Shalung Aeroworks H-30 "Gyrfalcon"

H-30 "Gyrfalcon"
H-30 "Gyrfalcon" in flight trials at Chengzen Air Force Base, 2029
Role	Stealth strategic bomber
National origin	Jin Yi
Manufacturer	Shalung Aeroworks
First flight	8 June, 2028
Introduction	12 January, 2030
Status	In Production
Primary user	Eternal Air Force
Produced	2029 - Present
Number built	52
Developed from	Shalung Aeroworks H-10

The Shalung Aeroworks H-30 "Gyrfalcon" is an Jin strategic bomber, featuring low-observable stealth technology designed to penetrate dense anti-aircraft defenses. A subsonic flying wing with a crew of three, the plane was designed by Shalung Aeroworks from 2020 to 2028, with the initial production prototype flying in mid 2028. Production was fully approved in 2029. The H-30 is designed to drop conventional and thermonuclear weapons such as up to eighty 500-pound class guided bombs, or sixteen 2,400-pound N-38 nuclear bombs. The H-30 can also carry large air-to-surface standoff weapons in a stealth configuration.

Development began under the Decades Ahead Bomber Initiative project under the orders of Divine Emperor Taizou as one of his first acts after taking the throne. Subsequent developmental snags drove up the cost and ultimately, the program has produced only 52 units in total at a cost of $930 million each, including development, engineering, testing, production, and procurement. Building each aircraft cost an average of $450 million while total procurement costs averaged $480 million each. As a result, production orders have been slow and only five squadrons of the Divine Air Force have so far beeen assigned units.

The H-30 can perform attack missions at altitudes of up to 60,000 feet it has a range of more than 8,500 nautical miles and can fly more than 11,000 nautical miles with one midair refueling. It is the third stealth project to reach production out of the Shalung Rogue Works facility, which is dedicated to the development and fielding of aircraft with advanced technologies.

Design and development

Specifications

Estimations based on previous prototype designs. General characteristics

• Capacity: 40,000 lb (18,000 kg) weapon load
• Length: 65 ft (20 m)
• Wingspan: 156 ft (48 m)
• Empty weight: 130,000 lb (58,967 kg)
• Max takeoff weight: 350,000 lb (158,757 kg)
• Powerplant: 3 × Goshi Propulsion Systems TF40 "Rabbit" non-afterburning turbofans, 32,000 lbf (140 kN) thrust each

Performance

• Maximum speed: Mach 0.8+