsequently start tracking targets. It also offers all direction attack capability, meaning that it can attack targets behind the aircraft. The seeker is gimbaled in order to allow it allow it to track targets it's not pointed at, and allows the pilot to track targets up to 90 degrees off-boresight. In order to ensure that the seeker outperforms others, it is cooled with liquid helium, which allows it to see targets much more clearly than with liquid nitrogen. Additionally, because dust particles at high speed often scratch the lense of the optical system, an additional layer or firm material was added under the layer of artificial diamonds found on most systems. This layer is made of leuco-sapphire does not distort the signal at all, and gives it better protection against airbourne dust particles. Because the entire EO/ImIR guidance system is so sensitive, and because it uses electro-optics, it can pick the most sensitive parts of the enemy aircraft to attack, such as the cockpit, rather than simply seeking out the hottest part of the aircraft, usually the engines.

The Marque 1 missile is limited to a 9kg focus splinter fragmentation high explosive warhead, which is lighter than the one used on the Marque 2, or a 10kg fragmentation warhead. However, the nation using the missile may exchange it for a warhead up to 12kg. The Marque 2 may use a 12kg continuous rod warhead, or a 12kg focused splinter high explosive fragmentation warhead.

Specifications:

Weight: 115kg
Length: 300cm
Diameter: 16cm
Wingspan: 52cm
Warhead: 9kg Focused Splinter or 10kg Fragmentation (Marque 1), 12kg Continuous Rod or 12kg Focused Splinter (Marque 2)
Detonation mechanism: RF or Active IR proximity fuze, impact fuze
Engine: Butalite Solid Fuel Throttleable Rocket Motor
Operational range: 300 m up to 60km
Flight altitude: up to 21,000 m
Speed: Mach 4
Guidance system: Active Radar or 128×128 element focal plane array (Marque 1), Active Radar or EO/ImIR Seeker (Marque 2)
Price (Marque 1): $275,000 per missile, $30,000,000,000 DPRs
Price (Marque 2): $300,000 per missile, $10,000,000,000 for DPRs

Solbakken Ingénierie de Percision Modèle 100 "Sabre" Missile Air-Air Moyenne/Longue Portée

So-100 "Sabre" MAAM/LP

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History:

The So-100 is a medium to long range air to air missile developed by Solbakken Percision Engineering for use by the Armée Aéronautique Royale de la Yanitarie, Lamonian Air Force, and the Prussian Air Force of TPF, among other users of Yanitarian military aircraft. In addition to being used as an air to air missiles system, development is also underway for a surface launched version to be used in a joint project between Lamoni and Yanitaria. The So-100 was made in an attempt to close the disparity between Yanitarian missiles, and those developed by Tyrandis, which have been sold to many potential enemies.

The missile comes in two major variants, the Marque 1, and the Marque 2. The Marque 1 is the general export version, while the Marque 2 was developed for use of Fedala Accord nations, in addition to a few select allies of Yanitaria, such as Neo-Ixania. Generally the same nations that use the non-export variant of the YA-42 may procure the Marque 2, however export of the Mq2 is generally less regulated.

Design:

The Sabre has an extremely unconventional design that gives it extreme maneuverability. Like the So-92, it has four fixed destabilizing fins immediately in front of four movable canards, although they are larger on the Sabre in order to compensate for the longer body. The aft control surfaces are in a latice configuration, which itself took a few months of development in order to maximize their efficiency.

The Marque 1 and Marque 2 differ more than the Mq 1 and 2 of the So-92. Not only are the guidance systems and warheads different, the engines are as well. The SoRE-100Mq1 is a liquid fueled ducted rocket. What this means is that the rocket engine breaths air similar to a ramjet engine, and in fact operates much the same way. It has an advantage over a simple rocket in that it has a longer range. The Marque 2 is similar, except it uses a less corrosive, two stage smokeless solid propellant. The first stage allows the missile to travel a long distance at mach 4, while the second stage burns very quickly and allows the missile to accelerate to mach 6 for the terminal phase. The result is a longer range, longer shelf life, and less visibility that the low smoke liquid fuel.

The Marque 1 guidance system is a simple and effective radar guidance system. It works by detecting the reflected radar waves from the launching-aircraft's radar, much in the same way that we see reflected light. This is a relatively common method of tracking that works very well. The Marque 2, on the other hand, uses an active radar guidance system and a EO/ImIR system very similar, although larger and more powerful, to the one found on the So-92. In flight, the Mq2 uses the radar guidance to find the enemy airplane, and will then switch to electro optical tracking for the terminal phase. The sophisticated guidance system allows it to choose a vulnerable part of the airplane, such as the wing chord (where the wing meets the fuselage), or the cockpit, resulting in a higher probability of a kill, and also allowing it to kill the pilot, who generally cost a great deal to train.

Finally, the Marque 1 uses a 30kg annular blast fragmentation warhead, using a continous rod to turn a near miss into a hit by using the contiuous rod to literally cut an aircraft into two pieces. The Marque 2 uses either a 35kg annular blast fragmentation warhead or a 35kg focused splinter warhead.

Specifications: (Marque 1)
Weight: 195kg
Length: 400cm
Diameter: 20cm
Wingspan: 55cm
Warhead: 30kg Annular Blast Fragmentation
Detonation mechanism: RF proximity fuze, impact fuze
Engine: Liquid Fuel Throttleable Ducted Rocket
Operational range: 175km
Flight altitude: up to 25,000 m
Speed: Mach 4
Guidance system: Passive Radar
Price: $400,000 ($400,000,000,000 for DPRs)

Specifications: (Marque 2)
Weight: 210kg
Length: 400cm
Diameter: 20cm
Wingspan: 55cm
Warhead: 35kg Annular Blast Fragmentation or 35kg Focused Splinter HE
Detonation mechanism: RF or Active IR proximity fuze, impact fuze
Engine: Butalite Two Stage Solid Fuel Throttleable Rocket Motor
Operational range: 220km
Flight altitude: up to 25,000 m
Speed: Mach 4 during transit, mach 6 during terminal phase
Guidance system: Active Radar and Electro-Optical Imaging Infrared
Price: $650,000 ($10,000,000,000 for DPRs)

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Official Statement of the Department of Defense Arms Procurement Agency


Greetings.

After internal consideration, we have decided to move towards purchasing DPRs for the YA-42E Corsaire. We are prepared to make 2 payments of $750,000,000,000.00 over 2 years in order to pay for the rights. Money will be wired to a nominated account upon confirmation.

Order approved. Should you choose, we would be willing to space the payments out over four years, in order to allow the nation of Aesterland-Craitejk to keep a larger military budget per annum devoted to their other forces.

Spreading the payments out further is acceptable to us. Also, we are designating it the F-27 Falconhawk in our service. We though you might like to know for the benefit of the list at the bottom of the catalog entry.

50 YA-28
Price: 1 Billion

Would a payment plan of half this year and half next year be acceptable?

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Principality of Belkaland
Grand Duke Razgriz H. Demon
SecDef Maj. Gen. George Hammond

To: Groupe AIR
Subject: Purchases for Testing

The Principality of Belkaland would like to purchase the following for Testing & Evaluation:

2 YA-28
2 YA-28N
2 YA-42


The two YA-42s will come to $300,000,000. As for the YA-28 & -28N, we are confused on just what the prices for them are. So please inform us what the prices are so that we may correctly add up the total for this purchase.

We also would like to like to inquire on the possiblity of a B-2 replacement bomber.

Sincerly,
Razgriz H. Demon
George Hammond

50 YA-28
Price: 1 Billion

Would a payment plan of half this year and half next year be acceptable?

Order approved, payment plan accepted.

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Principality of Belkaland
Grand Duke Razgriz H. Demon
SecDef Maj. Gen. George Hammond

To: Groupe AIR
Subject: Purchases for Testing

The Principality of Belkaland would like to purchase the following for Testing & Evaluation:

2 YA-28
2 YA-28N
2 YA-42


The two YA-42s will come to $300,000,000. As for the YA-28 & -28N, we are confused on just what the prices for them are. So please inform us what the prices are so that we may correctly add up the total for this purchase.

We also would like to like to inquire on the possiblity of a B-2 replacement bomber.

Sincerly,
Razgriz H. Demon
George Hammond

$20m per YA-28 and -28N. Order Approved.

A B-2 replacement at the moment is possible, however the Athenoi and Daedalus companies, who have the experience necessary for such large aircraft are currently financially committed to more cost-effective aircraft. At $737 million dollars, it is felt that the B-2 offers very little that four conventional Da-34 bombers couldn't, at the same price, and furthermore, the fact that the B-2 requires a climate controlled hanger is seen as a major disadvantage to Athenoi and Daedalus's primary customer, the AARY, and thus it is felt that the opportunity cost of a B-2 replacement is not worth the effort at the moment, and so they will probably move towards more profitable aircraft. However, companies from another country may be interested in accepting a commission, or, we suggest that you consider the Da-34 Constellation (which is not yet available at the Groupe AIR storefront as it goes through revisions).

Aéromarine Ingénierie, Modèle 24 Intercepteur

Am-24 "Vodou II"

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History:
The AARY has a long history of fielding interceptor aircraft. From the earliest days of air combat, the need for a speedy plane to intercept bombers has always been apparent, at least for Yanitarians. Since 1913, the SARA (Service Aéronautique Royal d'Arcadie, of the pre-revolution Kingdom of Arkadia) has fielded speedy airplanes with large machine guns to intercept recon aircraft (at first), and later bombers. In fact, the SARA was revolutionary in realizing that aircraft could indeed be adapted to the military role early on, and was one of the first to make machine guns on their aircraft standard issue. Starting with the L'AI-3 parisol monoplane, which could travel at an amazing 240km/h maximum speed, the SARA could intercept and take out almost any aircraft of the time, although maneuverability left much to be desired at high speeds. A few generations later, the SARA introduced rocket-powered interceptors towards the later years of the Kabavian war, pushing speed to even more amazing limits. Starting in the 50's, there was a definite switch from rocket powered aircraft, which were far too dangerous, to turbojet engined interceptors. With it came the FAI-25 "Vodou", the first modern interceptor of Yanitaria.

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FAI-25 Interceptor

It would take 4 more generations of interceptors, and a full scale revolution to get to the current situation. With the MiG-31M, the current interceptor adopted due to the pre-revolutionary policy of abandoning indigenous designs for a number of reasons, corruption and the lack of major wars among them, becoming increasingly obsolete, the AARY decided in 1998 to hand a memo of understanding to L'Assault Aviation, which was later bought by Aéromarine. What came of it was Yanitaria's best interceptor yet, able to achieve mach 3.5+, using an adaptation of the highly successful AmTF-1191, the AmTJ-1191, which was essentially a turbojet version of an uprated AmTF-1191, the engine of the YA-42 Corsaire. Because of the high parts commonality with the Corsaire, the Am-24 "Vodou II", named after the highly regarded FAI-25 "Vodou", is also relatively cheap for it's level of sophistication, at the cost of huge royalties going to Aéromarine's main competitor, Yanitarien Aérospatial.

The Vodou II is principally meant to compete with two main foreign airframes. The first is the Lyran Warhawk, which goes in the opposite direction by being a ground attack aircraft with a secondary interceptor capability. The Vodou II instead is first an interceptor, as stated, but has a secondary ground attack role. The second is the No Endorsian FI-20 Ranger, for which it was decided that the Am-24 should be ZLL capable.

Design:

The Am-24 (not to be confused by the Am-22 "Boucanier") is a twin engine, variable geometry interceptor, using the absolutely massive 237kN augmented bypass turbojet engine derived from the AmTF-1191 used in the YA-42 "Corsaire". The engine modifications include simply making them larger, and taking away most of the bypass stages. There is a large fan in front of it, technically making it a low-bypass turbofan, however the fan is only used at "lower speeds" of up to mach 2 to increase fuel efficiency. At higher speeds it disengages, and remains inert. The massive engine means that the Am-24 can fly fast, redlining at Mach 3, and able to reach Mach 3.5, although overclocking (as it's called), is strongly warned against except in emergency situations, due to the damage it causes the engines. The powerful engines and ability to extend the wings to a full 16m means that the Vodou II is able to take off in very short distances. Additionally, with it's drogue parachute, the Am-24 can land on extremely short runways. In order to further compete with the FJ-20 Lone Ranger, a set of two ZLL rocket pods may be attached to each wing, and the Vodou II can be launched from a truck much like a missile. The ZLL rockets will then detach via explosive bolts. This allows the interceptor to take off with out an airfield, although one will be required in order to land. However, it does mean that interceptors may operate away from easily bomb-able airfields, an attack bombers before they even get near their targets. The advantages of being able to launch interceptors with out having to worry about bombed out runways, or worrying about revealing SAM positions to anti-radiation armament are clearly obvious. The AmTJ-1911 engines are capable of 3D thrust vectoring, allowing the Am-24 to maneuver extremely well at high speeds compared to similar interceptors, with out risking control surfaces breaking off.

From an avionics standpoint, the Am-24 is very similar to the YA-42 and Am-22. It uses the highly regarded ODIN radar system, which can detect a 1m^2 target from up to 250km away, with planned upgrades to extend this to 400km. Coupled with it's impressive maximum range (which is, of course, not achievable while going at full speed, the Am-24 Vodou II may be used in the bomber patrol role. Like the YA-42, the Am-24 has a retractable refueling probe, although while the YA-42 does this for a negligible stealth gain, the Am-24 does it because at the highest speeds, the probe is liable to break off. The mechanism is largely taken from the YA-42, and allows the Am-24 to fly as long as the operators can handle, which generally doubles the range. With the highly effective radar, the Am-24 now makes regular patrols over Yanitarian airspace, especially in colonial areas where the YA-42 has not yet spread, in conjunction with the longer ranged Am-22. The Am-24 and Am-22 combination provide a cheaper alternative to air dominance, and allow the AARY to control vast swaths of territory very cost effectively. Additionally, the the Am-24 Vodou II utilizes the YwSRO-58 Optical Locator System. In addition to giving the Am-24 the ability to detect stealthy aircraft reliably at short to medium ranges, it also allows the Am-24 to be equipped with ground attack munitions, giving it a secondary role that it can excel in due to it's large payload of 10.5 metric tonnes. In order to save on costs, the Am-24 even uses the same Oiseau Futé found on the YA-42, which allows it unparalleled upgradability in the future.

The Vodou II has one major development that sets it apart from most swing wing aircraft: Pivoting hardpoints on the wing, that is, hard points that pivot depending on the sweep of the wings. The system is mechanical, rather than electronic, and does contribute a bit to weight, however it is extremely worth while, as it allows the wings to carry up to 3000kg in weapons spread evenly over four points. These hard points may be jettisoned if they should malfunction, and if not in use, can be replaced by ground crews with flush caps that do not interfere with aerodynamics. Additionally, there are two 2000kg recessed hard points, two 1000kg recessed hard points along the belly, and two 750kg recessed hard points closer to the nose. However, it is not recommended to use them all at once in their full loading. The Am-24 uses a 25mm ACY-25E linear action cannon, built with extremely tight dimensions that require more maintenance, but extend the range of the weapon to nearly 2 km, which is phenomenally accurate. When used in conjunction with a laser range finder, or other such targeting system, the gun may destroy most targets with in seven to ten shots, for which the 300 rounds of ammunition may be overkill.

Variants:
XAm-24 Intercepteur: Experimental version, extremely light weight with AmTF-1191 engines instead of AmJT-1191 engines. Redlined at Mach 2.8, and had a top speed of Mach 3. Of the two built, one had to be written off due to massive engine damage due to pushing it past the redline over the course of 6 months during test flights.
XAm-24R: Only on built, from the written off version of the XAm-24. Fitted with new AmTJ-1191 engines, is fully capable, able to reach mach 3.5 by pushing past the redline, and is much more resistant to overclocking.
Am-24 "Vodou II": Production variant of the XAm-24, fitted with enough pylons to carry an massive 10,500kg. May be used in the strike role.
Am-24R: Reconnaissance variant of the Am-24, fitted with internal SIGINT/ECM pods, and cameras. Carries missiles for self defence, but generally is much lighter than the Am-24 under normal operational conditions. May function as an Am-24, at a weight penalty due to the internal SIGINT/ECM pods and camera equipment.

Specs:
Length: 22.5m
Wingspan:
At 25° wing position: 16.75m
At 67° wing position: 10.5m
Height: 6.2m
Propulsion: AmTJ-1191 bypass turbojet (x2)
Total Net Thrust: 474kN
Empty Weight: 17,500kg
Normal Combat Weight: 36,970kg (34,810kg for Am-24R)
Maximum Take-Off Weight: 43,750kg
Minimum Fuel Weight: 10,940kg
Maximum Fuel Weight: 15,310kg
Normal Payload: 4,160kg
Maximum Payload: 10,500kg
Thrust-to-Weight Ratio: ~1.31, (~1.39 for Am-24R)
Combat Range: 2,037km (3,500km Am-24R)
Ferry Range: 5,500km
Operational Ceiling: 20,000m
Max Altitude: 22,100m
Max Cruising Speed: 900km/h (~mach .735)
Max Supercruising Speed: mach 1.8
Maximum Speed:
Redline Speed: 3
Maximum Speed: mach 3.5+
Crew: 2
Price: $60m
DPR: $600 billion

In Service:
Yanitaria (All variants)
Lamoni (All)
Lyras (All)
Allanea (Am-24)
Anghele (All)
Pasquette (All)
Burtilania (Am-24R)
Stockport City (Am-24)
Willman (Am-24)
Battlehawk (Am-24)

$20m per YA-28 and -28N. Order Approved.

A B-2 replacement at the moment is possible, however the Athenoi and Daedalus companies, who have the experience necessary for such large aircraft are currently financially committed to more cost-effective aircraft. At $737 million dollars, it is felt that the B-2 offers very little that four conventional Da-34 bombers couldn't, at the same price, and furthermore, the fact that the B-2 requires a climate controlled hanger is seen as a major disadvantage to Athenoi and Daedalus's primary customer, the AARY, and thus it is felt that the opportunity cost of a B-2 replacement is not worth the effort at the moment, and so they will probably move towards more profitable aircraft. However, companies from another country may be interested in accepting a commission, or, we suggest that you consider the Da-34 Constellation (which is not yet available at the Groupe AIR storefront as it goes through revisions).

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Principality of Belkaland
Grand Duke Razgriz H. Demon
SecDef Maj. Gen. George Hammond

To: Groupe AIR
Re: Purchases for Testing

Payment of $380,000,000 USD has been wired to Groupe AIR. We shall commince testing as soon as the aircraft arrive.

As for the B-2 replacement & the Da-34 Constellation, we shall wait til the Constellation is up for sale before we decide on anything.

Sincerly,
Razgriz H. Demon
George Hammond

The Wessian Air Force is interested in purchasing 15 Am-22 "Boucanier" Multirole Fighter Bombers for a total cost of 975 million dollars. The 15 Am-22s are to replace F-16s in our most elite air squadron.

The Wessian Air Force is interested in purchasing 15 Am-22 "Boucanier" Multirole Fighter Bombers for a total cost of 975 million dollars. The 15 Am-22s are to replace F-16s in our most elite air squadron.

Order approved. Should you choose to expand your purchases to encompass other squadrons, or to upgrade to higher quality, more expensive aircraft, Groupe AIR hopes that you think of us in the future.

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United States of Aesterland-Craitejk

Official Statement of the Defense Ministry Arms Procurement Agency

We are interested in procuring exclusive DPRs for both the Am-22 (all variants) and the Am-24 (all variants). Precisely how much would this cost?

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Principality of Belkaland
Grand Duke Razgriz H. Demon
SecDef Maj. Gen. George Hammond

To: Groupe AIR
Re: Test results and purchases

After many tests on the the 6 aircraft that was purchased by the Principality of Belkaland from Groupe AIR, the results of the testing are in.

In review by the Belkalandian Luftwaffe, the YA-28 & -28N have shown to be extremely effective aircraft, meeting or exceeding the abilities of the A-10 Thunderbolt II. As such, the Principality of Belkaland would like to order 100 YA-28Ns & 150 Ya-28 for $7,000,000,000 USD to compliment our current fleet of A-10Cs.

As for the Ya-42, we must inform you that the aircraft has failed to pass our tests. during the tests, the Corsaire was going up against Belkaland's prototype Su-47MKB. During the mock dogfight test, the Ya-42 and the Su-47MKB was shown to have similar manuverablity. In the speed test, the Su-47MKB had a higher top speed & cruise speed. And finally, in the radar tests, the Ya-42 had the smaller RCS. In the end, as it makes no sense to purchase a fighter that's only slightly better than our own and for a much higher cost, the Principality of Belkaland declines on the purchase of more Ya-42s. If you desire, we can return the two fighters.

Sincerly,
Razgriz H. Demon
George Hammond

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We are willing to settle the price at $2.51 trillion NSD for all variants, and in addition we would be willing to throw in domestic production rights to the So-92 and the So-100 air to air missiles at no further cost.

Snip

Groupe AIR is willing to enter negotiations with your government, and put to use our contacts with in the Yanitarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to broker an agreement to decrease the price of the YA-42E in a way that will satisfy all parties.

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Principality of Belkaland
Grand Duke Razgriz H. Demon
SecDef Maj. Gen. George Hammond

To: Groupe AIR
Re: Test results and purchases

The Principality of Belkaland must decline on negotiations for the cost of the Ya-42E. The Luftwaffe has already made their choice in what fighter they'll purchase.

Sincerly,
Razgriz H. Demon
George Hammond

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United States of Aesterland-Craitejk

Official Statement of the Defense Ministry Arms Procurement Agency

The quoted price of 2.51trillion is acceptable to us. The money will be payed over 4 years in installments of 627.5 billion. We will wire the first instalment to a nominated account upon confirmation of the order.

The Wessian Air Force is interested in purchasing 30 more Am-22 "Boucanier" Multirole Fighter Bombers for a total cost of 1.95 billion dollars. These 30 fighters will be replacing F-4s in the second air squadron.

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United States of Aesterland-Craitejk

Official Statement of the Defense Ministry Arms Procurement Agency

The quoted price of 2.51trillion is acceptable to us. The money will be payed over 4 years in installments of 627.5 billion. We will wire the first instalment to a nominated account upon confirmation of the order.

Order approved, five example copies will be delivered immediately for training and evaluation purposes.

The Wessian Air Force is interested in purchasing 30 more Am-22 "Boucanier" Multirole Fighter Bombers for a total cost of 1.95 billion dollars. These 30 fighters will be replacing F-4s in the second air squadron.

Order approved.

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Official Statement
Ministry of Defense

The procurement division of the Ministry of Defense, in all its unimaginative, lazy wonder, would like to place an order for 350 Am-22NEL aircraft for the Leistungi Navy.

Official Statement
Ministry of Defense

The procurement division of the Ministry of Defense, in all its unimaginative, lazy wonder, would like to place an order for 350 Am-22NEL aircraft for the Leistungi Navy.

Order approved.

Official Order form for the Department of Research, Evolution, and Development

We require the following equipment from your agency:

100 Ya-42 "Corsaire" aircraft
100 AM-22 Boucanier Multirole Fighter-bombers
100 AM-24 "Vodou-II" Interceptors.

We have the following special requests:

1. All models are to be painted safety orange.
2. 50% of all models are to be delivered as remote-control variants.

Thank you for your cooperation. 27.5 billion dollars will be wired upon confirmation of our order.

M.A.C Heavy Industries | Defense

We wish to purchase the Domestic Production Rights for all products.

These shall be produced for use by the Anghele Armed Forces.

In no way are they for export.These are for internal use only.

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Funds shall be wired upon confirmation of order.

For any inquiries please contact us:

Link To Storefront: http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=570831

M.A.C Direct Line: 21-456-3450

M.A.C@DefenseNet.Agle

Thank you,

M.A.C Heavy Industries Defense Management.

Official Order form for the Department of Research, Evolution, and Development

We require the following equipment from your agency:

100 Ya-42 "Corsaire" aircraft
100 AM-22 Boucanier Multirole Fighter-bombers
100 AM-24 "Vodou-II" Interceptors.

We have the following special requests:

1. All models are to be painted safety orange.
2. 50% of all models are to be delivered as remote-control variants.

Thank you for your cooperation. 27.5 billion dollars will be wired upon confirmation of our order.

Order approved, although the YA-42 can only be delivered as the YA-42E.


M.A.C Heavy Industries | Defense

We wish to purchase the Domestic Production Rights for all products.

These shall be produced for use by the Anghele Armed Forces.

In no way are they for export.These are for internal use only.

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Funds shall be wired upon confirmation of order.

For any inquiries please contact us:

Link To Storefront: http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=570831

M.A.C Direct Line: 21-456-3450

M.A.C@DefenseNet.Agle

Thank you,

M.A.C Heavy Industries Defense Management.


Order approved, and although we will export the non-export variants of the YA-28, we will only sell the YA-42E DPRs to non-allied nation. Price: A lot.

Order approved, and although we will export the non-export variants of the YA-28, we will only sell the YA-42E DPRs to non-allied nation. Price: A lot.


M.A.C Heavy Industries | Defense

Care to clarify that part?

We are already good costumers regaridng the YA-42,if you check your records you will notice that it is already under Anghele Air Force service codenamed "Raphael".

Regarding the funds,you can check our storefront for references,as well as Anghele budget to confirm that we have enough funds to proceed with the purchase.

Please give us a quote on the total price,your account number and bank name so we can transfer the funds please.

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For any inquiries please contact us:

Link To Storefront: http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=570831

M.A.C Direct Line: 21-456-3450

M.A.C@DefenseNet.Agle

Thank you,

M.A.C Heavy Industries Defense Management.

Federation Of Lingard
Department Of Defense
Department Of The Army

The Federation Army would like to purchase the Domestic production Rights for:

-DNa-30T "Cheval"
-DNA-30N "Cheval"

At the Cost of (I beleive) 4billion USD (Please Correct if wrong)

If Possible a Paymemt Plan would be appreciated

Signed
Jenny Mason
SECDEF

M.A.C Heavy Industries | Defense

Care to clarify that part?

We are already good costumers regaridng the YA-42,if you check your records you will notice that it is already under Anghele Air Force service codenamed "Raphael".

Regarding the funds,you can check our storefront for references,as well as Anghele budget to confirm that we have enough funds to proceed with the purchase.

Please give us a quote on the total price,your account number and bank name so we can transfer the funds please.

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For any inquiries please contact us:

Link To Storefront: http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=570831

M.A.C Direct Line: 21-456-3450

M.A.C@DefenseNet.Agle

Thank you,

M.A.C Heavy Industries Defense Management.

Groupe AIR Sales, Yanitarian Division

Please excuse us for the glitch in our systems, caused by the disconnect with our partners in Yanitarian Arms. We will correct the problem with in our system soon. Our sincerest apologies for the incident, and because of it we have arranged for a 5% discount on this purchase.

The price is $2,274,537,500,000 after the discount is applied. According to our calculations, such would strain your nation's budget, and therefore we would like to offer you a four year no interest loan on the production rights.

In order to take care of payment, please contact Banque de Yanitarie, which handles all payment for the appropriate companies.

Thank you, and we hope that you remain a valued customer to Groupe AIR.

Federation Of Lingard
Department Of Defense
Department Of The Army

The Federation Army would like to purchase the Domestic production Rights for:

-DNa-30T "Cheval"
-DNA-30N "Cheval"

At the Cost of (I beleive) 4billion USD (Please Correct if wrong)

If Possible a Paymemt Plan would be appreciated

Signed
Jenny Mason
SECDEF

Groupe AIR Sales, Yanitarian Division

Order approved, the price (20,000,000 + 5,000,000 x 10,000) equals $250,000,000,000. (OOC: I need to add that variants are a quarter of the price of the regular)

Federation Of Lingard
Department Of Defense
Department Of The Army

Excellent, Funds on the way



Signed
Jenny Mason
SECDEF

Federation Of Lingard
Department Of Defense
Department Of The Army
Request DPR's For

AM-22N
YA-28N

If avaliable, please state DPR price as could not be found



Signed
Jenny Mason
SECDEF

Federation Of Lingard
Department Of Defense
Department Of The Army
Request DPR's For

AM-22N
YA-28N

If avaliable, please state DPR price as could not be found



Signed
Jenny Mason
SECDEF

Order approved. DPRs are the same price as 10,000 individual airplanes, and so your bill comes to $850,000,000,000. Thank you for choosing Groupe AIR.

The Wessian Air Force wishes to purchase 15 YA-28Es, 30 Am-24s, and 30 DnA-30s which comes to a total cost of 2.670 billion dollars. We wish for this order to be rushed and we will pay the funds for it if necessary.

The Wessian Air Force wishes to purchase 15 YA-28Es and 30 Am-24s which comes to a total cost of 2.070 billion dollars. We wish for this order to be rushed and we will pay the funds for it if necessary.

As per the agreement between Monsieur Vallette, your order has been approved, with a number of notes. The first note is that M. Vallette has upgraded your YA-28E to the YA-28. The second note is that M. Vallette has set up an account with the Banque de Yanitarie, and we must return your payment of ~$2billion, and charge M. Vallette's account.

Thank you for your patronage.

LA-25 Hornet Multi-Purpose Vehicle

STATS:

Height: 1,249.68 mm
Length: 2,743.2 mm
Width: 1,524 mm
Weight: 771 kg
Tires: 6 run-flat
Engine: 23.5 kW A-50 Multi-fuel, Air-cooled Diesel, Flat-twin engine
Transmission: Infinitely variable transmission
Suspension: Torsion-Bar
Max Speed: 48.28 km/h
Range: 100 km
Armament: Mountings for two GPMGs
Unit Price: 50,000 standard dollars (LA-25); 55,000 standard dollars (LA-25 A)

WRITE-UP:

The LA-25 Hornet is an improvement upon the Tamara A1 multi-purpose vehicle. Designed to fit inside the cargo bay of the Yanitarian DnA-30 helicopter, the LA-25 can perform casualty evacuation, scouting, recon, supply, limited medical evacuation, and perimeter patrol duties.

The LA-25 is a six wheeled on and off-road vehicle, whose main strengths are its small size, maneuverability, and off-road capabilities. It is a larger version of the popular civilian All-Terrain Vehicle intended for military or police use. The LA-25 has a capacity for up to 6 non-injured personnel in the rear cargo bed, with the two in front in regular seating, including the driver.

A military standard litter can be carried in a steel “litter carrier” sited above the hood of the LA-25, and another litter can be carried in the rear cargo bed. The litter carrier also acts as a brush shield for the hood of the vehicle when it is not being actively used for litters. The litter carrier also connects to the steel brush guard that covers the front of the vehicle. These brush guards are used in order to keep foliage from damaging the vehicle as it travels off-road. There are brackets to securely hold two assault rifles in the forward litter carrier, which allows for personnel to use the weapons for self-defense, if need be.

The LA-25 chassis is v-shaped for mine resistance, with attachable flat panels that allow the LA-25 to move in snow, sand, or mud, like a motorized sled. The motorized sled idea is reminiscent of the World War II German Kübelwagen, which was the German equivalent of the allied Jeep.

The LA-25 has a cargo carrying capacity of 590 kg, allowing the Hornet to be used for moving supplies in addition to its other roles. The rear cargo bed has dimensions of 1,524 mm width, 1,168 mm length, and 233.68 mm height. The sides of the rear cargo bed can fold down in order to accommodate a litter, and up to two additional (medical) personnel. If cargo is stored in the rear cargo bed, it is recommended that the cargo is palletized, and tightly secured, for safety reasons. This same safety restriction applies to litters, when they are being carried by the LA-25.

The LA-25 also features a fold down bullet-proof glass (against bullets of up to 7.62 mm) windshield, which protects the crew from bullets, shrapnel, and foliage. Seatbelts (in the form of lap belts), are also available, in order to protect the troops riding in the two seats from crashes and other adverse conditions; these lap belts are equipped with quick-release mechanisms that allow the two personnel to evacuate the vehicle quickly, should conditions warrant this. Military standard paint can be used to camouflage the LA-25, so that it matches its environment.

The LA-25 also has attachment points for two GPMGs. One for use by the front passenger, and another in the bed.

An option for a camouflaged canvas collapsible roof is also included, meant to provide comfort, and a slight additional safety factor for personell.

APU Variant

The variant was specifically created to allow pilots to man grounded aircraft, ready to take off at any moment during times of conflict, however can also be used as a general purpose generator

The LA-25 can also carry a 70 kW flat-twin APU, designed to start engines on fighter aircraft, as well as keeping them running and at the ready. The APU is secured to the bed in the rear of the vehicle, and is started with a key, like most automobiles.

The bed mounting for a GPMG has been removed for this variant, and seating in the bed has been reduced to four. This variant is known as the LA-25 A.

There is also an optional attachment point for a 3 cm diameter, 4.75032 meter tall collapsible pole that can be used to move supplies up to taller aircraft from the LA-25 itself, such as rations or mail carried in a burlap sack. This was seen as being easier than having to have moving stairs connect to the aircraft at all times.

As with the original LA-25, a camouflaged canvas collapsible roof is also included, meant to provide comfort and shade to any pilots that are riding in it, and adding a slight additional safety factor for personell against anything that might slowly fall from above.

An additional camouflaged canvas collapsible sunshade is also provided that can extend over the cockpit of a fighter aircraft that is next to the LA-25 A. This allows even faster reaction time for the pilots and their aircraft.

Four padded seats are provided in the bed of the LA-25 A, allowing any pilots that may ride the LA-25 A the ability to stand at ready status inside the vehicle for longer periods of time, by providing comfort.

The LA-25 A has room in the back for a cooler, which can be used to store soft drinks, medical supplies or other things that require a cool environment. It is recommended to sterilize this cooler regularly. Additionally, a Yanitarian military ruggedized coffee maker has been installed, allowing fresh coffee to be brewed onboard the vehicle. This will improve pilot alertness (should any be riding on the LA-25 A), as well as giving them something to do while they are waiting.

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SOURCES:

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Official Message from Hammond Motors, Incorporated

Dear friends in Lamoni!

We wish to sign a contract to import 100,000 of your LA-25 multipurpose vehicles into Allanea every year to market them commercially for hunters, private militias, and other uses. We will pay $5,500,000,000 per year for them if you agree to set up a center in Allanea to provide customer support for owners.

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Department of Defence
The Republic of Reijvajik

The Republic of Reijvajik wishes to purchase the following:

300 AM-22NEL Aircraft @ NS$66mn ea.
Totalling $19,800,000,000 ($19.8bn).

Money will be sent upon request.

Sincerely -

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Ardon Wyjsten
Ministry of Defence

To: Group AIR
From: Muhammad Ali Giuliani, Minister of War, Italia Orientale

The Republic of Italia Orientale would like to place an order for 32 YA-42 "Corsaires" for $4,800,000,000 and 72 YA-28 "Eclipses" for $1,440,000,000. The total cost for the order should be $6,240,000,000 to be wired as soon as our purchase is approved. Thank you for your service and we look forward to working with you again in the future.


Regards,
Minister Giuliani

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Department of Defence
The Republic of Reijvajik

The Republic of Reijvajik wishes to purchase the following:

300 AM-22NEL Aircraft @ NS$66mn ea.
Totalling $19,800,000,000 ($19.8bn).

Money will be sent upon request.

Sincerely -

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Ardon Wyjsten
Ministry of Defence

While the order is approved, we would like to note that the Am-22NEL is a naval dedicated SIGINT and EW aircraft, and would not perform as well as the Am-22N and Am-22 in regular combat situation due to the added electronics equipment. Furthermore, naval aircraft are heavier than land based aircraft, and we would understand if you wanted to diversify the order a bit, which would also result in a small refund.

To: Group AIR
From: Muhammad Ali Giuliani, Minister of War, Italia Orientale

The Republic of Italia Orientale would like to place an order for 32 YA-42 "Corsaires" for $4,800,000,000 and 72 YA-28 "Eclipses" for $1,440,000,000. The total cost for the order should be $6,240,000,000 to be wired as soon as our purchase is approved. Thank you for your service and we look forward to working with you again in the future.


Regards,
Minister Giuliani


Your order of 32 YA-42E's and 72 YA-28's has been approved. However, due to export restrictions on the YA-42, we cannot make the non-export variant available to you. However, the differences are minimal, having mainly to do with refinement and compatibility of the avionics, and refinement of the radar absorbent material.

Official Message from Hammond Motors, Incorporated

Dear friends in Lamoni!

We wish to sign a contract to import 100,000 of your LA-25 multipurpose vehicles into Allanea every year to market them commercially for hunters, private militias, and other uses. We will pay $5,500,000,000 per year for them if you agree to set up a center in Allanea to provide customer support for owners.

Order confirmed in all respects. Lamonian technicians will be sent to Allanea in order to assist in the construction of the asked for customer support center in Allanea; with a small dedicated assembly facility that will produce the paid for amount of LA-25s per year.

We ask that this facility remain owned and operated by LAIX Arms; for legal reasons.

Thank you.

While the order is approved, we would like to note that the Am-22NEL is a naval dedicated SIGINT and EW aircraft, and would not perform as well as the Am-22N and Am-22 in regular combat situation due to the added electronics equipment. Furthermore, naval aircraft are heavier than land based aircraft, and we would understand if you wanted to diversify the order a bit, which would also result in a small refund.


The order, as it stands, would be preferable. Reijvajik wishes to use the planes for its navy to disrupt communications at sea.

It has been brought to our attention that Groupe AIR maybe interested in purchasing the folowing Aircraft from our design bureau

The A/C in question is based on the F-16ATF

It is called by our design bureau F-48 "Golf"

It is a Delta wing version that competed against the F-15 Strike eagle.

It is a single seat version that is equiped with a GE F-110-100 Turbofan afterburning engine rated at 32,000lbs thrust
Max speed is Mach 2.6 at 50,000 ft
It is equipped with a 30mm gatling gun in the left wing root
It can be armed with 10 AIM9L Sidewinder AAM.. or 6 AIM9L and 8 AIM120 AMRAMs
In the Ground attack roll,it can be equipped with up to 25,000 lbs of LGB,PGM,or iron bombs
It has the latest AGW-9EMR (based on the research and development from the SPY1 radar system

Flyaway cost per unit is 35million

If interested in purchasing the rights,we are more then willing to negotiate a reasonable agreement

Minister of Defense of Blackpage
Gen. Tighe R. Woods

It has been brought to our attention that Groupe AIR maybe interested in purchasing the folowing Aircraft from our design bureau

The A/C in question is based on the F-16ATF

It is called by our design bureau F-48 "Golf"

It is a Delta wing version that competed against the F-15 Strike eagle.

It is a single seat version that is equiped with a GE F-110-100 Turbofan afterburning engine rated at 32,000lbs thrust
Max speed is Mach 2.6 at 50,000 ft
It is equipped with a 30mm gatling gun in the left wing root
It can be armed with 10 AIM9L Sidewinder AAM.. or 6 AIM9L and 8 AIM120 AMRAMs
In the Ground attack roll,it can be equipped with up to 25,000 lbs of LGB,PGM,or iron bombs
It has the latest AGW-9EMR (based on the research and development from the SPY1 radar system

Flyaway cost per unit is 35million

If interested in purchasing the rights,we are more then willing to negotiate a reasonable agreement

Minister of Defense of Blackpage
Gen. Tighe R. Woods

OOC: I am gonna take a wild guess and say you are a big Golf fan. That's cool, I am on the golf team at school.

I am gonna right this entirely OOCly, because I can't be arsed to figure out how to write this In Character.

I would be more than willing to buy the design for Aéromarine, but so far there isn't much to flesh out the design. If you'd be willing to flesh out the write up, add an extensive statblock, and run the design past NS Draftroom for peer review. I'd be happy to help you with the design, and to give you pointers on it.

OOC: you do realize how ridiculously ironic naming an aerospace company after Daedalus is?

OOC: you do realize how ridiculously ironic naming an aerospace company after Daedalus is?

OOC: Naming an aerospace company after Icarus would be. Daedalus is the one that lived. It's not my fault if someone attempts to fly a plane too close to the sun. Besides, I provide a fool proof safeguard with all planes: None of them can escape orbit, and therefore cannot fly too close to the sun.

The UFMC would like to know about the DPRs for the following products from Yanitarian Aerospace Industry: YA-42 "Corsaire" Air Supremacy Fighter, Am-22 "Boucanier" Multirole Fighter Bomber, and DnA-30T "Cheval" Tactical Transport Helicopter. We would like them for all variants.

The UFMC would like to know about the DPRs for the following products from Yanitarian Aerospace Industry: YA-42 "Corsaire" Air Supremacy Fighter, Am-22 "Boucanier" Multirole Fighter Bomber, and DnA-30T "Cheval" Tactical Transport Helicopter. We would like them for all variants.

For non allied nations, only DPRs for the export variants of the YA-42 (which would be the YA-42E) and DnA30T (DnA-31T) are available. A DPR runs at 10,000 times the cost of a single unit price (or in other words, the same price as 10,000 of that particular plane), with the price of an additional variant (such as the Am-22N) being 25% of the cost of the first DPR, or the same cost as buying 2,500 of that particular airplane.

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Святая инквизиция Технические науки Департамент
Inquisition's Engineering Department

The Inquisition would like to purchase, under the terms that every aircraft is available for immediate delivery, due to extreme urgency of wartime conditions, fifteen Am-22 "Boucanier" Multi-Role Fighters, to be delivered in the restored Sansapor Airfield (http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sansapor_Airfield) in Guinea. The value of 975 millions will be wired as soon as the immediate availability of the mentioned number of aircrafts is confirmed. God bless you.

OOC: Prazinia. Using automated translators to create stuff for your nation is a big no-no.

(OOC: I don't know Russian so I take the consequence of LULZy failtranslators. And you should've TGed me that instead because it is totally offtopic to this thread. )

OOC: Yan, would you like to co-develop a UCAV version of the YA-28 “Eclipse”?

OOC: Yan, would you like to co-develop a UCAV version of the YA-28 “Eclipse”?

OOC: Interesting idea, I like it. Sure, shouldn't be too hard to do. It won't be as flexible as a piloted aircraft, but it's definitely an interesting idea that I think would sell well, and would probably come in handy in the future. Tell you what, why don't you PM me on NSD, and we'll talk about it.

TO: Groupe AIR
FR: UFMC

Our government would like to buy the following aircraft:

YA-42E DPR: $1.5 Trillion (F-24E 'Viper' Air Supremacy Fighter)
Am-22N DPR: $650 Billion (F/A-19 'Archangel' Multirole Fighter Bomber)
Am-22NEL DPR: $660 Billion (EF-19 'Guardian Angel' Electronic Warfare and Intelligence Aircraft)
Am-22EL DPR: $162.5 Billion (EF-20 'Angel' Electronic Warfare and Intelligence Aircraft)
Am-22 DPR: $165 Billion (F/A-20 'Virtues Angel' Multirole Fighter Bomber)
DnA-31T DPR: $200 Billion (UH-31T 'Seraph' Tactical Transport Helicopter)
DnA-31N DPR: $200 Billion (SH-31N 'Cherubim' Naval Tactical Helicopter)

Total: $3,537,500,000,000

We are also going to be using our military designation for your aircraft. We thank you for your time.

We would also like to know if you could produce a carrier version of the YA-42E aircraft.

(OOC: I don't know Russian so I take the consequence of LULZy failtranslators. And you should've TGed me that instead because it is totally offtopic to this thread. )

Order approved

TO: Groupe AIR
FR: UFMC

Our government would like to buy the following aircraft:

YA-42E DPR: $1.5 Trillion (F-24E 'Viper' Air Supremacy Fighter)
Am-22N DPR: $650 Billion (F/A-19 'Archangel' Multirole Fighter Bomber)
Am-22NEL DPR: $660 Billion (EF-19 'Guardian Angel' Electronic Warfare and Intelligence Aircraft)
Am-22EL DPR: $162.5 Billion (EF-20 'Angel' Electronic Warfare and Intelligence Aircraft)
Am-22 DPR: $165 Billion (F/A-20 'Virtues Angel' Multirole Fighter Bomber)
DnA-31T DPR: $200 Billion (UH-31T 'Seraph' Tactical Transport Helicopter)
DnA-31N DPR: $200 Billion (SH-31N 'Cherubim' Naval Tactical Helicopter)

Total: $3,537,500,000,000

We are also going to be using our military designation for your aircraft. We thank you for your time.

We would also like to know if you could produce a carrier version of the YA-42E aircraft.

Order approved, however the YA-42E is too heavy for carrier launch.

Aéromarine Ingénierie, Model 30, "Wakô"

Am-30 "Wakô"

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Am-30X Prototype.

History:

The Am-30 was envisioned as early as the 1980s in the SARA, which was the Royal Air Service of the Kingdom of Arkadia, the immediate predecessor of the PRUY. However, due to widespread corruption, what would have been a design more along the lines of the Yak-141 was derailed after ten years of development, while the aforementioned plane was adopted due to it's widespread international use in the 1990s. However, a strong VTOL aircraft was not fully put into production until the formation of the current government of Yanitaria after the revolution, when military production could resume. It was, however, during the revolution that the importance of VTOL, STOVL, and STOL aircraft was realized. After the initial phase of the "Café War", airfields of all sorts, civilian, military, paved and unpaved, came under attack constantly by partisans. often times the attacks came from mortars fired from nearby woods or concealed urban locations, from ATMY-1s and other man-portable anti tank missiles, or even from landmines thrown under metal patches by saboteurs working in the airfields. Air superiority was never guaranteed, as taking off was such a dangerous proposition. Furthermore, even if an airplane managed to land, often partisans carrying MANPADs could target them with relative consistency, as they always could be sure where the planes were going to take off or land. And although early in the war the partisans didn't have any form of air power what so ever, donations of VTOL aircraft (called ADAVs in French), and aircraft capable of taking off from unprepared runways, allowed the rebels to outnumber, if not outclass, their enemies, especially before important offensives, when they would increase the amount of anti-runway and anti-aircraft operations near airfields, decreasing the number of enemy aircraft able to engage in the battle.

The Wakô, named as all current generation Yanitarian planes after some form of pirate, was on the drawing board in both Yanitarien Aérospatial and Aéromarine Inénierie at the same time, although with slightly different designs, mainly focused on the role. The Aéromarine design focused mainly on an all around good multirole aircraft, similar to the Am-22 Boucanier, but lighter, while the Yanitarien Aérospatial team had designed a light forward swept wing similar to the YA-42. After the countries of Lamoni and Lyras jointly issued a tender for a mutlirole VTOL/STOVL aircraft for the joint helicopter landing ship, Yanitarien Aérospatial realized that the Aéromarine design was more compatible, and so as not to entirely lose any profit, offered to design jointly an aircraft. The design would use the light forward swept wings that YA had developed, as well as call on Wellington, a Pasquettere company that had reestablished itself in Yanitaria in order to join the original FIAUY organization, the precursor to Groupe AIR, in order to provide experience in the field of stealth, which was considered an acceptable cost for an aircraft that would likely cost around the same as the Am-22 (with stealth, while a cheaper non-stealthy variant would also be developed), with Aéromarine designing the bulk of the aircraft, including the powerful engine that it would need in order to be a truly ADAV aircraft.

Airframe & Engine:

The airframe was a point of contention between the three involved design bureaus (Yawarah, who also participated with electronics, was not involved in discussions regarding the airframe). YA had adamantly been a proponent of forward swept wings, which conflicted with the extreme stealth which Wellington had espoused. Aéromarine sided with YA against Wellington, opting for a forward swept wing, citing the following advantages of a similarly sized backward swept wing:
higher lift-to-drag ratio

higher capacity in dogfight maneuvers

higher range at subsonic speed

improved stall resistance and anti-spin characteristics

improved stability at high angles of attack

a lower minimum flight speed

a shorter take-off and landing distance
Furthermore, testing done with the YA-42 conclusively showed that the forward swept wing did not significantly alter RCS compared to swept wings like the Am-22. In the end, Wellington agreed, and made several suggestions in order to reduce the RCS. The first suggestion, that would only be used in the F variants (standing for furtif, french for "stealth") was a new composite skin, various covers, and doors. Notable among this are the large blade seals to minimize potential radar returns from the trailing-edge recess cavity, which is exposed during aileron movement. This new radar absorbent material, which Wellington refuses to describe in press releases, only stating that it is very similar in property to that used in the X-47B drone, which (the material, that is) was developed by GKN Aerospace, used in the broad seal material is flexible and spring-mounted to maintain tension over the forward section of the aileron, but snaps shut to become flush with the wing surface with the ailerons in a neutral position.

For maneuverability purposes, the Am-30 is a highly unstable triplane, with a wing, canard, and tail configuration very similar to the YA-42. The wings are made of graphite with titanium reinforcements, while the canards and tail are made of titanium, and the main fuselage is mainly made of carbon fiber, the material having been produced by Solbakken. The choice of materials makes the Am-30 extremely light, allowing it to take off vertically with respectable loadings, with out using it's afterburner, which often damages decks of carriers and airfields. Furthermore, because it can take off vertically with out using the afterburner, the Am-30V can be launched from small civilian Ro-Ro ships in times of war, which opens multiple tactical opportunities to exploit. The tail is done in a short twin-boom style, so that should one tail be destroyed, the other remains, somewhat separate, so that the airplane maintains some control.

The Am-30 can be refueled via probe and drogue, with the stealthy variants having a YA-42 style retractable probe.

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[SIZE=1]AmTF-760 final production model.

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AmLF-760 "Cycle de Vie" turned on it's side during inspection.

The Am-30 (all models) use a new engine based heavily on the highly efficient AmTF-1191, originally fitted with a three bearing swivel mount, which was later changed to a variable swivel mount, which was again changed to a variable swivel mount with limited horizontal variability, allowing for it to have a somewhat outdated 3D thrust vectoring, which is still much better than almost any VTOL aircraft on the market. The AmTF-760 is optimized for maximum thrust out of a single engine, allowing it to, as stated earlier, carry a respectable load with out resorting to using an afterburner. This single, deceptively simple design goal, was the hardest obstacle to overcome. In fact, it wasn't until late 2008 until the engines were in fact ready for the aircraft, before which a less heavily modified AmTF-1191 engine was used. A new feature of Yanitarian aircraft, which has been tried and tested before, are intake slots above the airplane, which are much more complicated on the stealthy versions. The main intakes can be closed, and the slots can be opened, allowing for take off runs from unprepared airstrips. Further, the intake can also be opened during intense maneuvers in order to lower the stall speed, however with an engine so powerful, it hardly matters. On the stealthier variants, the auxiliary intakes lay flush with the skin, and are also painted with radar absorbent paint. Further, unlike the simple shutters used on the unstealthy variants, the stealtier ones store the slats internally, and when not in use they lay flush with the intake, minimizing their RCS. The Am-30V and Am-30FV both use a contra-rotating "Cycle de Vie" lift fan in order to augment their VTOL capability, in addition to two roll posts situated underneath each wing. This provides a total of 210kN of thrust with out using an afterburner, and 268kN with it.

Avionics:

The Am-30 is notable for using integrated avionics, in which the major components of the software, such as the radar, electronic warfare systems, and weapons system all acting as a single unit. This allows a pilot to check on the fly system warnings, instruments, and information gathered by passive, active, or even outside means (outside means being defined as AWACs aircraft). The balance of accessibility and the rate at which one can consume information was a key problem that had to be addressed, and so engineers and software experts made extensive use of visual and aural cues which are not so subtle as to go unnoticed, but not so dramatic that it's distracts the pilot during combat. As an extension, managing this balance adds another layer of functionality to the combatant, allowing him to work at a level not possible under regular conditions.

As stated, the Oiseau Futé CIP allows the amount of resources required by the system to grow. Central to this are the module slots, each one of which is one of seven generic processors, and each runs with complete independence to the ones near it. Each module runs a different set of task, and should it fail, another module may emulate it, allowing for extreme redundancy with in the on board systems. Each of the two CIPs contains 70 module slots, with 24 and 25 empty slots, with provisions for a third CIP. Additionally, with future advancements in electronics miniaturization, it is theorized that a future upgrade may increase capacity by 350%.

The software is mission configurable, so that modules may be switched out as the roles change, which is why the Oiseau Futé system has been used nearly universally, from it's introduction in the YA-42 until now. Regardless of aircraft role, from Air Superiority to Ground Attack to transport, the OF CIP is extremely versatile.

In order to detect threats from range, the Am-30 uses the ODIN radar set, which includes forward looking AESA radar, two rearward looking radar sets in the back (one more than any other plane already equipped with the ODIN radar set, increasing redundancy and giving the twin booms symmetry), and passive radar systems for detecting enemy radar. The Forward looking set can detect 1m^2 object from 200-250km, with planned upgrades allowing detection up to 400km on narrow bands. As a supporting measure, an Optical Locator System, the YwSRO-58, much like that found on the YA-42's already in Yanitarian service, which bolsters the previously underused system, putting it to use against stealthy enemies, and extensively in the ground attack role.

Armament:

The armament for the Wakô is necessarily versatile, owing to it's role as a multirole aircraft. The ACY-25G cannon operating using the gast principle was chosen for this particular aircraft, rather that the ubiquitous ACY-25E used in almost all other Yanitarian aircraft. This means that the firing of one cannon automatically operates the mechanism of the other. The ACY-25G is essentially two ACY-25Es linked together by the gast system. Two magazines each contain 200 rounds, totaling 400 rounds, meaning that ammo should never be a concern, regardless of role. Should a lighter weight be required, depending on the role, the magazines can be reloaded at half or quarter capacity, and it is in fact preferable to do so, for reliability reasons, but by no means required, as even with a full load the reliability falls well within acceptable ratios. To increase accuracy the barrels are built to be a tight fit for the bullets, increasing wear, but increasing accuracy considerably. The ACY-25G is accurate out to 2km, and can destroy most targets in seven to ten shots. Further, the guns both vent gas forward in order to reduce recoil. The Am-30C, -30V, and -30CN each carry twelve pylons, six under the fuselage, three under each wing. The fuselage hardpoints are rated at 1,000kg (x2), and 750kg (x4), while the wing pylons are rated at 750kg (x2), 500kg (x2), and 250kg (x2). The fuselage hardpoints are all plumbed, and can accommodate Groupe AIR standard, Questarian, Warsaw Pact/CIS standard, and NATO standard weaponry.

The Am-30CF, -30VF, and -30CFN, the aircraft also has the option of adding weapons bays for up to 6 air to air missiles, such as the So-100 or So-92. Conformal fuel tanks, with or without weapons bays, are available for all variants.

The Am-30 is very versatile, especially with the YwSRO-58 which replaces in many airforces such as the antiquated Yanitarian YwSRO-49, AN/ASQ-228 ATFLIR, and even such systems as the Pave Penny.

Variant Designations:

Am-30X: Prototype
Am-30C or Am-30ADAC: CTOL variant
Am-30V or Am-30ADAV: VTOL variant
Am-30CF: stealthy CTOL variant
Am-30VF: stealthy VTOL variant
Am-30CN: CTOL naval variant
Am-30CFN: stealthy CTOL naval variant.

Variant Design Info:

Stats:
Length: 18.5m
Wingspan: 11.5m
Height: 5m
Propulsion: AmTF-760 Turbofan.
Total Net Thrust (Dry): 115kN
Total Net Thrust (Wet): 185kN
Lift Fan: AmLF-760 "Cycle de Vie"
Total Net VTOL Thrust (Dry): 210kN
Total Net VTOL Thrust (Wet): 268kN
Empty Weight: 11,000kg (Am-30C), 12,480kg (Am-30V)
Normal Combat Weight: 22,115kg (Am-30C), 20,265kg (VTOL Am-30V), 21,265kg (Conventional Takeoff Am-30V)
Maximum Take-Off Weight: 20,394kg (VTOL Am-30V w/o Afterburner), 27 328.4kg (VTOL Am-30V w/ Afterburner) , 31,045kg (Conventional Takeoff, all models)
Minimum Fuel Weight: 6,875kg (Am-30C), 5,210kg (Am-30V)
Normal VTOL Fuel Weight: 6,295kg (Assuming Afterburner use is undesired, otherwise MFW for Am-30V)
Maximum Fuel Weight: 9,625kg (Am-30C), 7,295kg (Am-30V)
Normal Payload: 1,490kg
Maximum Payload: 11,000kg (Impossible at Max Fuel Weight)
Thrust-to-Weight Ratio (Max Fuel): ~.85 (Am-30C), ~.93 (VTOL Am-30V), ~.0.89 (CTOL Am-30V)
Thrust-to-weight Ratio (50% Fuel): ~1.1 (Am-30C), ~1.1 (VTOL Am-30V), ~1.08 (CTOL Am-30V)
Combat Range: 3,130km (Am-30C), 2,315km (VTOL Am-30V), 2,600km (CTOL Am-30V)
Ferry Range: 8,450km (Am-30C), 6,250km (VTOL Am-30V), 7,000km (CTOL Am-30V)
Operational Ceiling: 20,000m
Super Cruising Speed: mach 1.6
Maximum Speed: mach 2 (governed)
Crew: 1
Price: $45mil (Am-30C), $50mil (Am-30V), $70mil (Am-30CF), $75mil (Am-30VF), $45mil (Am-30CN), $70mil (Am-30CFN)

Users
Yanitaria
Lyras
Lamoni
Pasquette
Burtilania
Pennsylvania

TO: Groupe AIR
FR: The Government of UFMC

We would like to thank you for your approval. We would also like to be the first to buy the Am-30 'Wako'

The following is a the number we plan to acquire from you company:

Am-30C- 10,000
$450 Billion

Am-30V- 10,000
$500 Billion

Am-30CF- 10,000
$700 Billion

Am-30VF- 10,000
$750 Billion

Am-30CN- 10,000
$450 Billion

Am-30CFN- 10,000
$750 Billion

Grand Total: $3.6 Trillion

PS I will be getting you the UFMC military designation as soon as I can if your going to post it some place on your post.

<<OOC: The Am-30 looks like a cross between a Sukhoi Su-47 Berkut and the Yakolev Yak-141 "Freestyle".>>

OOC: You have a very good eye to catch that, but the "official" cross of looks is the YA-42, and the Am-22.

Yanitaria should be around to confirm your order within 24 hours.

Official RCW Department of Defense Letter of Intent

Greetings,

My Department has learned much of Groupe AIR in the course of its' work, not least due to the glowing reports from our technical offices about the innovations accredited to it equally with the State Department's firm assessment of the reliability of each of the involved contributing nations as at least friends of the Commonwealth; if not outright allies even. Transitioning our air and maritime air forces from the present Candrian/Dartian dominated standard for combat airframes has long been debated, frequently to no real decision amid office and economic wrangling that surely has added more whites to my hair already by now despite my attempting to hold off the years' advance the best as duty and age allow of me. However I was finally able to force a decision by focusing on the core fighter requirements; more remains to be discussed internally regarding bombers and related roles such as escorts if we retain that role for theater missions, but I credit your firm with having enabled my staff to at last knock some sense into the sunny-day-lillies down in Procurement who kept changing their minds often (I suspect) for the sheer fun in making me jump through the proverbial hoops all day as they laughed; not a wise thing to do to a woman with a Marshal's baton as they now (figuratively) know. With that decision in mind, we wish to order the following...

2,000 Am-30VF Wako Tactical Fighters (x $75M) = $150B USD
3,500 YA-28N Eclipse CAS Bombers (x $20M) = $80B USD
3,000 Am-24 Voudou-II Interceptors (x $60M) = $360B USD
3,000 YA-42 Corsaire Air-Dominance Fighters (x $150M) = $450B
1,500 Am-22N Boucanier Multirole Fighters (x $65M) = $97.5B USD
Subtotal I: $1,137.5 Billion USD

Additionally, to make this transition logistically and financially viable over a properly gradual time frame, we request domestic production rights licenses for the designs in the following variants...

Am-30VF, -30CFN: $750B + $175B = $925B USD
YA-28N: $200B = $200B USD
AM-24, -24R: $600B + $150B = $750B
YA-42: $1500B = $1,500B USD
Am-22N, -22NEL: $650B + $165B = $815B USD
Subtotal II: $4,190 Billion USD
Grand Total: $5,327.5 Billion USD

We believe given the present diplomatic standing between the United Royal Provinces and Revolutionary Commonwealth, we would qualify for the default models in question, but if otherwise is the case we will gladly accept substitution of what models we would be cleared to purchase both examples of and licenses for as a fair instance of mercantile prerogative on the Group's part. With respects to this, we also wish to inquire of the Lyran Arms representatives which variant(s) of the LY908 Warhawk series our own standing with the Protectorate would qualify us for at this time.

Sincerely, with our thanks and trust,
Chief Marshal Eileen Millenhaus
Chair, Joint Chiefs of Staff, RCW War Office
Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense, RCW Supreme Directory
Personal Adjutant to the Commander-in-Chief, Her Excellency Christine Friedrich; By the Grace of the People Stewardess of the Revolution for the Revolutionary Commonwealth of Wagdog and its' Dominions

<<OOC: The Am-30 looks like a cross between a Sukhoi Su-47 Berkut and the Yakolev Yak-141 "Freestyle".>>

OOC: I have no idea what you are talking about, you are obviously mistaken, good sir.

Official RCW Department of Defense Letter of Intent

Greetings,

My Department has learned much of Groupe AIR in the course of its' work, not least due to the glowing reports from our technical offices about the innovations accredited to it equally with the State Department's firm assessment of the reliability of each of the involved contributing nations as at least friends of the Commonwealth; if not outright allies even. Transitioning our air and maritime air forces from the present Candrian/Dartian dominated standard for combat airframes has long been debated, frequently to no real decision amid office and economic wrangling that surely has added more whites to my hair already by now despite my attempting to hold off the years' advance the best as duty and age allow of me. However I was finally able to force a decision by focusing on the core fighter requirements; more remains to be discussed internally regarding bombers and related roles such as escorts if we retain that role for theater missions, but I credit your firm with having enabled my staff to at last knock some sense into the sunny-day-lillies down in Procurement who kept changing their minds often (I suspect) for the sheer fun in making me jump through the proverbial hoops all day as they laughed; not a wise thing to do to a woman with a Marshal's baton as they now (figuratively) know. With that decision in mind, we wish to order the following...

2,000 Am-30VF Wako Tactical Fighters (x $75M) = $150B USD
3,500 YA-28N Eclipse CAS Bombers (x $20M) = $80B USD
3,000 Am-24 Voudou-II Interceptors (x $60M) = $360B USD
3,000 YA-42 Corsaire Air-Dominance Fighters (x $150M) = $450B
1,500 Am-22N Boucanier Multirole Fighters (x $65M) = $97.5B USD
Subtotal I: $1,137.5 Billion USD

Additionally, to make this transition logistically and financially viable over a properly gradual time frame, we request domestic production rights licenses for the designs in the following variants...

Am-30VF, -30CFN: $750B + $175B = $925B USD
YA-28N: $200B = $200B USD
AM-24, -24R: $600B + $150B = $750B
YA-42: $1500B = $1,500B USD
Am-22N, -22NEL: $650B + $165B = $815B USD
Subtotal II: $4,190 Billion USD
Grand Total: $5,327.5 Billion USD

We believe given the present diplomatic standing between the United Royal Provinces and Revolutionary Commonwealth, we would qualify for the default models in question, but if otherwise is the case we will gladly accept substitution of what models we would be cleared to purchase both examples of and licenses for as a fair instance of mercantile prerogative on the Group's part. With respects to this, we also wish to inquire of the Lyran Arms representatives which variant(s) of the LY908 Warhawk series our own standing with the Protectorate would qualify us for at this time.

Sincerely, with our thanks and trust,
Chief Marshal Eileen Millenhaus
Chair, Joint Chiefs of Staff, RCW War Office
Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense, RCW Supreme Directory
Personal Adjutant to the Commander-in-Chief, Her Excellency Christine Friedrich; By the Grace of the People Stewardess of the Revolution for the Revolutionary Commonwealth of Wagdog and its' Dominions

Bonjour,

Groupe AIR heartily thanks Chief Marshal Eileen Millenhaus for her faith in our systems, and we would like to assure the Revolutionary Commonwealth that our products will perform consistently above expectations for years to come. Furthermore, Yanitarian companies will from here on out consider Delian League nations favoured, and will grant our highest discounts, the same discount given to Fedala Accord nations, something that we have not yet done for any other nation or group of nations. This discount will be applied retroactively to the current purchase, along with our thanks.

Sincerely,
The Groupe AIR Marketing Team, Yanitarian Division

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