Nomenclature: LFI.16/1R4 "Super Revenant"
Classification:Lightweight Fighter / Interceptor
Nation of Origin:
Date in Service:May 13th, 2005
Program Cost:14,790,000,000 NSD
Number Built:4,930Specifications:
Crew:1 (Pilot)
Overall Length:18 meters (59')
Tail Height:5.26 meters (17'4")
Wingspan:9.84 meters (32'3")
Wing Area:46.40 m2 (499.45 ft2)
Wing Loading:358.18 Kg/m2 @ MTOW (73.36 Lbs/ft2)
Empty Weight:7,436 Kgs (16,394 Lbs)
Internal Fuel:8,815.7 liters - 7,184 Kgs (15,838 Lbs)
Gross Weight:14,620 Kgs (32,231.6 Lbs)
Payload Capacity:2,000 Kgs (4,409.25 Lbs)
Max Takeoff Weight:16,620 Kgs (36,641 Lbs)
Powerplant:1x MTV45.112R Thrust Vectoring Turbofan
Rated Thrust:112.23 kN @ Military Power, 170.65 kN @ Reheat
Thrust-to-Weight Ratio:1.04:1 @ MTOW (kgf:kg)
Fuel Burn:2.0 Kg/Sec @ Supercruise, 7.0 Kg/Sec @ VNEPerformance:
Takeoff & Landing Performance:Takeoff in 610 meters (2,000') @ 280 Km/H, (174 MPH) Landing in 880 meters (2,890') @ 160 Km/H (99.4 MPH)
Supercruise Performance:1,830 Km (1,137.1 miles) in 58 Minutes, 43 Seconds @ 1,870 Km/H (Mach 1.51)
Maximum Performance: (VNE - above 10,000 meters / 32,808')750 Km (466 miles) in 17 Minutes @ 2,635 Km/H (Mach 2.14)
Service Ceiling & Climb Rate:21,340 meters (70,013') in 72 Seconds @ 300 M/Sec (59,055 feet per minute)Systems:
Command & Control:Testudo Mk. IV Combat Management System
Satellite-Independent Communications:(LOS/NLOS Frequency-Adaptive, 30Hz-30GHz, Encrypted)1x 10kW PSiAN (SANMEN Communications Suite)
"Kanaloa" TIMU
APAx2.250F "Rigel"
AMPI.aLF "Aquila"Armaments:
Autocannon:- 1x AC22.L82/2 Dual-barrel autocannon @ Right Wingroot w/ 1,050 Rds
Hardpoints:x6; 1 Wingtip, 2 Underhung per wing + 8 Internal
Typical Combat Load:1,600 kgs missiles & bombs + 400 kgs ammunition- 6x AHM.210R2 "Bayonet" Heat-Seeking AAMs (External)- 2x MHL.201R2 "Fire Lance" Radar-Homing AAMs (Wingtips)- 8x S-UMP-100 "Kisten" Small-Diameter Bombs (Internal)Description:The first-generation Revenant fighter first took flight in 2013 in the now-abandoned region of Sondria. Revenant was rushed into service by Forces Marquises aux Armes, and over the course of years, has undergone several major and minor updates during its lifetime. Major revisions in 2020 and late 2022 saw enhancements like refinements in sensors and armaments, and an up-engine from a low-bypass turbofan to a much more powerful mid-bypass afterburning turbofan. The latest Revision 4, equipped with the MTV45.112R turbofan is referred to as "Super Revenant" due to the mild chassis stretch the aircraft underwent to accommodate the new engine. The stretched R4 Super Revenant is only 59 feet in length and weighs less than half of the maximum takeoff weight of the twin-engine Divine Wind fighter; a wingspan of only 32 feet allows for Super Revenant units to be diffused out to tiny installations where they will be required to operate from disguised hangars on public roads, taking off in only 2,000 feet and landing in slightly more. Moderate wing loading and a 1.04:1 thrust to weight ratio allow for razor-sharp maneuvers and extreme accelerations; a 59,000 foot per minute climb rate is nearly unmatched among light fighters. Super Revenant's intended role is as a point defense interceptor and dogfighter, optimized to operate in a supersonic regime to an intercept point, and then to dogfight using a powerful array of weapons, including a dual-barrel 22mm autocannon mounted at the right wingroot, the high-speed heat seeking Bayonet missile, and radar homing Fire Lance missiles. Super Revenant's semi-low observable design and diminuitive size lower an enemy's detection window for Super Revenant, often bringing the fighter inside air-to-air kill range with Bayonets before being discovered. Super Revenant is rated to operate as high as 70,000 feet and has just under an hour of fuel for supercruising at military power with the afterburner off at Mach 1.5 and much longer at lower throttle positions. External and internal hardpoints carry a mix of weapons, with a typical combat loadout including eight Lauzannean "Kisten" small-diameter guided glide bombs, allowing LFI.16/1R4's to operate as true all-weather multirole fighters carrying out pinpoint ground strikes as well as defending friendly airspace.
Super Revenant fighters fly with a sophisticated electronics package that uses compact, modular systems common to other Marquesan aircraft and fighting systems, referred to as Testudo Mk. IV. The 2020 revision of the Mk. III System includes a modern, low-power X-Band radar, which simultaneously scans vertically and horizontally at 30 Hz. The extremely sensitive Rigel radar can detect the smallest RCS targets at ranges of up to 60 kilometers, and produces swift, stable radar locks for the Fire Lance missile the fighter carries on its wingtips. The inverse-monopulse Fire Lance missile uses the latest jamming-hardened, high speed communications to seek targets using the agile radar onboard the Super Revenant. The Rigel radar can track 400 targets simultaneously and produce dozens of simultaneous missile locks. A sophisticated "Aquila" is a small optronics blister, located on the upper side of the nosecone forward of the cockpit. The Aquila EOTS blends the inputs of a dual band Mid & Long-Wave Infrared sensor with a 10 Megapixel visible light camera, both sensors attached to a power telephoto zoom lens with up to 40x magnification. This all-weather system corrects for atmospheric interference such as smoke, dust or rain, allowing the Super Revenant pilot to not only fly but perform in adverse conditions. The Rigel radar and Aquila optronics pod work together to identify and discriminate targets automatically for the pilot, but can also produce live "false daylight" full color thermal vision with blended radar overlays, so that a pilot could see through a rainstorm to identify an armored vehicle on the ground under the cover of foliage, or identify a hostile fighter flying at night, beyond normal visual range and confirm the make of the aircraft and any external armament it was carrying with a minute risk of detection given the long range of the Bayonet missiles carried and the rapid seek rate of the short range, radar guided Fire Lance missiles. A Timing & Inertial Measurement Unit, or TIMU continuously self-calibrates the aircraft's location in relation to predetermined waypoints in the aircraft's mission plan, considered 99.85% accurate even in commuication or GPS-denied environments, the aircraft's computer provides turn-by-turn directions to the crew. If the aircraft is connected to the encrypted SANMEN communications network, mission parameters such as waypoints, targets, etc. can be changed in flight and updated to allow forces to rally or regroup instaneously.
Real World Comparison - - SAAB JAS 39 "Gripen": R4 Super Revenant is longer than Gripen by about two meters, with one meter wider wingspan and a nearly-identical maximum takeoff weight. Super Revenant's wing area is higher than Gripen, so Gripen's wing loading number is higher, making a less maneuverable aircraft with higher takeoff and landing speeds than Super Revenant. The Marquesan fighter's MTV45.112R turbofan produces roughly twice the thrust than the General Electric RM16 despite not being massively larger due to technological development since Gripen's design process began. Revenant is slightly faster at top speed, and Gripen's useful payload is higher because the amount of fuel it carries is much lower than Super Revenant, which allows the Marquesan fighter to stay aloft longer at higher speeds and fuel consumption rates than Gripen, while Gripen carries more ordnance aloft. Super Revenant's higher thrust and lower wing loading allow for a much higher ceiling, beating Gripen's maximum altitude by more than six kilometers. A lower-RCS shape for Super Revenant and modern sensor suite with long range weapons compound Super Revenant's advantages in a hypothetical engagement, being able to engage the Swedish fighter from outside its detection range and from significantly above its service ceiling.
Flyaway Cost Per Unit:(Place orders Here.)55,000,000 NSD.
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