Ahuriri Aerospace Kērangi
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| Ahuriri Aerospace Kērangi | |
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| Role | Fighter-bomber |
| Manufacturer | Ahuriri Aerospace |
| First flight | 1957 |
| Introduction | 1960 |
| Retired | 1989 |
| Status | Retired |
| Primary user | Royal Onekawa-Nukanoa Air Force, Royal Onekawa-Nukanoa Navy |
The Ahuriri Aerospace Kērangi is an Onekawan supersonic fighter-bomber that saw service with the Royal Onekawa-Nukanoa Air Force and Royal Onekawa-Nukanoa Navy. Originally a large, twin-engined single-seat carrier-capable interceptor with secondary ground-attack capability the design proved capable of support significant modification and modernization efforts. Developed into a multirole air superiority and strike platform as the FG.5, it would also see a variety of specialized variants for specific roles that saw servive into the mid-90s after its replacement by the Arthuristan Dynamics Cyclone in air superiority and ground-attack missions in 1989.
Specifications (Kērangi FG.3)
- Crew: 1/2
- Engines: 2 x AA Henaki 230 Turbojets, each producing 12,000lbf (53.37 kN) and 18,200 lbf (80.95 kN) with afterburner
- Wingspan: 12.68m
- Length: 19.88m
- Height: 5.99m
- Empty Weight: 12,181kgs
- Top Speed: Mach 2.1
- Ceiling: 48,500 ft
- Combat Radius: 1,250km
- Sensors: OSVA RR.110 Radar
- Armaments: 1 x 20mm rotary cannon, 9 total hardpoints: 6 x under-wing, 3 x centreline pylons with total capacity for 8,500kgs of munitions