Sv-262Hs Draken III

Model number: Sv-262Hs
Code name: Draken III
Unit type: commander type variable fighter
Manufacturer: Dian Cécht SV Works
Operator: Kingdom of Windermere
Rollout: unknown
First deployment: AD 2067
Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit
Dimensions: overall height 15.78 meters (Battroid mode). 5.74 meters (Fighter mode); overall length 17.54 meters (Fighter mode); wingspan 13.0 meters (Fighter mode)
Weight: empty 9.8 metric tons; max gross unknown
Armor materials: General Galaxy SW-2501 SWGA energy conversion armor
Powerplant: 2 x P&W/RR/L.A.I. FF-2999/FC2 Stage IIG thermonuclear reaction turbine engine, power output rating unknown
Propulsion: 2 x 1,995.0 kN (maximum thrust in space); many x P&W HMM-10A high maneuverability vernier thruster
Performance: standard atmospheric cruising speed at 10,000 meters: Mach 5.8+; maximum airframe design load 28G
Thrust-to-weight ratio: unknown
Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown; capable of unassisted orbital velocity in an Earth-class planet; Shinsei/L.A.I. ISC-TO21G ISC (Inertia Store Converter); General Galaxy PPS-28 chaff/flare dispenser; General Galaxy VBP-211R pinpoint barrier system; Bifors ESC-09G active stealth system; 2 x LD-262S Lil Draken drone, can mount optional jamming system; Reheat System
Fixed armaments: General Galaxy GBP-35A beam gun pod, mounted on ventral side in Fighter mode, hand-carried in Battroid mode, acts as turret in GERWALK mode; 2 x Remmington LM-27C 27mm machine railgun, mounted on right arm; anti-projectile shield, mounted as tail fin in Fighter mode; DAS-03k assault sword, stored in lower right leg, hand-carried in use; 2 x Mauler ROV-76 anti-aircraft laser machine gun, mounted on head
Optional fixed armaments: 4 x micro-missile launcher, mounted on Lil Draken; 30mm beam cannon, mounted on Lil Draken; 4 x Bifors AIMM-4A missile pod, mounted on legs
Optional hand armaments: none

The Sv-262Hs Draken III was a commander use variable fighter developed by Dian Cécht SV Works and used in 2067 by the Kingdom of Windermere. The Sv-262Hs’ armaments were the same as the standard production model Sv-262Ba, with the exception of a pair of laser machine guns mounted in the head. The Sv-262Hs was assigned to White Knight Keith Aero Windermere, an ace pilot and leader of the elite Aerial Knights team. Compared to the standard model, Keith’s unit was distinguished by its blue color scheme with gold highlights. Keith piloted the Sv-262Hs throughout Windermere’s war in 2067 against NUNS and Xaos to conquer the Brisingr Globular Cluster. The Sv-262Hs was destroyed in the war’s final battle, followed shortly thereafter by Keith’s death. In the final battle, a white-and-gold Sv-262Hs was also piloted via remote control by Roid Brehm.

Pilot(s): Keith Aero Windermere, Roid Brehm, Bogue Con-vaart
First appearance: Macross Delta (TV series) 
Original mechanical designer: Shoji Kawamori
Note: Based on the LV-7 Valorious Rapier “Excalibur” from Air Cavalry Chronicles.

Lil Draken