MDA F-50 Lynx

MDA F-50 Lynx
A pair of ISAF F-50s
Role	Multirole Fighter
National origin	Shalum Acrea
Manufacturer	MDA Luftraumsystemet AB
Design group	MDA Luftraumsystemet AB
First flight	2012
Introduction	2015
Status	In active service
Primary user	Imperial Shalumite Air Force
Produced	2015-Present
Number built	125 built, 200 planned

The MDA F-50 Lynx is a series of single-seat, single-engined 5th generation multirole fighters designed by Acrean aerospace firm MDA Luftraumsystemet AB for the Imperial Shalumite Air Force. The aircraft was designed in the mid-2010s to serve as a frontline 5th generation fighter for the Shalumite military. Experience gained by MDA in the production of Acrean 5th generation fighters was incorporated into the design, and it shares many similarities with Acrean aircraft as a result. The first batch of 48 aircraft were produced in Acrea alongside the EF-662 Vampyr, but since 2017 production and assembly of the aircraft is done in MDA manufacturing plants in Shalum.

The F-50 uses many design features characteristic of Acrean 5th generation fighters, including thrust vectoring engines, advanced variable flight control systems, sensors and on-board computer systems, and emphasis on its software and networking capabilities.

Development

A final production model of the F-50 in late 2014.

Operators

Current Operators

• Imperial Shalumite Air Force

Specifications (F-50 Lynx)

General Characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length:
• Wingspan:
• Height:
• Wing Area:
• Empty Weight:
• Powerplant:
• Fuel Capacity:

Performance

• Maximum Speed:
• Mach
• Mach
• Service Ceiling:
• Thrust/Weight:

Armament

• Guns:
• Payload:

See Also

Aircraft of Comparable Role, Configuration, and Era

• MDA EF 161 Raven
• Norderstedt EF 135 Draken
• MDA EF 662 Vampyr
• MDA EF 633 Mako
• GF-19 Garuda
• GF-20 Berunda
• GF-23 Vetala
• T-30 Fáinleog
• T-32 Spéirling
• T-35 Séideán
• T-37 Gailtean
• Zephyr
• Aeolus
• AFASF-12 Drago
• AFASF-13 Wyvern
• NSF-12 Albatro
• NSF-12 Folgorazione