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Commonwealth Air Force Vehicles

Jet Fighters:

F-33 Timber Wolf air superiority fighter

In Service: 650
Crew: 1
Length: 69 ft 2 in)
Wingspan: 50 ft 9 in to 54 ft 9 in)
Height: 15ft
Wing area: 81.87
Empty weight: 14,375 kg
Loaded weight: 20,000 kg
Max. takeoff weight: 30,000 kg
Powerplant: 1× G Pratt & Whitney YF220 , 65,000
Maximum speed: Mach 6.4
Cruise speed: Mach 3.4+ est
Combat radius: 600-520 mi
Service ceiling: 95,000 ft (28.95600m)
Wing loading: 70 lb/ft² (456 kg/m²;)
Guns: 2 × 25 mm railgun 4-barreled gatling cannon, internally mounted with 180 rounds
Air-to-air missiles: AIM-120 AMRAAM, AIM-9X Sidewinder, IRIS-T, MBDA Meteor, JDRADM
Air-to-surface missiles: AGM-154 JSOW, AGM-158 JASSM, Brimstone missile
Joint Air-to-Ground Missile: SOM
Bombs:Mark 84, Mark 83 and Mark 82 GP bombs, Mk.20 Rockeye II cluster bomb, Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser capable, Paveway-series laser-guided bombs, Small Diameter Bomb (SDB), JDAM-series, B61 nuclear bomb

G9 Eclipse Multi Role Fighter

In Service: 350
Crew: 1
Length: 22.6 m (74 ft 2 in)
Wingspan: 15.16 m to 16.7 m (49 ft 9 in to 54 ft 9 in)
Height: 6.3 m (20 ft 8 in)
Wing area: 61.87 m² (666 ft²)
Empty weight: 16,375 kg (36,100 lbs)
Loaded weight: 25,000 kg (55,115 lb)
Max. takeoff weight: 35,000 kg (77,162 lbs)
Powerplant: 2 × Lyulka AL-41F (planned), prototypes used 2 Aviadvigatel D-30F11 afterburning, thrust vectoring (in PFU modification) turbofans
Dry thrust: 83.4 kN (18,700 lbf) each
Thrust with afterburner: 142.2 kN (32,000 lbf) each
Thrust vectoring: ±20° at 30° per second in pitch and yaw
Performance
Maximum speed: Mach 1.65 (Achieved in test flights) (1,717 km/h, 1,066 mph)
At sea level: Mach 1.16 (1,400 km/h, 870 mph)
Range: 3,300 km (2,050 mi)
Service ceiling: 18,000 m (59,050 ft)
Rate of climb: 233 m/s (46,200 ft/min)
Wing loading: 360 kg/m² (79.4 lb/ft²)
Thrust/weight: 1.16 (loaded) / 1.77 (empty)
Armament
Guns: 1 × 30 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-301
Missiles: up to 14 hardpoints (2 wingtip, 6-8 underwing, 4-6 conformal under the fuselage)
Air-to-air: R-77, R-77PD, R-73, K-74
Air-to-surface: Kh-29T, Kh-29L, Kh-59M, Kh-31P, Kh-31A, KAB-500, KAB-1500

Eurofighter Typhoon Air superiority fighter, Multirole fighter

In Service: 500
Crew: 1
Length: 15.96 m (52.4 ft)
Wingspan: 10.95 m (35.9 ft)
Height: 5.28 m (17.3 ft)
Wing area: 51.2 m² (551 sq ft)
Empty weight: 11,000 kg (24,250 lb)
Loaded weight: 16,000 kg (35,270 lb)
Max. takeoff weight: 23,500 kg (51,800 lb)
Powerplant: 2 × Eurojet EJ200 afterburning turbofan
Dry thrust: 60 kN (13,490 lbf) each
Thrust with afterburner: >90 kN (20,230 lbf) each
Fuel capacity: 5,000 kg (11,020 lb) internal
Performance
Maximum speed:
At altitude: Mach 2 class (2,495 km/h or 1,550 mph)[320][321]
At sea level: Mach 1.25 (1,470 km/h or 910 mph)[322]
Supercruise: Mach 1.5
Range: 2,900 km (1,800 mi)
Combat radius:
(with 3 external 1,000 l tanks)
Ground attack, lo-lo-lo: 601 km (325 nmi)
Ground attack, hi-lo-hi: 1,389 km (750 nmi)
Air defence with 3-hr combat air patrol: 185 km (100 nmi)
Air defence with 10-min. loiter: 1,389 km (750 nmi)
Ferry range: >3,790 km (2,350 mi with 3 drop tanks)
Service ceiling: 19,812 m (65,000 ft)
Rate of climb: >315 m/s (62,000 ft/min)
Wing loading: 312 kg/m² (63.9 lb/ft²)
Thrust/weight: 1.15 (interceptor configuration)
Maximum g-load: +9/−3 g
Brakes-off to Take-off acceleration: <8 sec
Brakes-off to supersonic acceleration: <30 s
Brakes-off to Mach 1.6 at 11,000 m (36,000 ft): <150 s
Armament: http://www.combataircraft.com/en/Military-Aircraft/Eurofighter/EF-2000-Typhoon/

Canadian Spitfire 2.0

In Service: 500
Crew: 1 (pilot)
Capable of out of atmosphere travel
Length: 65 ft 5 in
Wingspan: 46 ft
Height: 14 ft 11 in
Wing area: 1000 ft²
Empty weight: 31,000 lb
Loaded weight: 54,620 lb
Max takeoff weight: 62,000 lb
Powerplant: 2 × Rolls-Royce XG-60 , 36000 lbf
Maximum speed: Mach 2.2+ (1,650+ mph, 2,655+ km/h) at altitude
Cruise speed: Mach 1.6 (1,060 mph, 1,706 km/h) supercruise at altitude
Range: over 2,790 mi (over 4,500 km)
Combat radius: (750–800 nmi, 1,380–1480 km)
Service ceiling: 65,000 ft (19,800 m)
Wing loading: 54 lb/ft² (265 kg/m²)
Thrust/weight: 1.36
Guns: 1 × 27 mm Railgun with 200 rounds
missiles bays 8.Hardpoints: Total of 13: 4× under-wing; and 5 × under-fuselage pylon stations; holding up to 7,500 kg (16,500 lb) of payload
Missiles:
Air-to-air missiles: AIM-9 Sidewinder AIM-132 ASRAAM AIM-120 AMRAAM IRIS-T MBDA Meteor
Air-to-surface missiles: AGM-65 Maverick, AGM-88 HARM, Storm Shadow, Brimstone, Taurus KEPD 350 Penguin, AGM Armiger
Bombs: Paveway II/III/Enhanced Paveway series of laser-guided bombs (LGBs), Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) HOPE/HOSBO
Others:
Flares/infrared decoys dispenser pod
chaff pods
Electronic countermeasures (ECM) pods
LITENING III laser targeting pod
Up to 3 drop tanks for ferry flight or extended range/loitering time.
Euroradar CAPTOR Radar
Passive Infra-Red Airborne Tracking Equipment (PIRATE)

CF-220 Avro Arrow

In Service: 500
Capable of out of atmosphere travel
Crew: 1
Length: 83 ft 9
Wingspan: 54 ft 0
Height: 15 ft 6
Wing area: 1,225 ft²
Airfoil: NACA 0003.5 mod root, NACA 0003.8 tip
Empty weight: 50,040 lb
Loaded weight: 67,920 lb
Max takeoff weight: 100,605 lb
2× G Pratt & Whitney YF220 , 65,000 lbf
Maximum speed: Mach 6.6
Cruise speed: Mach 3.4+ est.hypercruise at altitude
Combat radius: 900-520 mi[15] (1448.4096 nmi, 1.448.4096 km)
Service ceiling: 95,000 ft (28.95600m)
Wing loading: 70 lb/ft² (456 kg/m
Secondary Powerplant: 1× General Electric/Rolls-Royce F136 afterburning turbofan, >40,000 lbf (178 kN) [in development]
Lift fan (STOVL): 1× Rolls-Royce LiftSystem driven from either F135 or F136 power plant, 18,000 lbf (80 kN)
Internal fuel: 35.00 IB
Guns: 2 × 25mm railgun (0.984 in) internal mounted
Hardpoints: 4× external pylons on wings with a capacity of 30,000 lb ( internal mounted on Rotary Launcher Assembly (RLA)[37],
Missiles: 12 loud
o Internal: 12 air-to-air missiles, or 16 air-to-air missiles and 20 air-to-ground weapons.
o External: 6 air-to-air missiles, or 4 air-to-ground weapons and 2 air-to-air missiles[40] with combinations for the following missiles:
o Air-to-air missiles:
AIM-120 AMRAAM
AIM-132 ASRAAM
AIM-9X Sidewinder
o Air-to-ground weapons:
4× AGM-88 HARM
AGM-154 JSOW
AGM-158 JASSM

F-35 Stealth multirole fighter

In Service: 500
Crew: 1
Length: 50.5 ft (15.67 m)
Wingspan: 35 ft (10.7 m)
Height: 14.2 ft (4.33 m)
Wing area: 460 ft² (42.7 m²)
Empty weight: 29,098 lb (13,199 kg)
Loaded weight: 49,540 lb (22,470 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 70,000 lb (31,800 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney F135 afterburning turbofan
Dry thrust: 28,000 lbf (125 kN)
Thrust with afterburner: 43,000 lbf (191 kN)
Internal fuel capacity: 18,498 lb (8,382 kg)
Performance
Maximum speed: Mach 1.6+ (1,200 mph, 1,930 km/h) (tested to Mach 1.61)
Range: 1,200 nmi (2,220 km) on internal fuel
Combat radius: 613 nmi(1,135 km) on internal fuel
Wing loading: 107.7 lb/ft² (526 kg/m²; 745 kg/m² max loaded)
Thrust/weight:
With full fuel: 0.87
With 50% fuel: 1.07
Maximum g-load: 9 g
Armament: http://www.af.mil/AboutUs/FactSheets/Display/tabid/224/Article/478441/f-35a-lightning-ii-conventional-takeoff-and-landing-variant.aspx

A-10 Thunderbolt Fixed-wing close air support, forward air control, and ground-attack aircraft

In Service: 300
Crew: 1
Length: 53 ft 4 in (16.26 m)
Wingspan: 57 ft 6 in (17.53 m)
Height: 14 ft 8 in (4.47 m)
Wing area: 506 ft² (47.0 m²)
Airfoil: NACA 6716 root, NACA 6713 tip
Empty weight: 24,959 lb (11,321 kg)
Loaded weight: 30,384 lb (13,782 kg)
CAS mission: 47,094 lb (21,361 kg)
Anti-armor mission: 42,071 lb (19,083 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 50,000 lb (23,000 kg)
Powerplant: 2 × General Electric TF34-GE-100A turbofans, 9,065 lbf (40.32 kN) each
Internal fuel capacity: 11,000 lb (4,990 kg)
Performance
Never exceed speed: 450 knots (518 mph,[169] 833 km/h) at 5,000 ft (1,500 m) with 18 Mk 82 bombs[170]
Maximum speed: 381 knots (439 mph, 706 km/h) at sea level, clean[169]
Cruise speed: 300 knots (340 mph, 560 km/h)
Stall speed: 120 knots (138 mph, 220 km/h) [171]
Combat radius:
CAS mission: 250 nmi (288 mi, 460 km) at 1.88 hour loiter at 5,000 ft (1,500 m), 10 min combat
Anti-armor mission: 252 nmi (290 mi, 467 km), 40 nmi (45 mi, 75 km)) sea-level penetration and exit, 30 min combat
Ferry range: 2,240 nmi (2,580 mi, 4,150 km) with 50 knot (55 mph, 90 km/h) headwinds, 20 minutes reserve
Service ceiling: 45,000 ft (13,700 m)
Rate of climb: 6,000 ft/min (30 m/s)
Wing loading: 99 lb/ft² (482 kg/m²)
Thrust/weight: 0.36
Armament: http://www.af.mil/AboutUs/FactSheets/Display/tabid/224/Article/104490/a-10-thunderbolt-ii.aspx

F-117 Nighthawk Stealth attack aircraft

In Service: 200
Crew: 1
Length: 65 ft 11 in (20.09 m)
Wingspan: 43 ft 4 in (13.20 m)
Height: 12 ft 9.5 in (3.78 m)
Wing area: 780 ft² (73 m²)
Empty weight: 29,500 lb (13,380 kg)
Loaded weight: 52,500 lb (23,800 kg)
Powerplant: 2 × General Electric F404-F1D2 turbofans, 10,600 lbf (48.0 kN) each
Performance
Maximum speed: Mach 0.92 (617 mph, 993 km/h)
Cruise speed: Mach 0.92
Range: 930 NM (1720 km)
Service ceiling: 45,000 ft (13,716 m)
Wing loading: 65 lb/ft² (330 kg/m²)
Thrust/weight: 0.40
Armament:2 × internal weapons bays with one hardpoint each (total of two weapons) equipped to carry:
Bombs:
GBU-10 Paveway II laser-guided bomb with 2,000lb Mk84 blast/fragmentation or BLU-109 or BLU-116 Penetrator warhead
GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided bomb with 500lb Mk82 blast/fragmentation warhead
GBU-27 Paveway III laser-guided bomb with 2,000lb Mk84 blast-fragmentation or BLU-109 or BLU-116 Penetrator warhead
GBU-31 JDAM INS/GPS guided munition with 2,000lb Mk84 blast-frag or BLU-109 Penetrator warhead

Bombers and Recon Aircraft:

Boeing B-52H Strategic bomber

In Service: 100
Crew: 5
Length: 159 ft 4 in (48.5 m)
Wingspan: 185 ft 0 in (56.4 m)
Height: 40 ft 8 in (12.4 m)
Wing area: 4,000 sq ft (370 m²)
Airfoil: NACA 63A219.3 mod root, NACA 65A209.5 tip
Empty weight: 185,000 lb (83,250 kg)
Loaded weight: 265,000 lb (120,000 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 488,000 lb (220,000 kg)
Powerplant: 8 × Pratt & Whitney TF33-P-3/103 turbofans, 17,000 lbf (76 kN) each
Fuel capacity: 47,975 U.S. gal (39,948 imp gal; 181,610 L)
Zero-lift drag coefficient: 0.0119 (estimated)
Drag area: 47.60 sq ft (4.42 m²)
Aspect ratio: 8.56
Performance
Maximum speed: 560 kn (650 mph, 1,047 km/h)
Cruise speed: 442 kn (525 mph, 844 km/h)
Combat radius: 4,480 mi (3,890 nmi, 7,210 km)
Ferry range: 10,145 mi (8,764 nmi, 16,232 km)
Service ceiling: 50,000 ft (15,000 m)
Rate of climb: 6,270 ft/min (31.85 m/s)
Wing loading: 120 lb/ft² (586 kg/m²)
Thrust/weight: 0.31
Lift-to-drag ratio: 21.5 (estimated)
Armament
Guns: 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61 Vulcan cannon originally mounted in a remote controlled tail turret on the H-model, removed from all current operational aircraft in 1991
Bombs: Approximately 70,000 lb (31,500 kg) mixed ordnance; bombs, mines, missiles, in various configurations.

SR-71 Blackbird Strategic reconnaissance aircraft

In Service: 50
Crew: 2
Payload: 3,500 lb (1,600 kg) of sensors
Length: 107 ft 5 in (32.74 m)
Wingspan: 55 ft 7 in (16.94 m)
Height: 18 ft 6 in (5.64 m)
Wing area: 1,800 ft2 (170 m2)
Empty weight: 67,500 lb (30,600 kg)
Loaded weight: 152,000 lb (69,000 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 172,000 lb (78,000 kg)
Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney J58-1 continuous-bleed afterburning turbojets, 34,000 lbf (151 kN) each
Wheel track: 16 ft 8 in (5.08 m)
Wheelbase: 37 ft 10 in (11.53 m)
Aspect ratio: 1.7
Performance
Maximum speed: Mach 3.3[121][122][N 5] (2,200+ mph, 3,540+ km/h, 1,910+ knots) at 80,000 ft (24,000 m)
Range: 2,900 nmi (5,400 km)
Ferry range: 3,200 nmi (5,925 km)
Service ceiling: 85,000 ft (25,900 m)
Rate of climb: 11820 ft/m (60 m/s)
Wing loading: 84 lb/ft² (410 kg/m²)
Thrust/weight: 0.44

Transport Aircraft:

C-17 Strategic and tactical airlifter (AKA Newbrook's favourite military aircraft

In Service: 230
Crew: 3
Capacity:
102 paratroopers or
134 troops with palletized and sidewall seats or
54 troops with sidewall seats (allows 13 cargo pallets) only or
36 litter and 54 ambulatory patients and medical attendants or
Cargo, such as an M1 Abrams tank, three Strykers, or six M1117 Armored Security Vehicles
Payload: 170,900 lb (77,519 kg) of cargo distributed at max over 18 463L master pallets or a mix of palletized cargo and vehicles
Length: 174 ft (53 m)
Wingspan: 169.8 ft (51.75 m)
Height: 55.1 ft (16.8 m)
Wing area: 3,800 ft² (353 m²)
Empty weight: 282,500 lb (128,100 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 585,000 lb (265,350 kg)
Powerplant: 4 × Pratt & Whitney F117-PW-100 turbofans, 40,440 lbf (180 kN) each
Fuel capacity: 35,546 U.S. gal (134,556 L)
Performance
Cruise speed: Mach 0.74 (450 knots, 515 mph, 830 km/h)
Range: 2,420 nmi[191] (2,785 mi, 4,482 km) ; 5,610 nmi (10,390 km) with paratroopers
Service ceiling: 45,000 ft (13,716 m)
Max. wing loading: 150 lb/ft² (750 kg/m²)
Minimum thrust/weight: 0.277
Takeoff run at MTOW: 7,600 ft (2,316 m)
Landing distance: 3,500 ft (1,060 m)

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