Javelin H-1 Menace

Javelin H-1 Menace

Javelin H-1 Menace
Type	Reconnaissance and attack helicopter
Place of origin	Nouvelle Alexandrie
Introduced	1699 AN
Number built	240
Designed	1696 AN-1699 AN
Manufacturer	Javelin Industries
Length	12.28 m
Height	4.7 m
Disc area	113 m2
Main rotor diameter	12.0 m
Empty weight	3,400 kg
Fuel weight	700 kg
Max takeoff weight	6,500 kg
Powerplant	1x Javelin turboshaft engines, 2,250 kW
Propeller	6-bladed variable-pitch, 2.5 m diameter
Maximum speed	240 knots (440 km/h)
Combat radius	275 km w/ 2 hour loiter
Cruise speed	220 knots (410 km/h)
Ferry range	2,200 km
Service ceiling	6,100 m
Rate of climb	28 m/s
Roles	Reconnaissance Attack
Armaments	1x 20mm three-barrel rotary cannon, 500 rounds Internal bays: 6x JAV 93 Strong Girl missiles or 24x 81mm JAV 30 Seeker guided rockets Optional stub wings : 8x JAV 93 Strong Girl missiles or 32x 81mm JAV 30 Seeker guided rockets
Avionics	Multispectral Target Acquisition System (MTAS) Distributed Aperture System Missile Approach Warning System Radar Frequency Interferometer System Integrated RF Countermeasure System Countermeasures Dispenser System Advanced Infrared Countermeasure (AIRCM) System

Beginning in 1708 AN, the Javelin H-1 Menace would begin to replace the turboprop light attack aircraft which had previously the mainstay of close air support for the Federal Forces of Nouvelle Alexandrie. Full scale production of the attack rotorcraft began in 1704 AN and would see 240 airframes completed by 1708 AN.

In common with many designs introduced by Javelin Industries, the Javelin H-1 Menace had its genesis with proposals first put together during the late 1690s, but which would not fully enter into serial production until the manufacturing capacity of the still nascent Federation caught up to the ambitions of its government during the early decades of the eighteenth century after Norton.