Unit
type: limited
pre-production variable fighter
Manufacturer:
Northrop Grumman/Stonewell/Shinsei
Empty mass: 16191 kg
Powerplant type: EGF-127 custom overtuned conventional
turbofan jet engine x 2
Powerplant output: 91.08 kN and 148.9 kn
Vernier thruster types: Shinnakasu ARR-2 maneuvering
rocket motor x 3
Armament: Mauler laser cannon x 1, Howard GPU-9 35mm Gatling
gun pod (550 rounds; can load AHEAD rounds) x 1, Raytheon Bifors
AIM-130A medium-range air-to-air missile x 12, Raytheon Erlikon
GH-30B micro-missile x 24
Optional equipment: FAST Pack system
Crew: 1 pilot
Mechanical designer: Shoji Kawamori
Fighter mode:
Overall length: 18.69 meters
Maximum
level atmospheric speed at 11000 meters: Mach 2.74
Cruising range: 1775 km (with dorsal conformal
tanks)
Surface ceiling: 25000 meters