Welcome to NX Aviation, home of the affordable air force! We understand that most smaller nations cannot afford advanced Fourth or Fifth Generation aircraft. Instead, we offer simpler, reliable, and affordable models for a new and growing military. These will be your nation's first leap into air combat, giving your military great experiance and paving the way for more advanced aircraft in your future!
All Aircraft are shipped crated as container cargo via to our distribution facility in Pacific End Harbor, then sent to your nation upon receiving your order.
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F-5A Freedom Fighter
Congratulations on forming your new nation! Now that you've just started to build a military force, you'll need a simple, low-cost fighter to defend your new borders from airborne threats. The F-5A Freedom Fighter is the beginer jet of choice. Simple, rugged, and easy to fly, your pilots will gain valuable experience and lay the foundation for a highly skilled air force. Though primarily designed for the day air superiority role, the aircraft is also a capable ground-attack platform. Capable of operating from simple airstrips, the F-5A's ruggedness and ease of maintenence makes it the perfect choice for a young air force to stretch its wings.
Type: Jet Fighter
Crew: One, Pilot
Engines: Two General Electric J85-GE-13 turbojets with afterburners.
Maximum speed: 925 mph (Mach 1.4) at 36,000 feet.
Maximum cruising speed: 640 mph (Mach 0.97) at 36,000 feet.
Service ceiling: 50,500 feet.
Range: 1387 miles.
Wingspan: 25 feet 3 inches
Length: 47 feet 2 inches
Height: 13 feet 2 inches
Weights: 20,677 pounds maximum takeoff
Armament: two 20-mm cannon in the fuselage nose. Two AIM-9 Sidewinderat the wingtips. Five pylons carry up to 6200 pounds of ordinance or fuel tanks
Unit Cost: $1.2 million NSD
T-38 Talon
You'll find that most jet trainer aircraft are limited to sub-sonic speeds. That won't stop your pilots! Fully capable of Mach 1+, the T-38 has trained more fighter pilots that any other jet aircraft. And now your nation can benefit from that advantage! Keeping the same standards of reliability and ruggedness as our other models, the T-38 is built of the same common airframe as the F-5A, F-5E, and F-20. This is a great advantage for maintenence departments, with much commonality between the aircraft. It also makes it far easier for new pilots to learn on the T-38, then jump right into their combat jets. Don't deny your aircrews this valuable trainer!
Type: Jet Trainer
Crew: Two, Student and Instructor
Engines: Two General Electric J85-GE-5 turbojet engines with afterburners
Maximum speed: Mach 1.3
Service ceiling: 50,000 ft
Range: 1,140 mi
Length: 46 feet, 4 1/2 inches (14 meters)
Height: 12 feet, 10 1/2 inches (3.8 meters)
Wingspan: 25 feet, 3 inches (7.6 meters)
Speed: 812 mph (Mach 1.08 at sea level)
Ceiling: Above 55,000 feet (16,667 meters)
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 12,500 pounds (5,670 kilograms)
Range: 1,000 miles (870 nautical miles)
Armament: none
Unit Cost: $3.4 million
F-5E Tiger II
An improved version of the F-5A, with better avionics, more powerful engines, radar system, and increased weapons capacity. It still retains the same ruggedness and simple maintenence of the F-5A, and adds greater performance and range. Upgrade from your F-5A's for a discount!
Type: Jet Fighter
Crew: One, Pilot
Engines: Two General Electric J85-GE-21A turbojets with afterburners.
Maximum speed: 925 mph (Mach 1.4) at 36,000 feet.
Maximum cruising speed: Mach 0.98 at 36,000 feet.
Service ceiling: 51,800 feet
Range: 1543 miles
Wingspan: 26 feet 8 inches
Length: 48 feet 2 inches
Height: 13 feet 4 inches
Wing area: 186 square feet
Weights: 24,676 pounds maximum takeoff
Armament: two 20-mm M39A2 cannon in the fuselage nose. Two AIM-9 Sidewinderat the wingtips. Five pylons carry up to 7000 pounds of ordinance or fuel tanks
Unit Cost: $5.1 million NSD
$4.5 million NSD, with F-5A trade-in*
A-4 Skyhawk
Nicknamed "Heinemann's Hot-Rod" after its orignal designer, the A-4M Skyhawk is a simple, effective, and affordable attack aircraft. While not optimized as a fighter, it excels in the surface/ground attack role. Its small, compact wing even allows for storage on most aircraft carriers without needing to be folded. Maintence is simple, with the turbojet engine accessed by removing the aft section of the fuselage and sliding it out of the airframe. Wether based on land or ship, the A-4M brings excellent attack power to the most modest of air forces.
Type: Attack Jet
Crew: One, Pilot
Engine: 1 × Pratt & Whitney J52-P8A turbojet, 9,300 lbf
Maximum speed: 585 kn
Service ceiling: 42,250 ft
Range: 1,700 nmi
Wingspan: 26 ft 6 in
Length: 40 ft 3 in
Height: 15 ft
Wing area: 259 ft²
Weights: 24,500 lb maximum takeoff
Armament: 2 20mm Cold Mk12 cannon. 4 hardpoints under the wings, with one centerline station.
Unit Cost: $7.2 million NSD
F-20 Tigershark
Is your air force ready to fly to the next level? This 3.5 Generation fighter is ready to defend your nation from modern threats. A further evolution of the F-5E Tiger II, it features a new engine that greatly improves overall performance, along with an updated avionics suite including a powerful and flexible radar. Compared with the F-5E, the F-20 is much faster, gains beyond-visual-range air-to-air capability, and had a full suite of air-to-ground modes capable of firing the most common weapons. With these improved capabilities, the F-20 becomes competitive with contemporary fighter designs such as the F-16 Fighting Falcon, but is much less expensive to purchase and operate.
Type: Jet Fighter
Crew: One, Pilot
Engines: Two General Electric F404 afterburning turbofans
Maximum speed: Mach 2 at 36,000 feet.
Service ceiling: 54,700 feet
Range: with maximum fuel -- 1543 miles
with maximum payload -- 225 miles
Wingspan: 26 ft 8 in
Length: 46 ft 6 in
Height: 13 ft 10 in
Wing area: 186 square feet
Weights: 27,500 lbs maximun takeoff
Armament: two 20-mm M39 cannon in the fuselage nose. Two AIM-9 Sidewinder at the wingtips. Five pylons carry up to 8300 pounds of ordinance or fuel tanks
Unit Cost: $9.7 million NSD
$8.7 million NSD, with F-5A trade-in*
$7.2 million NSD, with F-5E trade-in*
*Trade-ins must be made on equal numbers, on a plane-for-plane basis.