FAe Chimera

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FAe Chimera
Role Multi-role fighter
National origin United Kingdom of Emmeria
Manufacturer Fuller Aerospace, Aurelian Aircraft Corporation
First flight 11 August 1974
Introduction 24 January 1981
Status In service
Primary users Royal Emmerian Air Force
Royal Aurelian Air Force
Royal North Point Air Force
Royal Cayenne Air Force
See Operators section for others
Produced 1974–present
Number built 648+ as of 12 January 2019
Unit cost
Chimera FGR.5: OF$71.2M (REAF fly-away cost)

Development

Design

Overview

Engine

Armament

Sensors and Avionics

Operational History

Procurement and Exports

Variants

Operators

Specifications (Chimera FGR.5)

Characteristics

  • Crew: 1 (Pilot) or 2 (Pilot, Weapon Systems Officer)
  • Length: 17.97 m
  • Wingspan: 12.99 m
  • Height: 4.21 m
  • Wing Area: 59.08 sq m
  • Empty Weight: 14,300 kg
  • Loaded Weight: 21,700 kg
  • Maximum Take-off Weight: 29,200 kg
  • Fuel Capacity: 6,100 kg internal
  • Powerplant: 2 Royce Electric R114-220 2D Thrust-vectoring Turbofans
  • Dry Thrust 17,600 lbf each
  • Thrust with Afterburner 27,100 lbf each

Performance

  • Top Speed: Mach 2.0 (2,150 km/h) at high altitude, Mach 1.2 (1,470 km/h) at sea level
  • Combat Radius: 1,750 km air-to-air, 1,150 km air-to-ground
  • Ferry Range: 5,500 km with CFTs and five external fuel tanks
  • Service Ceiling: 19,800 m (65,000 ft)
  • Rate of Climb: 55,000 ft/min
  • Wing Loading: 463 kg/m² at MTOW
  • Thrust/weight: 0.84 at MTOW
  • Maximum g-load: +9/-3.5g

Armament

  • Gun: 1 GAU-12 Equalizer 25mm rotary cannon, 300 rounds
  • Standard Loadouts
    • Air-to-air: 6 Meteor (or AIM-120D AMRAAM), 4 ASRAAM (or AIM-9X Sidewinder)
    • Air-to-ground: up to 9,000 kg in missiles (Sea Eagle, Martel, ALARM and Maverick AGMs, Meteor/ASRAAM AAMs), various unguided and laser/GPS-guided bombs (Mk.80 series etc.), CVR-7 rocket pods
  • Hardpoints: 4 conformal and 6 wing (4 wet, 2 with additional missile launch rails)

See also