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Wednesday, February 7th 2018, 10:45am

Jet fighters

List of jet fighters in Atlantean service

Spartan Stormrider I
Spartan Stormrider II
Ripon-Bloch RB-450 Hurricane I
Spartan Bullet (naval fighter)
Accrisius Aggressor
Spartan Spear

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Wednesday, February 7th 2018, 10:46am

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Spartan Stormrider I

Specifications
Length: 10.7 m (35 ft 1 in)
Wingspan: 12.80 m (42 ft 0 in)
Height: 4.3 m (14 ft 1 in)
Wing Area: 305 ft² (28.3 m²)
Loaded weight: 3,600 kg (7,937 lb)
Loaded weight: 5,065 kg (11,166 lb)
Engine: 1 × Spartan V12 (1,350hp) + 1 × Spartan Daedalus-II turbojet (1,700lbf thrust)
Crew : 1

Performance
Max speed: 700 km/h (434 mph / 378 knots) @ sea level
Range: 2000 km (1,242 miles) with drop tanks
Service ceiling: 12,000 m (39,370 ft)
Rate of climb: 16.8 m/s (3,307 ft/min) both engines

Armament
- 4 × 13mm MG
- 2 × 450kg bombs
- 4 × 130mm rockets

Flight Milestones
- Start of Design Work: May 1942
- First Flight: March 1944
- Entered Production: November 1944
- Entry into Service: March 1945
- Out of Production: June 1946

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Spartan Stormrider II
An improved variant of the Stormrider, equipped with an improved petrol engine.

Specifications
Length: 10.97 m (36 ft 0 in)
Wingspan: 12.80 m (42 ft 0 in)
Height: 4.4 m (14 ft 5 in)
Wing Area: 305 ft² (28.3 m²)
Loaded weight: 3,650 kg (8,047 lb)
Loaded weight: 5,115 kg (11,277 lb)
Engine: 1 × Spartan V12 (2,000hp) + 1 × Spartan Daedalus-II turbojet (1,700lbf thrust)
Crew: 1

Performance
Max speed: 790 km/h (491 mph / 427 knots)
Range: 1,900 km (1,181 miles) with drop tanks
Service ceiling: 12,000 m (39,370 ft)
Rate of climb: 24.64 m/s (4,850 ft/min) both engines

Armament
- 4 × 13mm MG
- 2 × 450kg bombs
- 4 × 130mm rockets

Flight Milestones
- First Flight: March 1946
- Entered Production: June 1946
- Entry into Service: January 1947
- Out of Production: August 1947

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Wednesday, February 7th 2018, 10:47am

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Ripon-Bloch RB-450 Hurricane I
An Atlantean-built variant of the French Dassault MD.450 Ouragan I, the RB Hurricane I was lightly redesigned to use the Atlantean-manufactured Ripon-Bloch Gamma series centrifugal turbojet engine, as well as local avionics equipment. In terms of performance, the French and Atlantean aircraft were virtually identical.

General characteristics
Crew: One
Length: 10.73 m (35 ft 2 in)
Wingspan: 13.16 m (43 ft 2 in)
Height: 4.14 m (13 ft 7 in)
Wing area: 23.8 m² (256.2 ft²)
Aspect ratio: 7.3:1
Empty weight: 4 142 kg (9,132 lb)
Loaded weight: 7 404 kg (16,323 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 7 900 kg (17,416 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Ripon-Bloch Gamma-18 turbojet, 17.5 kN (3,934 lbf / 1,784 kgf)

Performance
Never exceed speed: Mach 0.83
Maximum speed: 870 km/h (470 knots, 540 mph) (Mach 0.71) at sea level
Cruise speed: 725 km/h (391 knots, 450 mph)
Combat radius: 450 km (245 nm, 280 mi)
Ferry range: 920 km (500 nm, 570 mi)
Service ceiling: 13 000 m (42,650 ft)
Rate of climb: 38 m/s (7,480 ft/min)
Takeoff distance: 783 m (2,570 ft)
Landing distance: 910 m (2,985 ft)

Armament
Guns: 4 × 20 mm cannon with 140 rounds per gun
Up to 2,300 kg bombs, rockets, or drop tanks

Flight Milestones
- First Flight: January 1945 (in France as Ouragan I)
- Entered Production: September 1945 (France); November 1945 (Atlantis)
- Entry into Service: March 1946
- Out of Production: ??

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Saturday, February 17th 2018, 1:15pm

Quoted

Spartan Bullet

Specifications
Type: Naval jet fighter
Wingspan: 26ft 3in (8m)
Length: 34ft 7in (10.55m)
Height: 7ft 8in (2.35m)
Wing Area: 185 ft² ( 17.2m²)
Empty weight: 6,018 lbs (2730kg)
Loaded weight: 9,590 lbs (4350kg)
Engine: 1 × Spartan Daedalus-III (3,500 lbf thrust)
Crew: 1

Performance
Max speed: 593 mph (554km)
Range: 1250 miles (2,011km)
Service ceiling: 42500 ft (13,000 m)
Rate of climb: 3,600 ft/min (18.2 m/s)

Armament
- 4 × 20mm cannon or 6 × 12.7mm MGs
- 2 × 500lb bombs or fuel tanks

Flight Milestones
- First Flight: 1945
- Entered Production: 1946
- Entry into Service: January 1946
- Out of Production: August 1948

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Saturday, February 17th 2018, 1:19pm

Quoted

Accrisius Aggressor

Specifications
Type: Naval jet fighter
Wingspan: 42.65 ft (13m)
Length: 46.75ft (14.25m)
Height: 12.8ft (3.9m)
Wing Area: N/A ft² (m²)
Empty weight: N/A lbs ( kg)
Loaded weight: N/A lbs ( kg)
Engine: 2 × Roth-Packard C.AF.2 turbojets 2,865 lbf thrust
Crew: 1

Performance
Max speed: 590mph (950kph)
Range: N/A miles (km)
Service ceiling: 48556 ft (14800 m)
Rate of climb: N/A

Armament
4 × 20mm cannon

Flight Milestones
- First Flight: 1946
- Entered Production: 1947
- Entry into Service: 1947
- Out of Production: 1948

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Saturday, February 17th 2018, 1:20pm

Quoted

Spartan Spear

Specifications
Wingspan: 42.75 ft (13.0m)
Length: 49 ft (14.94 m)
Height: 15.25 ft (4.65m)
Wing Area: 402.6 ft² (37.4 m²)
Empty weight: 16,535 lbs (7,500 kg)
Engine: 1 × Spartan Athena 6,250 lbf (27.8 kN) thrust, Spartan Athena-II, 10,500 lbs. thrust (c. 1950), Athena-III (c.1951) 14,500 lbs. with afterburner
Crew: 1

Performance
Max speed: 997 km/h 620 mph)with Athena I, (1,090 km/h (680 mph) with Athena-II engine, (1,200 km/h (750mph) with Athena-III engine) @ 20,000 feet
Range: 1,240 miles (2000 km)
Service ceiling: 49,200 ft (15,000 m)
Rate of climb: 19,685 ft/min (100 m/s)

Armament
- 4 × 30mm cannon
- Underwing ordnance

Flight Milestones
- First Flight: 1946
- Entered Production: 1947
- Entry into Service: 1948