Messerschmidt-20 Multi-role Fighter Aircraft"
"Much like her predecessors in the 40s, the ME-20 carries a reputation of fear. It's fully capable of fulfilling any role conceivable, and completing any mission with unprecedented efficiency."


General characteristics

Crew: 1 (operational aircraft) or 2 (training aircraft)
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[329] (551 sq ft)
Empty weight: 11,000 kg[330][N 6] (24,250 lb)
Loaded weight: 16,000 kg[331][N 7] (35,270 lb)
Max. takeoff weight: 23,500 kg[329] (51,800 lb)
Powerplant: 2 × Eurojet EJ200 afterburning turbofan
Dry thrust: 60 kN (13,490 lbf) each
Thrust with afterburner: >90 kN[330][332] (20,230 lbf) each
Fuel capacity: 5,000 kg (11,020 lb) internal[333][334]
Performance

Maximum speed:
At altitude: Mach 2 class[335] (2,495 km/h or 1,550 mph)[336][337]
At sea level: Mach 1.25[328] (1,470 km/h or 910 mph)[338]
Supercruise: Mach 1.5[137]

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) [329][339]
Ferry range: >3,790 km (2,350 mi with 3 drop tanks)
Service ceiling: 19,812 m (65,000 ft[340][341])
Rate of climb: >315 m/s[342] (62,000 ft/min[343])
Wing loading: 312 kg/m²[329] (63.9 lb/ft²)
Thrust/weight: 1.15 (interceptor configuration)[329]
Maximum g-load: +9/−3 g[344]
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[345][N 8]
Armament

Guns: 1 × 27 mm Mauser BK-27 revolver cannon with 150 rounds
Hardpoints: Total of 13: 8 × under-wing; and 5 × under-fuselage pylon stations; holding up to 7,500 kg (16,500 lb) of payload[329][347]
Typical multi-role configuration for a Tranche 2-P1E would be 4×AMRAAM, 2×ASRAAM/IRIS-T, 4×EGBU-16/Paveway-IV, 2×1000-litre supersonic fuel tanks and a targeting pod.[348]
Missiles:
[346]
Air-to-air missiles:
AIM-120 AMRAAM (AIM-120C-5/7 planned for P2E)
AIM-132 ASRAAM
AIM-9 Sidewinder
IRIS-T
MBDA Meteor
Air-to-surface missiles:
AGM-65 Maverick,
AGM-88 HARM,
Brimstone
Taurus KEPD 350
Storm Shadow/Scalp EG
SPEAR
Bombs:
Paveway II/III/Enhanced Paveway series of laser-guided bombs (LGBs)
500lb Paveway IV
Small Diameter Bomb (planned for P2E)
Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM), in the future
HOPE/HOSBO, in the future
Others:
Flares/infrared decoys dispenser pod
chaff pods
Electronic countermeasures (ECM) pods
Damocles (targeting pod)
LITENING III laser targeting pod
Up to 3 drop tanks for ferry flight or extended range/loitering time