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Thursday, September 30th 2004, 7:29am

Naval fighters

Spartan I-02 N
Spartan I-02 N A2
Spartan SP-20 "Corsair I", carrier/land based naval fighter
Spartan SP-20 "Corsair II", carrier/land based naval fighter
Spartan SP-20 "Corsair III", carrier/land based naval fighter
Ripon-Dassault MD.1050 "Hellcat"
Spartan Bullet (first naval jet fighter)

Spartan AS-9 "Erge" (grim reaper) land based naval fighter, relegated to basic training duty's then retired, no longer in service
Accrisius AS-7 "Archer", no longer in service
RN-5 Ripon-Bloch "Seahawk", no longer in service

Experimental designs

Spartan I-02 N A3 (2,000 hp engine and 20mm cannons)
Spartan Stormrider, Piston/Jet hybrid


Accrisius AS-10, cancelled in favor of SP-20 design

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Saturday, January 29th 2005, 8:00am

FMA/Spartan I-02N A1 1940

Wingspan: 46 ft 3 in (10.60 m)
Length: 33 ft 6 in (10.3 m)
Height: 11 ft, 2.25in (3.42 m)
Empty weight: 6,204lbs
Loaded weight: 7,500lbs
Engine: Spartan V-1500S V-12
Crew: 1
Max. speed: 428 mph (688km/h) at 15,000 ft
Range: 391 miles
Service ceiling: 39,000 ft
Rate of climb: 3,138 fpm

Armament: 4 × 12.7 mm in wings and a ventral bomb-rack for one 250-500lb bomb

Spartan I-02N A2 1945

An improved naval version of the I-02II N with improved engine performance.
Powerplant: one 1600hp Spartan 1500S-SP V-12 inline engine with modified two-stage supercharger, maximum sea level output to 16,000ft
Performance: max speed 431mph at 15,000 feet; service ceiling 38,500ft; rate of climb 3,062ft per minute at 1,500ft; range 975 miles full fuel load including two drop-tanks
Armament: four 12.7mm in wings and one ventral bomb-rack for one 250-500lb bomb, and underwing mounts for 8x 75mm RPs or 2x250lb bombs

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Saturday, January 29th 2005, 8:07am

Spartan SP-20 "Corsair"


Above, Corsair II, below Corsair I




Wingspan: 35 ft
Length: 30 ft
Height: 12 ft, 6in
Empty weight: 5,110 lbs
Loaded weight: 6,750 lbs
Engine: Spartan V-1000 V-12
Crew: 1
Max. speed: 325 mph (523km/h) at 15,000 ft
Range: 550 miles
Service ceiling: 33,700 ft
Rate of climb: 2,126 fpm

Armament: eight 7.7mm MG forward-firing in wings

Aircraft Type or Name:

Spartan SP-20 corsair

General Type:
Airplane = 1
Airship = 2
Orbiter = 3
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Year of First Flight: 1934

Description

Conventional Aircraft
Monoplane
Conventional Fuselage

A monoplane fighter with fixed undercarriage. Armament eight 7.7mm MG forward-firing in wings.



Characteristics:

Weight (maximum) 6,750 lbs
Weight (empty) 5,110 lbs

Length 30 ft
Wingspan 35 ft
Wing Area 234 sq ft
Sweep 5 degrees

Engines 1
Spartan 1000
Piston

1,000 hp
at 10,000 ft


Crew 1


Typical cost $0.027 million in 1935
Total number procured 500


Performance:

Top Speed 283 kts = 325 mph
at 15,000 ft
Mach N/A

Operational Ceiling 33,200 ft

Range 478 nm = 550 miles
with 853 lbs payload
890 lbs released at halfway point

Climb 2,126 fpm

Cruise 217 kts = 250 mph
at 15,000 ft

Corner Speed 257 KIAS =
275 kts at 5,000 ft
Mach N/A
Turning Rate 36.0 deg/sec
Radius 1,481 ft



Internal Data:

Intake / Fan Diameter 8 ft

Bypass Ratio 79

Engine Weight 1150 lbs
Overall Efficiency 22.5 percent

Structural Factor 1.00

Number of Wings 1
Number of Fuselages 1

Limiting Airspeed 400 kts
Wing Ultimate g Load 12.00 g
Wing Taper 0.1
Wing Thickness at Root 0.75 ft

Tail / Canard Factor 0.4

Number of Nacelles 0
Length 0 ft
Diameter 0 ft
Fullness 0

Fuselage Diameter 2 ft
Fuselage Fullness 0.33

Pressurized Volume 0 percent
Cargo Decks 1

Cleanness 57 percent
Unstreamlined section 1 sq ft

User equipment 1,100 lbs

Spartan Sp-20N Corsair III



General Type:
Airplane = 1
Airship = 2
Orbiter = 3
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Year of First Flight: 1940

Description

Carrier or Rough Field
Monoplane
Conventional Fuselage

A monoplane carrier-based fighter. Armament comnsists of four 13mm MG forward-firing in wings and two more in the upper fuselage. 8mm armoured bulkhead behind pilot.



Characteristics:

Weight (maximum) 8,000 lbs
Weight (empty) 6,364 lbs

Length 35.6 ft
Wingspan 36 ft
Wing Area 194 sq ft
Sweep 2 degrees

Engines 1
Spartan V12-2000-II-STS
Piston

2,000 hp
at 12,500 ft


Crew 1


Typical cost $0.046 million in 1940
Total number procured 500


Performance:

Top Speed 392 kts = 451 mph
at 15,000 ft
Mach N/A

Operational Ceiling 40,500 ft

Range 753 nm = 867 miles
with 500 lbs payload
530 lbs released at halfway point

Climb 4,148 fpm

Cruise 261 kts = 300 mph
at 20,000 ft

Corner Speed 296 KIAS =
317 kts at 5,000 ft
Mach N/A
Turning Rate 27.4 deg/sec
Radius 2,240 ft



Internal Data:

Intake / Fan Diameter 11.6 ft

Bypass Ratio 81.65

Engine Weight 1885 lbs
Overall Efficiency 22.5 percent

Structural Factor 1.00

Number of Wings 1
Number of Fuselages 1

Limiting Airspeed 500 kts
Wing Ultimate g Load 12.00 g
Wing Taper 0.2
Wing Thickness at Root 0.9 ft

Tail / Canard Factor 0.3

Number of Nacelles 0
Length 0 ft
Diameter 0 ft
Fullness 0

Fuselage Diameter 4 ft
Fuselage Fullness 0.33

Pressurized Volume 0 percent
Cargo Decks 0

Cleanness 83 percent
Unstreamlined section 1.75 sq ft

User equipment 1,010 lbs

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Saturday, January 29th 2005, 8:08am

Ripon-Dassault Hellcat

(licence built Bloch MB.1050 Milan ("Kite") carrier fighter)
Production Aircraft

Specifications
Wingspan: 12.0m (39.4 feet)
Length: 10.4m (34 feet)
Height: 4.5m (14.8 feet)
Wing Area: 27.5 m² (296 ft²)
Empty Weight: 3,698.5 kg (8,154 lbs)
Loaded Weight: 5,034 kg (11099 lbs)
Max Takeoff Weight: 6,431.5 kg (14,181 lbs)
Engine: 1 × 2,240hp / 1,670.4 kW with two-stage supercharger
Crew: 1 (pilot)

Performance
Max speed: 685 kph (370 knots / 425.6 mph)
Cruising speed: 563 kph (350 mph)
Combat Range: 1,327 km (825 miles)
Service ceiling: 10,900 m (35,800 ft)
Rate of climb: 15.9 mps (3129.6 fpm)
Wing Loading: 183 kg/m² (37.5 lb/ft²)
Power to Weight Ratio: 0.332 kW/kg (0.202 hp/lb)

Armament
- 4 × 20 mm cannon in wings with 925 rounds
- 2 × 250 kg) bombs
180 kg for rockets

Variants
- MB.1050: Standard carrier-based fighter (1941) Called the Hellcat in Atlantean service
- MB.1050CN "Milan Noir": Carrier-based night-fighter variant of the MB.1050, equipped with air-intercept radar in small wing-pod, nick named the Black Cat in Atlantean service
- MB.1051: Version with non-folding wings proposed for land based squadrons

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Saturday, January 29th 2005, 8:11am

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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Saturday, February 24th 2018, 7:07am

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


Notes: Outward appearance resembles the real world Focke-Wulf Flitzer or DeHavilland Vampire, with squared off engine intakes and high tail wing.

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Sunday, April 19th 2020, 9:11pm

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


Notes: based heavily on the real world German Heinkel P.1079