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DHC F/A-404 Unbekannt

7,109 Darkhound  3.6 years ago

               [ DECLASSIFIED SEPTEMBER 29, 2024 ]

Note: Albatross II missiles renamed to Falken.


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DHC F/A-404 Unbekannt



Document I: Description


Document I.A: Synopsis

The F/A-404 is a single-seat multirole fighter created by the Corporation for the German Luftwaffe and is its fifteenth aircraft. It inherits the VII.ADG engines from its Generation 4 predecessors due to budget cuts brought on by the production of the XVII.JRA engines of the XFA-349 and XFA-401. It also has variable wing sweep systems that came from the XFA-328.


Document I.B: Design

The F/A-404 uses the Corporation's old VII.ADG engines and the variable-sweep wings present on the XFA-328. 85% of its external parts is built from titanium to deal with the frictional heat inherent in its high speeds.


Document I.C: Armament

The Unbekannt ditches the Malcolm weapon set from the XFA-401, and instead uses a revised version of the H5 weapons suite designated H13 Draven.


Document I.D: Production

The F/A-404 currently has 10 prototype units and 53 production units as of mid-2028, though the DHC has plans to reach 750 production units by early 2029. It obtained its nickname Unbekannt due to lack of readable entries of the F/A-404's prototypes in the Luftwaffe databases, which is caused by Darkhound expunging and redacting most entries to keep production of the aircraft under confidence stricter than normal.



Document II: Aircraft Specifications


Note: All speed measurements are taken in TAS.

Crew: 1: Pilot
Powerplant: 2x DHC Wilhelm VII.ADG afterburning turbofan engines
Cruise Throttle: 20%
Cruise Altitude: 10,000ft
Recommended Service Ceiling: 50,000ft
Maximum speed [Cruise Altitude]: 1,670mph [Mach 2.1]
Maximum speed [Service Ceiling]: 1,470mph [Mach 1.9]
Cruising speed [Cruise Altitude]: 770mph [Mach 1]
Cruising speed [Service Ceiling]: 660mph [Mach 0.9]



Document III: Weapon Loadout


The aircraft's weapon payload is specified below:

  • 2x DHC MR-20Z 20mm Gatling Guns
  • 6x DHC I-GAMS-4Q Sturmer II LMPMs
  • 6x DHC I-GAMS-6M Falken MPMs


Document IV: Control Manual


The controls for the aircraft are specified below:

  • AG1 : N/A
  • AG2 : Toggle Missile Activation [Multiplayer-friendly!]
  • AG3 : Toggle Autopilot
  • AG4 : Toggle Vector Thrust Control
  • AG5 : Toggle Arrestor Hooks
  • AG6 : N/A
  • AG7 : N/A
  • AG8 : Toggle Navigational Lights
  • Brakes : Brakes
  • VTOL Down : Flaps

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               [ DECLASSIFIED SEPTEMBER 29, 2024 ]

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General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 70.0ft (21.3m)
  • Length 90.8ft (27.7m)
  • Height 26.6ft (8.1m)
  • Empty Weight 46,542lbs (21,111kg)
  • Loaded Weight 79,885lbs (36,235kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.687
  • Wing Loading 79.3lbs/ft2 (387.4kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 1,006.8ft2 (93.5m2)
  • Drag Points 24056

Parts

  • Number of Parts 333
  • Control Surfaces 12
  • Performance Cost 1,584