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Aerostyle Aviation ASX-2000A Nyx

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The Aerostyle Aviation ASX-2000A Nyx was the first, and only, aircraft in the propsed "Nyx" series. Featuring a strange fuselage shape and boasting a small armament for its size, at first officials were confused. Then, it was explained that the aircraft was meant to intercept extremely high-altitude bombers, which made perfect sense. It didn't have the best climb capabilities, but its speed of over 1,100 miles per hour made up for this flaw. It was armed with four .50 caliber machine guns and two ATA-22A missiles. It sat one pilot in a "laying down" position, in which the pilot would lay on their backs and have a holographic screen projected in front of them. When ejecting, the seat would fire countermeasures, flares, and a small booster rocket would activate to confuse enemy pilots and put the friendly pilots farther away from danger. Powered by a single Rolls-Royce Typhon-class engine, this relatively nimble interceptor was a formidable aircraft in a fight.

General Characteristics

  • Successors 3 airplane(s) +35 bonus
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  • Wingspan 28.2ft (8.6m)
  • Length 26.5ft (8.1m)
  • Height 10.8ft (3.3m)
  • Empty Weight 8,054lbs (3,653kg)
  • Loaded Weight 8,054lbs (3,653kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 4.185
  • Wing Loading 42.3lbs/ft2 (206.4kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 190.5ft2 (17.7m2)
  • Drag Points 2016

Parts

  • Number of Parts 52
  • Control Surfaces 10
  • Performance Cost 322