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European Aircraft of CSW

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European Aircraft of CSW

A comprehensive list of all European (and later United European Air Force) aircraft (that we've currently conceived of) developed in the 1960-2010 timeframe.

Fighters

Disir-NeuKorp SE

Disir-NeuKorp SE J 35 Draken Single-engined double-delta fighter. First aircraft manufactured by the Swedish-German consortium. Built between 1955 and 1974. Used primarily by Scandinavian and West German air forces. Maximum speed Mach 2+. Four missile hardpoints. Revolutionary delta wing design made the fighter surprising agile, the Draken as a result was a remarkable dogfighter despite its relatively short range. Powered by a single RM6C afterburning turbojet. Mostly retired in the 1990s, some retained as trainer aircraft.

Disir-NeuKorp SE J 37 Tigerschwalbe Single-seat, twin-engine, short/medium range fighter-interceptor. Entered service in 1962, and was at the time notable for being the first aircraft to feature engine and avionics controlled by a computer using integrated circuits. Six hardpoints. Top speed of Mach 2.4. On the later J 37 C (introduced in 1968) the single turbojet was augmented with a RM10 rocket boost engine, which could temporarily provide an extreme (Mach 3.5+) boost in speed.

Disir-NeuKorp SE J 39 Jagtfalke Introduced in 1971, the Jagtfalke was the first Disir-NeuKorp aircraft to feature the dual-propulsion design that would become a staple of DNK fighters. A heavy fighter, the J 39 was carried to altitude by two small turbofans, then switched on two RJ-59 ramjets for the cruise phase. With the dual RJ-59 setup the Jagtfalke could attain a cruise speed of Mach 4 at 23,000m. After completing its mission the aircraft would return to friendly airspace, slow, and then open up the jet intakes for the return to flight and landing at subsonic speeds. After a series of upgrades it was officially retired in 1992, although the Jagtfalke design lineage lived on in the Schwarzfalke.

Disir-NeuKorp SE J 41 Sturmvogel Medium fighter-bomber, introduced in 1981. The Sturmvogel was powered by a turbofan/ramjet setup much like the J 39, although smaller. Top speed of Mach 3.2. Proved a very popular and solid aircraft, and became a major rival of the F-116 on the export market for Western aircraft. The Sturmvogel was faster than the Pit Viper and could carry more ordinance, but also almost half again as expensive per airframe, which meant that the F-116 eventually solidly beat out the J 41 in terms of aircraft sold. DNK briefly experimented with RM18 rocket sub-orbital boosters, but their use proved very dangerous to both plane and pilot and only a limited number of J 41 DR variants were sold, mostly to elite squadrons.

Disir-NeuKorp SE J 43 Schwarzfalke The J 43 was in fact an advanced and modernized J 39. It had the same shape, and was produced in the same factory. Its airframe however was optimized for reduced RCS, its weapons system had been upgraded and it was the first European aircraft to feature high-level networked warfare abilities. The Schwarzfalke was powered by two afterburning turbojets coupled with two PD-73 pulse detonation engines for high-speed travel. Entered service in 1989. Crew of two. Top speed of Mach 6. The J 43 E variant (produced from 2001 onward) added twin hybrid scramjet turbos to the pulse detonation engine, providing sub-orbital capability to the Schwarzfalke.

Groupe Industriel Chevalier S.A.

Manticore
Gryphon
Wyvern
Single-engined fighter prototype built around an experimental SABRE (Synthetic Air-Breathing Rocket Engine) propulsion system.

Basilisk
integral rocket motors

Phoenix

United Aerospace Industries

Glory
Centaur

Dragonfly


Comet

ConEurope Technology International

Silhouette
Vampire
Hailstorm
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Re: European Aircraft of CSW

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I like the way you're pursuing "themes" with the various air-forces of the CSW world. With the Murricans taking the TBO-route with the turbo-scramjets taking the lead, making them not see the need for stealth, it's pretty cool to see Europe develop stealth as a means of giving themselves an advantage considering their close proximity with the Russkies. Stealthy cruise missiles!

Yeah, Murrica's TBO turbo-scramjet thing does make sense, considering that the Soviets are half a world away and that Murrica must POLICE THE WORLD.

Having to contend with both TBO turbo-scramjet fighter/bomber fleets AND stealthy Europeans, the Soviets really do need OBSCENE defensive grids. ANGRY fleets of VVS T-4MS bombers and MiG Spirals and SKAT drones, and ANGRIER lines of PVO defense networks from laser systems to unmanned Igla hypersonic interceptors!
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