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DHC YFA-567 Richthofen III

Document I: Control Manual

The controls for the aircraft are specified below:

• AG1 : Toggle Master Arm/Jettison External Fuel
• AG2 : Jettison All Weapons
• AG3 : N/A
• AG4 : Toggle Autopilot
• AG5 : N/A
• AG6 : N/A
• AG7 : Toggle Cockpit Lights
• AG8 : Toggle Navigational Lights

Document II: Aircraft Specifications

Note: All speed measurements in True Airspeed and with a fully-loaded weapon payload.

Crew: 1: Pilot
Powerplant: 2x DHC Wilhelm VII.ADG afterburning turbofan engines
Cruise altitude: 15,000ft
Cruise throttle: 20%
Maximum speed, cruise altitude: 2,420mph [Mach 3.2]
Cruising speed, cruise altitude: 1,120mph [Mach 1.5]

Document III: Weapon Loadout

The aircraft's weapon payload is specified below:

• 2x DHC MR-20ZR 20mm Rotary Guns
• DHC SchK-81 PT A 150mm Railgun w/ 10x HauGe-81.3 experimental proximity-fused HE shells
• 2x DHC BVRMPM-332-S BVR Multirole Missiles
• 4x DHC MPM-293-S Multirole Missiles

Document IV: Description

Document IV.A: Synopsis

The YFA-543, offically named Richthofen III, is a proposed continuation of the Roter Baron line of fighters and planned to be the Corporation's seventeeth aircraft. Despite the similarities to its predecessor, its design follows a more conservative and stealth-oriented approach in combat not unlike the doctrine used by the USAF. It made its maiden flight at May 2, 2092, the 200th birthday of the renowned Manfred von Richthofen where the RB fighters got their name. To commemorate this, the first and currently only YFA-543 was painted with an all-red livery reminiscent of the ace's colors.

Document IV.B: Design

The Richthofen III continues the reverse sweep wing design prevalent with the now phased-out F/A-243. As mentioned earlier, its design is now more oriented for conservative dogfighting doctrine by maintaining distance. However, to keep the building of the prototype affordable, its stealth was kept to the level of early 21st century fifth-generation fighters. The cockpit has also been made less utilitarian and more ergonomic, using a tentative update to the COINED2 enclosed cockpit system innovated by Darkhound Corporation. Due to being an experimental aircraft, the YFA-543's core interface functions are restricted to only autopilot and its weapon systems.

Document IV.C: Armament

The YFA-543 is equipped with the Umgeben.V411 Long-range AESA Radar, and it is minimally armed with the MPM-S missiles only as a means of self-defense if the prototype was to be engaged during test flights. It also has an experimental Schienenkanone-81 Prototype Model A 150mm railgun mounted beneath its nose, with only ten rounds due to space limitations in the airframe.

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