FA-9 Banshee

The FA-9 Banshee is a family of Talenore-produced multi-role fighter jet aircraft.

Operators

•  Talenore
•  Sanama
• Raspur Pact (as F-9 Ashavan II, after 1676 AN)

Specifications

General characteristics

• Crew: 1 FA-9A / 2 FA-9B
• Length: 14.4 m FA-9A, 14.9 m FA-9B
• Wingspan: 8.4 m
• Height: 4.5 m
• Wing area: 30 m²
• Empty weight: 6,800 kg
• Max takeoff weight: 14,000 kg

Powerplant: 1 × Mistra RM7 afterburning turbofan engine, 54 kN thrust dry, 80.5 kN with afterburner

Performance

• Maximum speed: 2,460 kph (1,328 kn) +
• Maximum speed: Mach 2
• Combat range: 800 km (432 nmi)
• Ferry range: 3,200 km (1,728 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 15,240 m (50,000 ft)
• G limits: +9 -3
• Wing loading: 283 kg/m²
• Thrust/weight: 0.97
• Takeoff distance: 500 m (1,640 ft)
• Landing distance: 600 m (1,969 ft)

Armament

• Guns: 1 × 27 mm Mistra FC-21 revolver cannon with 120 rounds (single-seat models only)
• Hardpoints: 8 – one dedicated for FLIR / ECM / LD / Reconn pod. Two hardpoints under the fuselage, two under and one on the tip of each wing, with a capacity of 5,300 kg, with provisions to carry combinations of:
  • Rockets: 4 × rocket pods, 13.5 cm rockets
  • Missiles:
    • 6 × AIM-9 Sidewinder (Rb.74) or IRIS-T (Rb 98) or A-Darter
    • 4 × AIM-120 AMRAAM (Rb.99) or MBDA MICA
    • 4 × Meteor
    • 4 × AGM-65 Maverick (Rb.75)
    • 2 × KEPD.350
    • 2 × Rbs.15F anti-ship missile
  • Bombs:
    • 4 × GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided bomb
    • 2 × Bk.90 cluster bomb
    • 8 × Mark 82 bombs

Avionics

• Radar: PS-05/A Pulse-Doppler