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KALMILINCO representatives release sketches of new Fighter
Joint development with Indrala moves forward
Sulari, Suldanor
September 12, 5098


Drawings of the Joint Designed Y-10

The joint fighter design being completed by engineers and builders from Indrala and engineers from the Republican Aeroengineering Division of KALMILINCO have finalized designs of the tentatiely named Y-10 and are in the process of beginning the build process. As Indralan electricians, aeronautics technicians and weapons specialists are designing the systems with Kalistani input, Kalistani engineers are in the process of testing a new turbofan based on the T340, which had been designed for the now shelved EF18 program.

"The earlier turbofan was designed to be used in tandem," said project leader Jay Miller, of the RAD. "The design settled on by Kalistani and Indralan designers requires a single engine design, which is capable of producing a greater thrust. The new design produces 1000 more Kgf than the two 340s combined, which will serve the plane both in terms of speed, and maneuverability." Miller called the new engine design the T450, and it will serve as the baseline engine for the fighter.

The design also adopts a delta wing design with a smaller set of canards mounted beneath the cockpit and beneath the tail for a smaller turn radius, and greater stabilization. "We have insisted on a two seater variation for ground attack missions," said Miller. "and a programable Flight control system that will allow for a significantly higher amount of control by pilots." The engine intake is mounted below the fuselage and aims at a reduced radar signature, to help aid in counterdetection efforts.

The new fighter has 11 hardpoints beneath the wing and fuselage which can be used to mount external fuel tanks, air to air rocket batteries, air to surface missiles or avionics components. The Y-10 is armed with two 23 mm cannons in a double barrel configuration.

As tests are being completed on the afterburner in Kalistan, Indralans are working on the various systems. Construction of the airframe is expected to begin early next year following airtunnel tests of various scale models of the design. Kalistani engineers are especially sensitive to this phase, given that this is where the LWF program went off the rails. However, there is greater confidence in this design, given the input in seasoned aircraft designers from Indrala, and KALMILINCO expects to have a working prototype of the plane within the space of a year.