Aerotech Bullet

The Aerotech Bullet was an Edropian jet fighter and first jet aircraft in service of the Edropian Air Force. The idea behind the Bullet started in 1940 when Aerotech first started experimenting with turbojet engines. The engine was ready for testing in 1943 and after two more years of development finally finished and ready for use in the Bullet design. While the Bullet did not possess over advanced aerodynamics, it proved to be a successful fighter and broke several records, including airspeed, when a Bullet Mk I reached a speed of 991 km/h (616 mph) in 1946. A total of three versions were created, with the Mk II introduced in 1948 and the Mk III in 1951.

General characteristics (Bullet Mk I)

 * Crew: 1
 * Length: 13.60 m (44 ft 7 in)
 * Wingspan: 11.35 m (37 ft 3 in)
 * Height: 4 m (13 ft 1 in)
 * Wing area: 33 m2 (355 sq ft)
 * Empty weight: 4,845 kg (10,681 lb)
 * Gross weight: 7,120 kg (15,697 lb)
 * Powerplant: 2 × centrifugal flow turbojet engine, 16 kN (3,600 lbf) thrust each

Performance

 * Maximum speed: 970 km/h (603 mph, 524 kn) at 3,000 m (9,843 ft) / Mach 0.82
 * Range: 970 km (603 mi)
 * Service ceiling: 13,000 m (42,651 ft)
 * Rate of climb: 36 m/s (7,000 ft/min)
 * Time to altitude: 9,100 m (29,856 ft) in 5 minutes
 * Wing loading: 219 kg/mundefined2 (44.9 lb/sq ft)
 * Thrust/weight: 0.45

Armament

 * Guns: 4 × 20 mm (0.79 in) cannons
 * Rockets: Provision for up to sixteen "25 kg" 76 mm rockets or eight 125 mm rockets under outer wings
 * Bombs: 455 kg (1,003 lb) of bombs