F/A-27
Designer: Bobby L.
Nickname: To be determined
Ultra light/cheap exportable aircraft, built by UN (in cooperation)
Goal: Single Seat, STOL, Daylight Close Air Support, able to be operated in forward bases/roads with some A2A capability
Aircraft is lightweight, cost goal: 1 million or under. (AKA, you can buy about 24 of these for the price of 1 F-16). The aircraft is designed for export to any interested allied or neutral country. Small enough to be transported by medium/light transport aircraft like C-130’s.
Features: Gold plated window, Small size and RAM in key areas make it very stealthy. Semi-forward swept wings, fly by light, inclined seat, and thrust vectoring for extreme maneuverability. Glass Cockpit (F-16 like layout with side joystick)
The body is of composite structure for lightness and strength. The only armor is kevlar around the cockpit and engine for fragmentation protection. Aircraft is most effective when the country has gained air superiority. Uses off the shelf parts for cheapness, and maintainability. Can be easily modified by country that buys it to their equipment, or can be bought with a basic set of American/British made equipment (all the stuff listed is the "plus package", a basic aircraft can also be bought sans electronic equipment)
Engine: A small business jet engine (I can’t recall the name, it’s just coming out I believe it’s a turbojet). With a length of approximately 1.5 meters, and light enough to be picked up by one man, this engine has a thrust to weight ratio of 9:1
These two cutaway renderings show the limited space available in the fuselage.
Dimensions:
Air intake like the F-16’s (under fuselage)
15-16 Ft Long
14-15 Ft Wingspan
7ft High
V tail
Optional Canards
Forward swept wings (or flat front, forward swept back part of wings. see picture)
Max Range, Full load: (not calculated yet, but probably ~400 miles)
Speed: Mach .8
Weight Empty: (not calculated yet, probably around 1500-2000 pounds empty)
Max Takeoff: (not calculated yet, probably around 3600 pounds)
Fuel: (not calculated yet)
Armament: Geared towards A2G, but equipped to operate AIM-9 series (including AIM-9X). Can carry Approx. 1,800 pounds of external armament (all figures are best guesstimate). 4 hardpoints (2 wingtip, 2 underwing).
A2G options (UN version):
Underwing hardpoints (armament possibilities):
2x 500lb bombs (and variants, including GBU variants)
6x Brimstone
2x BLU-107 Durandal
Mix of Unguided rockets (Zuni and Hydra)
2x Rockeye/Rockeye II
2x CBU (CBU-75, 94, and equivalents)
2x AGM-122 Sidearm
LOCAAS (14-16)
2x Marte Anti Ship Missile or lighter
2x Fuel tank (150 gallons?) on underwing or wingtips
Bomb racks can be totally interchanged if one A2G weapon is not compatible with another’s rack
Underwing Racks can also carry A2A missiles, though they are usually carried on wingtips.
A2A Options (standard point: wingtips. More than listed can be carried on underwing mounts)
4x Stinger (on wingtips)
2x Sidewinder (or equivalent on wingtips)
Mid Air Refueling? Optional (probe)
Electronics:
Radar: Modified Radar used on Phoenix missile (stats unknown, but I believe it can track targets 20+ miles away)
Other: Built in Targeting, or Nav Pod (Same pod that’s slung externally on F-16’s etc. Layout redesigned to fit inside aircraft)
Pave Penny
30 Chaff/Flare Dispenser
RWR
Helmet mounted Display
Shared Sensors (AWACS, JSTARS, or equivalent transmits its data to aircraft, triangulated and repositioned relative to the aircraft. This way, it’s as if the fighter is actually sensing the target)
Designed to basically be an extra supplement to the main air force. Cheap and reliable, with modular construction and off the shelf parts for ease of maintenance. Systems are adaptable to a countries needs (for example you can change out the electronics to operate a native weapon with little difficulty) Can be used as a point defense fighter, or Close air support aircraft. Main asset (the only thing that makes it attractive) is extremely low cost. 3rd world countries would probably like this since it’s very low cost to buy and operate. This can make up for it’s low payload capacity. Can operate off of straight sections of road.
Countries that might turn out to be enemies can be stopped with a computer chip installed in every export model. It will ruin the flight computer, making it impossible to fly (the aircraft is very unstable, which is why it has such great maneuverability. Fly by light is necessary to keep it flying correctly). This or some other safety catch can be implemented.
