Kurogane Hayabusa

The Kurogane Hayabusa (Akitei: 隼; Hayabusa; lit. 'Peregrine Falcon'), is a family of heavy, supersonic, twin-engine, variable-sweep wing multirole aircraft developed by Kurogane Aviation and operated by the Akitei Air Force and Akitei Navy. The Hayabusa exists in a myriad of variants, including the fighter-interceptor Hayabusa A, the strike fighter Hayabusa B the carrier capable strike fighter Hayabusa C, and the tactical jammer Hayabusa D

Hayabusa A
Air Force Requirement 1969 to replace Mach 2 Sabers, enters service 1979

Hayabusa B
Air Force Fighter-Bomber Requirement 1974 to replace the Vautour Fleet after the failure to secure funding for the Su-17oid. Enters service 1982

Hayabusa C
Navy Requirement 1970 to replace Super Skyknight, feet drags until the appearance of the Chez Tomkitten in 1982, Hayabusa B navalised to replace both Super Skyknight and aging Whales. Enters Service 1985

Hayabusa D
Idk replaces jammer and chaff bomber Vautours

General Characteristics

 * Crew: 2 (pilot and weapon systems officer)
 * Length: 63 ft 9.6 in (19.446 m)
 * Wingspan: 64 ft 1.5 in (19.545 m)
 * Swept Wingspan 38 ft 2.5 in (11.646 m) swept
 * Height: 18 ft 6 in (5.64 m)
 * Wing area: 565 sq ft (52.5 m2) wings only
 * Airfoil:
 * Kurogane (1.74)(35)(9.6)-(1.1)(30)(1.1) root
 * Kurogane (1.27)(30)(9.0)-(1.1)(40)(1.1) tip
 * Empty weight: 31,700 lb (14,379 kg)
 * Max takeoff weight: 81,000 lb (36,741 kg)
 * Powerplant: 2 × F100-PW-229, thrust: 17,800 lb dry (79 kN); 29,160 lb (129.7 kN) with afterburner each)

Performance


 * Maximum speed: 1,434 kn (1,650 mph, 2,656 km/h) / Mach 2.5+ at high altitude, 782 kn (900 mph; 1,448 km/h) / M1.2 at low altitude


 * Combat range: 687 nmi (791 mi, 1,272 km)
 * Ferry range: 2,100 nmi (2,400 mi, 3,900 km) with conformal fuel tanks and three external fuel tanks
 * Service ceiling: 60,000 ft (18,000 m)
 * g limits: + 9
 * Rate of climb: 50,000 ft/min (250 m/s) +
 * Thrust/weight: 0.93