YAF-88 “Gull” Aerofighter
from General Products
The YAF-88 “Gull” is a Yorian variant of the AF-88 “Diamond” High Altitude Aerofighter produced by General Products on Efate (Regina 0105). The AF-88’s ability to work in a thin atmosphere was key to its acceptance by Yori’s new Planetary Defence Forces. Named after the aggressive shark-like flying killer that inhabits Scarland’s cliff walls, the Gull is an attempt to produce a new multirole combat aerofighter with minimal development time.
The YAF-88 variant replaces the original air-to-space anti-ship missile system with a multi-purpose bay that can carry a mix of bombs, air-to-air or air-to-ground missiles, and recon equipment. Some of the more advanced electronics have also been removed in favour of a simplified support infrastructure requirement ‘in the field’.
One feature of note is that the cockpit has no external windows; the flight crew use a synthetic vision system.
| CraftID: | Atmospheric Fighter/Bomber, TL13, MCr4.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hull: | 219/548, Disp=244, Loaded=54.819tons, Airframe=Supersonic, Armour=Cockpit 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Power: | 2.6Mw (drawn from engines), Duration=5.3 hours (7 hours with external drop tanks) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loco: | 4/10, High Bypass Turbofans (with afterburners) x3, Thrust=165, MaxAccel=3.0 (3.6 with afterburners), TopSpeed=2800kph, Cruise=2100kph, MinSpeed=280kph, Agility=9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commo: | Radio=Continent, MaserComm=Regional | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sensors: | AllWeatherRadar=Regional, RadarDirectionFinder=Regional, LaserSensor=3rdGen, SyntheticVision, EMM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Def: | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Control: | Computer-enhanced fly-by-wire, 6 Maneuver Points | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environ: | BasicEnv, BasicLS, InertialComp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accomm: | Crew=4 (Pilot=2, Navigator=1, Bombardier=1), Passengers=2 (recon specialists, optional), Rocket escape pod, Basic environment and life support | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other: | Cargo=20klitres (internal bay), Fuel=55.5klitres Internal bay loads (size=20,000)
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