F/A-60F Outlaw

DESCRIPTION
With the rise of Halcyon Arm's desire to help fund smaller Navies, smaller ships came about. Seeing that not all Navies could afford massive carriers, Halcyon Arms still desired to give the right to a full fledged multirole fighter to those less financially backed, as well as to give Pharthan's own patrol helicopter carriers some more punch. The acclaimed F/A-60A was chosen as the baseline model for it's two engines - leading to more stability when landing, if albeit more weight than conventional VTOL fighters - and the Outlaw as born.

In order to make it a VTOL, the F/A-60 was modified with a shorter, more cut back lower set of nacelles, allowing the upper nacelles to direct thrust directly downward. The thrust-vectoring nacelles are able to move up, down, and side-to-side at an angle of 15 degrees either way, giving the Outlaw stability when landing only matched by helicopters, also improving survivability and assisting with single-engine landings, which are possible but not recommended. While the two powerful engines are able to provide the necessary stability, an advantage over single-engine VTOLs, the Outlaw is also fitted with a pair of stabilizing cold-exhaust vents stemming from the lift-fan located just behind the cockpit, which primarily forces air down and forward to keep the Outlaw stable when landing.

The Outlaw sacrifices combat radius and speed to maintain the weapon loadout of the Rogue as well as full avionics and electronic warfare capabilities.

Warfare Roles of the Outlaw

• Attack (Air-to-Ground)
• Air Superiority (Air-to-Air)
• Reconassiance
• Anti-Ballistic Missile
• Electronic Warfare

Stats:
Crew: 1
Length: 60ft
Wingspan: 39.5ft
Height: 14ft
Powerplant: 2x Asimov FTF-209, 30,000lbf, 1x Asimov VTF-101 Lift Fan

Performance:
Maximum speed: Mach 2.3
Cruise speed: Mach 1.5+ est
Combat radius: 790 mi (740mi if used as VTOL)
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