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Details

• Type: SPH
• Class: ship
• Part Count: 95
• Mods: 3

Mods

• BDArmory
• Ferram Aerospace Research
• Squad (stock)

Description

At first glance, the ‘Heresy’ may appear to simply be your standard attack jet, with subsonic speed and high powered cannons. Upon pressing that shiny button labelled VTOL, you’ll find your opinions promtly swayed and hovering slowly off the deck.

Specifications

• Crew: 1
• Length: 14.2 m
• Height: 5.4 m
• Wingspan: 10.0 m
• Empty Weight: 15,648 kg
• Loaded Weight: 17,680 kg
• Max takeoff weight: 24,000 kg
• Powerplant: 1x PW 104 afterburning turbofan with three lifting nozzles
  • Dry Thrust: 79.2 kN per nozzle
  • Thrust with Afterburner: 129.4 kN per nozzle

Performance

• Maximum Speed: Mach 1
• Endurance: 10 minute(s) (Full afterburner)
• Cruise Speed: 200 m/s
• Stall Speed: 80 m/s
• Service Ceiling: 7000m @ 200 m/s
• Rate of Climb: 50 m/s
• Thrust/Weight: 0.5 (CTOL), 1.5 (VTOL)
• Max G-load: 8 g

Armament

• 4 hardpoints with a capacity up to 3500 kg and provisions to carry combinations of:
• Rockets: 4x SKOM rocket pods
• Missiles:
  • Air-to-Air: 2x AIM-9 Sidewinders
  • Air-to-Ground: 12x AGM-114 Hellfires
• Bombs: Dumb bombs, guided bombs, bombs that climb on rocks
• Other:
  • 1x ECM Pod
  • 2x drop tanks for extended range/loiter
  • 1x A-list action celebrities

Avionics

• AN/APG-63V1 radar
• BDA Weapon Manager
• AI Pilot Flight Computer

A C7Ae Heresy launching a barrage of rockets downrange

The ‘Heresy’ family’s unique VTOL ability has led to them being heavily featured in a number of films and flight simulator programs.