The Aeronautica Avril A-9A is a large ground-attack aircraft which was designed for the Close-Air Support joint services contract issued by the Outlands Air Force and Navy. Like the other competitors, it carries many "hard points" for weaponry beneath its wings.
Specifications | |
| Manufacturer: | Aeronautica Avril |
| Type: | Attack Bomber (Light) |
| Length: | 53 feet 6 inches [16.3 meters] |
| Height: | 17 feet 10 inches [5.4 meters] |
| Wingspan: | 57 feet [17.4 meters] |
| No. of Engines: | 2 |
| Powerplant: | Fuerza Motriz FMTF-85 |
| Thrust (each): | 8500 |
| Stall Speed: | 67.5mph |
| Speed: | 448mph |
| Ceiling: | 53,760 feet |
| Launch-to-Land time: | four hours |
| Armament: | 1 7-barrel 30mm gun, 19,000 lbs underwing stores |
| Radar unit: | RPT-12q |
| Modes: | surface-scan, SARH guidance, TFR, active rangefinder |
| Navigation/Communication: | scrambled tac-radio, Inertial Navigation system, GPS, Low-Light TV |
| Gunsight: | TD-4 computer, optomized for gun, bombs, missiles (light & medium), and torpedos (light and medium) |
| Defensive Measures: | titanium "cockpit tub" armor; radar-locator; chaff & flare dispensers (20 loads), JH-2 Radar "spoofer" |
| Design Weight: | 25,756.5 lbs |
| Loaded Weight: | 45,000 lbs |
| Design Cost: | Ar2,588,097.50 (US$7,764,292.50) |
The contract calls for two variants of the basic airframe for the two services. The Air Force variant is required to have rough-field-capable landing gear while the Naval variant is required to have folding wings and an arrestor-hook. AA has provided two of each variant for the trials.