F-9 Ashavan II
Diagram of an early production variant F-9 Ashavan II circa 1676 AN | |
Type | Air Superiority Fighter |
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Place of origin | Talenore / Raspur Pact |
Introduced | 1676 AN |
Designed | 1675 AN |
Manufacturer | Mistra Aerospace |
Length | 14.5 m |
Wingspan | 8.9 m |
Empty weight | 8,160 kg |
Loaded weight | 16,800 kg |
Powerplant | 1 × Mistra RM7 afterburning turbofan engine |
Maximum speed | 2,214 km/h (Mach 2.08) |
Combat range | 800 km |
Ferry range | 2,560 km |
Service ceiling | 13,716 m |
Rate of climb | 318 m/s |
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The F-9 Ashavan II is an air superiority fighter developed from the FA-9 Banshee, retaining the basic airframe and turbofan engine of the originating platform whilst undergoing extensive internal modification to establish backwards compatibility with the avionics and weaponry of the Raspur Pact - the new aircraft's primary intended export customer and licensee. The aircraft is likely to be retired from Raspur Pact service by 1720 AN, to be replaced by a mix of F-17 Axarana air superiority fighters and the F-9 Ashavan III multirole strike aircraft, the latter being a further iteration on the original Banshee airframe developed by ESB Susa and the Mishalan Arsenal.
Operators
- Confoederatio Aemilia: 40 (ordered in XI.1731 from Sanama, pending delivery)
- ESB Operational Conversion Squadron: 8
- Oportian Security Forces: 26
- Raspur Pact
- Benacian Union Defence Force: 1,269 (undergoing conversion to F-9 Ashavan III standard)
- Imperial Constancian Armed Forces: 64
- Florian Air Force: 175
- Imperial Forces: 94
- Military of the Suren Confederacy: 96
- Sanaman Air Force: 380
- Sanaman Navy (F-9N): 144
Former operators
- Sovereign Defence Force – 75 airframes transferred to the Black Legions upon disestablishment
- Self-Defence Forces (Elwynn & Amokolia) – 501 lost during combat operations in the Second Elwynnese Civil War.
- Drak-Modani Defense Force originally 54, surviving examples transferred to the Imperial Forces of Shireroth.
- Union Defence Force originally 930, heavy losses experienced during Second Elwynnese Civil War, surviving examples transferred to the Benacian Union Defence Force.
- Grand Army of Ransenar originally 320, surviving examples transferred to the BUDF.
- Black Legions originally 1,456, surviving examples transferred to the BUDF.
Versions
F-9N Ashavan II
A VTOL version of the F-9 Ashavan II originating in Sanama for use on aircraft carriers and amphibious transport docks as well as the Logistic Support Vessel.