AFSF-8 Folivori Strike Fighter

Ersilia AFSF-8 Folivori
An AFSF-8 photographed during the Refusal War.
Role	All-weather attack aircraft/interdictor
National origin	Cacerta
Manufacturer	Ersilia Defense and Aeronautics
First flight	4 April 1962
Introduction	15 September 1962
Status	In active service
Primary user	Cacertian Royal Air Fleet Ruvelkan Imperial Air Force
Produced	1962—1997
Number built	400+

The Ersilia AFSF-8 Folivori (Folivore) is a supersonic, all-weather attack aircraft developed for the Cacertian Royal Air Fleet in the early 1960s. The aircraft has a variable-sweep wing, twin-engines, and side-by-side seating for its two-man crew. The AFSF-8’s integrated nav/attack system was one of the first in Cacerta and the technology implemented and tested on the Folivori would go on to influence the development of the successor AFSF-9 Martora and the related AFSF-10 Donnola.

Sales were made to the Ruvelkan Imperial Air Force in 1964 not long after entering service and the first units began delivery in 1966. The RIAF utilized the Folivori during the Seven Day War, Hayren War, and the much later Zemplen War. In Cacertian service, the AFSF-8 was deployed in both the Refusal War and the FedCom Civil War. Production of the Folivori ended in 1997 due to changes in the Royal Air Fleet’s tactical doctrine, but the units currently in service are expected to remain a part of the CRAF’s inventory for at least another decade.

Operators

Current Operators

• Cacerta; Cacertian Royal Air Fleet—292 were listed in active service with the Royal Air Fleet in 2019.
• Ruvelka; Ruvelkan Imperial Air Force—93 currently in service.

Specifications (AFASF-12NG)

General Characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 22.53 m (73 ft 11 in)
• Wingspan: 17.64 m (57 ft 10 in) fully spread; 10.37 m (34 ft) fully swept
• Height: 6.19 m (20 ft 4 in)
• Wing Area: 55.2 m² (594 ft²)
• Empty Weight: 22,300 kg (49,163 lbs)
• Max Takeoff Weight: 43,755 kg (96,463 lbs)
• Powerplant: 2 × Agresta-Faraci AgFa-21F-3A turbojet engines
• Fuel Capacity: 11,100 kg 24,471 lbs)

Performance

• Maximum Speed: Mach 1.6 (1,654 km/h, 1,028 mph) at altitude
• Cruise Speed: 1,358 km/h (844 mph)
• Service Ceiling: 11,000 m (36,000 ft)
• Rate of Climb: 150 m/s (30,000 ft/min)
• Wing Loading: 651 kg/m² (133 lb/ft²)
• Thrust/Weight: 0.6

Armament

• Guns: 1 × 23 mm cannon with 500 rounds
• Payload: 8,000 kg (17,635 lb) on 9 external hardpoints (7 underbelly, 2 underwing)

See Also

Aircraft of Comparable Role, Configuration, and Era