F/A-60A Rogue

DESCRIPTION
The first iteration of the venerable -60 line, the F/A-60A Rogue is a fifth-generation single-seat, twin-engine, all-weather semi-stealth tactical multirole fighter designed and built by Halcyon Arms and Asimov Engineering. Primarily meant to be an air superiority fighter, the Rogue is also a capable ground strike fighter and reconnaissance/signals intelligence and electronic warfare aircraft. The goal of the F/A-60A is not to be a stealth fighter, but it does maintain some stealth characteristics to help in evasion.

In initial design, the aim for the F/A-60A was to develop a hyper-maneuverable fighter with some stealth characteristics that would cost less than the modern stealth aircraft, and still be able to take out such stealth aircraft, and, were it to meet them in a dogfight, be able to outclass them in speed and maneuverability. In order to attain this maneuverability, the entire -60 line is equipped with 3D Vectored Thrust Nacelles.

The -60 line features a low-to-moderate aspect ratio, swept, semi-cranked arrow main wing, with similar tail horizontal stabilizers and back-swept tapered canards in a three-surface configuration. It also features a slight chine above and forward of the air intakes, of which there are one on each side. There are also canted vertical stabilizers to help reduce radar signature and improve maneuverability; these stabilizers, as well as the horizontal stabilizers, also assist in running air through the exhaust to break up the heat signature.

Flight control surfaces include leading and trailing-edge flaps, ailerons, rudders on the canted vertical stabilizers, and all-moving horizontal tails.

The Rogue sports traditional fighter tricycle landing gear. As a standard, all -60 line aircraft also feature a tail-hook and reinforced airframe to allow for carrier flight operations.

To assist with carrierborne operations, the entire -60 line can also operate "hands-free," allowing it's avionics, to include fly-by-wire, to operate both launches and landings. These systems also help with normal flight, converting pilot control into actual plane operation, making minor adjustments where needed to allow the pilot to focus on what he or she wants the aircraft to do. This allows the aircraft to be highly departure resistant and to respond well even with an aggressive pilot; the aircraft often is required to impose a limit upon it's own operations to prevent putting too many -g forces on a pilot, which could cause a blackout. An integrated cockpit and flight suit is also able to detect the black-out, and should course correction or evasion be needed, the -60 line is programmed with basic functions and maneuvers for survival.

The Rogue is capable of sustained supercruise without use of afterburners, allowing for efficient high-speed flight faster than Mach 1, which also allows it to fill the role of Interceptor.

Stats:
Crew:1
Length: 60ft
Wingspan: 39.5ft
Height: 14ft
Powerplant: 2x Asimov FTF-209, 30,000lbf

Performance:
Maximum speed: Mach 2.6
Cruise speed: Mach 1.5+ est
Combat radius: 950 mi
Service ceiling: 65,000 ft (28.95600m)

Avionics:
AESA radar
Distributed Aperture System (DAS) missile warning system
Electronic Warfare Suite
Multifunction Advanced Data Link (MADL) communication system

Armament:
Guns: 1 × GAU-22/A 25 mm (0.984 in) cannon internal mounted
Internal Centerline Bay: 6 air-to-air missiles, or 4 cruise missiles or 2,000lbs bombs
Internal Side Bays: 4 air-to-air missiles
External: 12 air-to-air missiles, or 4 air-to-ground weapons and 2 air-to-air missiles