C-36 Falcon
| C-36 Falcon | |
|---|---|
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| Role | |
| Manufacturer | Galbana Aerospace |
| Introduction | 1 Ochtyr 1539 |
| Status | In service |
| Produced | 1536-present |
The C-36 Falcon is an Adwestene twin engine, canard delta wing multirole fighter. Developed with a wide variety of armaments, the Falcon 's main role is for air superiority, although it can also perform interdiction and reconnaissance missions.
The program for the design began in the 1520s when the Adwestene government awarded a contract to Galbana Aerospace to come up with a new fighter jet to supplement the country's aging fleet of such aircraft. In particular, the leadership of both the Adwestene air force and navy, both vocal in their requests for a new aircraft capable of performing operations within sky and sea. By that period, Adwest was also lacking any significant domestically-manufactured planes that were capable of operating in carriers. It was these in mind that led to the idea to produce a new multipurpose fighter, making the Falcon distinct in that it was completely built by only one country, involving most of Adwest's major defense contractors.
A preliminary version was assembled by Galbana in 1536 and, following positive reviews, was approved for production. The C-36S and C-36T were formally introduced three years later by the Adwestene War Ministry at a demonstration over Balfonheim during the Edwardian Annual Air Show. Its carrier-based variant was introduced a year later. With the Adwestene government refusing to publish exact notes on the number produced, many outside analysts claim that over a hundred have already been produced and in active operation by the Adwestene air force.
Design
Operational History
Variants
- C-36S
- Single-seat version
- C-36T
- Two-seater version
- C-36C
- Carrier-based version. Includes new features such as a strengthened airframe, longer nose gear, larger tailhook, and a built-in boarding ladder.
- C-36A
- Originally meant to be a completely new design proposed in the 1540s, the C-36A has instead been designated as a missile-only two-seater version fighter. It is currently undergoing a five-year flight test program to be finished by 1570.
Operators
Specifications
- Crew: 1-2
- Length: 15.30 m (50.2 ft)
- Wingspan: 10.80 m (35.4 ft)
- Height: 5.34 m (17.5 ft)
- Wing Area: 45.7 m² (492 ft²)
- Empty Weight:
- S: 9,500 kilograms (20,900 lb)
- T: 9,770 kilograms (21,540 lb)
- C: 10,196 kilograms (22,480 lb)
- Loaded Weight: 14,016 kg (30,900 lb)
- Max Takeoff Weight: 24,500 kg (S/T), 22,200 kg (C)
- Powerplant: 2 x RID V-29 turbofans
- Dry Thrust: 50.04 kN (11,250 lbf) each
- Thrust with afterburner: 75.62 kN (17,000 lbf) each
- Fuel Capacity: 5,000 kg (11,023 lb) internal
- Maximum Speed: Mach 1.8 (1,912 km/h, 1,032 knots) at high altitude; Mach 1.1 (1,390 km/h, 750 knots)
- Range: 3,700+ km (2,000+ nmi) with 3 drop tanks
- Combat Radius: 1,852+ km (1,000+ nmi)
- Service Ceiling: 15,235 m (50,000 ft)
- Rate of Climb: 310.8+ m/s (61,181+ ft/min)
- Thrust/Weight: 1.00
- Guns: 1 x 30 mm autocannon with 130 rounds
- Hardpoints: 14 for Air Force versions (C-36S/T), 12 for Navy versions (C-36C) with a capacity of 9,800 kg
