Edravia Nimrod

The Edravia Nimrod is an Edropian variable-sweep wing multirole fighter aircraft. It is currently in service of the Edropian Air Force and is also capable to act as a strike, interdictor, electronic combat, reconnaissance and interceptor aircraft, due to its multirole design. It was the first Edropian aircraft with a variable variable-sweep wing design and is currently the most used Edropian aircraft still in service. A total of five versions have been designed and produced so far, with the current Nimrod Mk V introduced in 2006.

General characteristics (Nimrod Mk III)

 * Crew: 2
 * Length: 16.70 m (54 ft 9 in)
 * Wingspan: 13.90 m (45 ft 7 in) at 25° sweep
 * Lower wingspan: 8.60 m (28 ft 3 in) swept at 67° sweep
 * Height: 5.95 m (19 ft 6 in)
 * Wing area: 26.6 m2 (286 sq ft)
 * Empty weight: 13,890 kg (30,622 lb)
 * Gross weight: 20,240 kg (44,622 lb)
 * Powerplant: 2 × afterburning 3-spool turbofan, 43.8 kN (9,800 lbf) thrust each dry, 76.8 kN (17,300 lbf) with afterburner

Performance

 * Maximum speed: 2,400 km/h (1,491 mph, 1,296 kn) at 9,000 m (29,528 ft) / 1,500 km/h (932 mph; 810 kn) near sea level / Mach 2.2
 * Range: 1,400 km (870 mi)
 * Ferry range: 3,900 km (2,423 mi)
 * Service ceiling: 15,000 m (49,213 ft)
 * Rate of climb: 76.7 m/s (14,960 ft/min)
 * Wing loading: 767 kg/m2 (157 lb/sq ft)
 * Thrust/weight: 0.77

Armament

 * Guns: 1 × 27 mm (1.06 in) revolver cannon internally mounted under starboard side of fuselage with 180 rounds
 * Hardpoints: 3 × under-fuselage and 4 × under-wing pylon stations with a capacity of 9,000 kg (19,800 lb), with provisions to carry combinations of:
 * Missiles:
 * air-to-air missiles for self-defence
 * 6 × air-to-ground missiles; or
 * 12 × ground attack missiles; or
 * 2 × cruise missiles
 * 9 × anti-radiation missiles
 * Bombs:
 * 5 × 230 kg (500 lb) laser-guided bombs; or
 * 3 × 450 kg (1,000 lb) laser-guided bombs; or
 * 2 × 910 kg (2,000 lb) laser-guided bombs; or
 * cluster bombs; or
 * Up to 2 × munitions dispensers (for runway cratering operations)
 * Up to 4 × tactical nuclear weapons, as of 1993 however the Federal Government has mandated the dismantlement of all nuclear weapons and their use has ever since been prohibited
 * Other: Up to 4 × drop tanks for ferry flight/extended range/flight time