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Klee object 2903 'Marauder'

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The Bremen Armory - Klee Ordnance Factory 'Marauder', or the object 2903 is an unrealized supersonic cruise missile project.

Design and development

The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation after commissioning the MBDR class of aircraft sought a possible program to develop and operate supersonic cruise missiles.
On July 1957, the Bremen/Klee bureau alongside other European and American factories aligned with the organisation to create a standoff weapon in case of a soviet invasion.

The resulting design, the object-designate 2903 is a delta wing aircraft resembling the MiG-21 powered by a powerful engine. To accomodate any large warhead, the intake was placed on the underside of the missile, and had a detachable landing gear to enable take-offs from army airfields.

The concept had a promising performance, however the appearance of the Atlas, Thor, Titan and Semyorka missiles rendered the Klee design unnecessary.

How to fly

When taking off, full throttle and pull up until the landing gear has been detached and the craft soars for the skies. There is no landing.
Cruise is 50%.

Specifications

Maximum speed: 1600 km/h TAS at about 600m ASL

Armament: Warhead (actually a 227 kg. dumb bomb with 445x explosion scale)

Livery

Completely fictional.
WGAF denotes the west German air force.
Painted flash-white in case of any nuclear explosion.

General Characteristics

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  • Wingspan 28.1ft (8.6m)
  • Length 46.3ft (14.1m)
  • Height 16.8ft (5.1m)
  • Empty Weight 15,785lbs (7,160kg)
  • Loaded Weight 20,980lbs (9,516kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 2.056
  • Wing Loading 46.8lbs/ft2 (228.6kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 448.0ft2 (41.6m2)
  • Drag Points 2276

Parts

  • Number of Parts 80
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 388