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Design Characteristics

The vehicle, is essentially, a plane that utilizes two F-35 Pratt & Whitney F135 engines with lift fans, in order to allow for VTOL or STOVL operation. The Vehicle is capable of being launched from small boats, vehicles, aircraft carriers, and other transports due to it's ability to take off vertically. Essentially, the vehicle's engine operate exactly the same as the F-35 except for the fact it has two engines on the wings, giving it the same capabilities in VTOL.

The engines are placed on the wings of the aircraft; rather than in middle, as in the F-35. Due to the position of the turbines, being close to the body of the vehicle, the frame can take the stress of the turbines, which produce relatively low thrust.

The exact rate of climb is classified, but it is roughly equal to the F-35. Unlike the F-35, this vehicle is capable of being a sub-sonic aircraft, which reduces fuel consumption drastically. Despite this, it is much heavier, consuming about twice as much fuel for the same amount of weight, giving it roughly double the range and capabilities as an F-35, although at less than half the speed.

The vehicle suffers somewhat aerodynamically as a result of it's design, and is therefore slightly less fuel efficient than the F-35 or F-22.

Despite the similarities to the F35, the vehicle operates more closely to an F-22. It has similar flight correction, guidance and targeting systems, stealth capabilities, speed and agility. Despite this, it is substantially larger, which reduces all the physical capabilities somewhat. It is also capable of being used as a troop transport and being VTOL. As a result, the aircraft is around the same price; however, being larger and multi-role, the vehicle is some 200-240 million dollars and loses some performance characteristics.

The vehicle uses gyro stabilization software and hardware similar to that on the V-22 and other similiar vehicles. The thrust vectors are semi-flexible and can vent the exhaust in any desirable direction.

The vehicle, in it's standard condition, can carry an array of 48 soldiers, and 1 M90 Scorpion, 2 MRAP, 4 FED BRAVO's or 8-10 HUMVEE's, 4-5 unmanned tanks, 4 155m howitzers, or 13 105mm howitzers. With an extra cargo hold present, the vehicle can carry a total of 138 standing, 6 x 23 soldiers, roughly 24 feet across by 70 feet long. Without this, the vehicle can only carry 48 standing/sitting soldiers, or a total of 16 sitting soldiers (8 on each side).

The vehicle utilizes the same AGM-114 millimeter wave (MMW) radar seeker, as on the Apache, and so it can engage just as many targets in that respect, and can operate the same weapon systems as the Apache (4 missile pods, 16 hellfire, 4 pods of hydra etc.)

Also, like the Apache, it can be outfitted with the 30mm cannon. Unlike the Apache, this can be replaced by the 40mm bofors cannon, and it sports an additional two GAU-19 .50 caliber miniguns with 2000 rounds each.