F-17N SEA DRAGON Producer:- East Moreland Aircraft Company
Role:- Naval Strike Fighter
Entered Service:- Late 2018 - Royal East Moreland Naval Service
No. in service 35
The Sea Dragon was developed to fulfil a need for the Navy for a specialist aircraft capable of penetrating air defences and deliver ordenenance highly accurately. The Sea Dragon was developed with a highly unique angular panel design which deflects RADAR waves giving a much smaller return and thus masking the aircrafts approach or removing it entirely from RADAR. The aircraft has a crew of one and is capable of operating off any catapult assisted aircraft carrier or land bases.
SpecificationsCrew: 1
Length: 22.50 m
Wingspan: 15.21 m
Height: 3.78 m
Empty weight: 14,181 kg)[citation needed]
Max takeoff weight: 25,814 kg)
Powerplant: 2 × EMAC TF-34 turbofan engines, 12,600 lb thrust each
Performance Maximum speed: Mach 0.92
Range: 2,720 km ; unlimited with aerial refueling
Service ceiling: 14,000 m
Armament2 × internal weapons bays with one hardpoint each (total of two weapons) equipped to carry a variety of gravity, laser guided and stand off weapons.
The aircraft is capable of carrying East Moreland's nuclear bombs.