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