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F-45A Barracuda REMASTER

147k Pilotmario  6.4 years ago

(1-2) activates weapons bay hardpoints. (3/4) activates fuselage hardpoints. (5) activates afterburner. (6) activates weapons bay doors when landing gear is raised. (7) activates safety/navigation lights.

This is the production version of the YF-45A Barracuda, with changes to the weapons bay, airframe, and engines.

General Stats:
Manufacturer: Bandit Aerospace
Crew: 0-1
Designed: 2035-2050
Date Manufactured: 2050-2130
Date in Service: 2050-2190
Number Manufactured: 28,000
Operators: Numerous

Performance:
Top speed: 1500mph @15,000ft
Cruising speed: 1,00mph @1500ft
Service ceiling: 60,000ft
Capable of full range of aerobatic maneuvers
Powerplant: 1x Pratt and Whitney F130-1 afterburning mid-bypass turbofan, 87,175 lb/f thrust (dry)

Armament:
Guns: Up to two 25mm M280 chain guns, 1500rpm
180 rounds w/ dual mount, 680 rounds w/ single gun
Hardpoints:
Six internal (four missile-only), two optional external hardpoints for drop tanks.
Approved ordnance:
Air-Air: AIM-9 Sidewinder, AIM-120 AMRAAM, AIM-132 ASRAAM, MBDA Meteor
Air-Ground Missile: AGM-65 Maverick, AGM-169 JCM, MBDA Brimstone
Air-Ground Bomb (2x): Mk 82/3/4 (JDAM-capable), Paveway series, CBU-100 Rockeye (WCMD-capable), AGM-158 Joint Stand-off Munition, AGM-290B HSLAM II, Small Diameter Bomb dispenser (4x GBU-39 per dispenser), B61 series variable-yield nuclear bomb, B92 series variable-yield antimatter bomb.

Avionics:
Dragon Systems AN/ASS-180 Search Radar
Tesla AN/ASG-215 Targeting Radar
Tesla AN/AYK-192 Data Processor
Dragon Systems AN/AAQ-52 Missile Warning System
Tesla AN/ASQ-282 Electronic Warfare System (requires removal of gun module)
PDI AN/ASQ-305 CNI system

General Characteristics

  • Successors 1 airplane(s)
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 30.9ft (9.4m)
  • Length 50.5ft (15.4m)
  • Height 12.3ft (3.7m)
  • Empty Weight 15,321lbs (6,949kg)
  • Loaded Weight 26,178lbs (11,874kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 2.575
  • Wing Loading 31.6lbs/ft2 (154.2kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 828.7ft2 (77.0m2)
  • Drag Points 6301

Parts

  • Number of Parts 155
  • Control Surfaces 10
  • Performance Cost 831