Aerotech Hurricane

The Aerotech Hurricane was an Edropian jet powered naval fighter used by the Edropian Air Force. It was a variant of the Tornado and had similar capabilities, being the fastest naval aicraft of the 1950s. A total of four versions were built with the Mk IV introduced in 1973.

General characteristics (Hurricane Mk I

 * Crew: 1
 * Length: 16.85 m (55 ft 3 in)
 * Wingspan: 11.35 m (37 ft 3 in)
 * Height: 5.30 m (17 ft 5 in)
 * Wing area: 45 m2 (484 sq ft)
 * Empty weight: 10,870 kg (23,964 lb)
 * Gross weight: 15,515 kg (34,205 lb)
 * Powerplant: 2 × turbojet engines, 50 kN (11,250 lbf) thrust each

Performance

 * Maximum speed: 980 km/h (609 mph, 529 kn) at sea level
 * Range: 2,300 km (1,429 mi)
 * Service ceiling: 14,000 m (45,932 ft)
 * Rate of climb: 81 m/s (15,945 ft/min)

Armament

 * Guns: 4 × 30 mm (1.18 in) cannon with 160 rounds per gun
 * Hardpoints: 4 with a capacity of 455 kg (1,003 lb) bombs or
 * 4 × missiles or
 * Up to 16 50 or 75 mm unguided rockets (4 per pylon)
 * 1 × freefall nuclear bomb, as of 1993 however the Federal Government has mandated the dismantlement of all nuclear weapons and their use has ever since been prohibited