View source for IE-9 Extended Songbird

{| class="toccolours" style="float:right; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; font-size: 85%; width: 30em;background-color:#FFFFFF;border:1px solid #B82C20;"
| align=center colspan=2 |'''{{PAGENAME}}'''
|-
| align=center colspan=2 |
[[Image:IE-9 Extended Songbird.png|200px]]
|-
|'''Type:'''|| Light Attack Aircraft
|-
|'''Place of origin:'''|| {{team flag|Shireroth}}
|-
| align=center colspan=2 |
----
|-
|'''Date In service:''' ||1703-''onwards''
|-
|'''Operators:''' || {{team flag|Shireroth}}
|-
|'''Number produced:'''||292
|-
|'''Number in Service:'''|| {{team flag|Shireroth|flag}} - 288
|-
| align=center colspan=2 |
----
|-
|'''Designed:''' || 1701 AN
|-
|'''Manufacturer:''' || [[IDB|IrenEnt (IDB-10)]]
|-
| align=center colspan=2 |
----
|-
|'''Length:'''||11.38 m 
|-
|'''Width:'''||
|-
|'''Wingspan:'''||11.14 m
|-
|'''Propulsion:'''|| 1 × FGT-8D turboprop, 1200 kW (1609 hp)

|-
|'''Range:'''|| 1478 km 
|-
|'''Endurance:'''|| 
|-
|'''Maximum Altitude:'''|| 10668 m 
|-
|'''Speed:''' || 590 km/h (320 kn)
|-
|'''Crew:''' || 2
|-
|'''Armament:''' || 
*<small>Wing-Mounted: 2 × Polybolos 12.7mm HMG
*Hardpoints: 5 (two under each wing, one under fuselage) with a capacity of 1,500 kg (3,300 lb)</small>
|-
|Sensors and Processing Systems:||  
|-
|'''Cost:''' || 
|-
| align=center colspan=2 |
|}

The '''IE-9 Extended Songbird''' is a low-wing, tandem-seat, single-turboprop, light attack aircraft developed by IrenEnt (IDB-10) with avionics provided by Drakorda Scientific Institute (IDB-17). A development of the [[IE-7 Songbird]], the Extended Songbird entered demonstration trials in 1701 AN with four test-type aircraft delivered to the [[Palatini Corps|Flying Guards]]. While a leap ahead of its progenitor, this design continued to underperform the longstanding [[T-2/A-2 Saeqeh]] except when pushed to its absolute limit, with test pilots recommending further development before the design entered production.

In early 1703 AN, a revised design, the IE-9B entered demonstration trials. With a more powerful engine, the IE-9B exceeded the [[T-2/A-2 Saeqeh]]'s cruising speed. Despite its lower operational range, its modernized avionics package and higher maneuverability led the Flying Guards to recommend the IE-9B for production.

[[category:Shireroth]] [[category:Military aviation]]