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PKA-52 Jagdadler

NOTE: FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT LIKE READING LORE, TL:DR DOWN BELOW!

A fictional modern multipurpose 2:1 jet based upon the Tempest project, the Eurofighter, and with some aesthetic inspiration from the Falken from Ace Combat (No, i have not played any of the games, my experience of it is limited to a few images of said Falken). There are four variants displayed here, but in reality there would be five, for it is missing the Naval variant of the Attack plane. However, I decided against doing the Naval variant for it would be rather similar to the standard Attack plane variant.

The PKA-52 "Jagdadler" ("Hunting Eagle") is a twin-engine, canard delta-wing multirole fighter, the latest iteration in the PKA, Phönix Kämpfer-Abfangjäger (Fighter-Interceptor), line of aircraft in service to the Austro-Hungarian K.u.K Luftwaffe, produced by the Phönix Flugzeug-Werke.

The aircraft's development effectively began in 1995 with the Future Fighter-Interceptor programme. A technology demonstration aircraft, the PTD-52, first flew on 12 September 1998; the first prototype of the finalised Jagdadler made its first flight on 30 October 2008. The aircraft's name, Jagdadler, was adopted in September 2012 and the first production contracts were also signed that year.

The Phönix Jagdadler is a highly agile aircraft, designed to be a supremely effective dogfighter in combat. Later production aircraft have been increasingly better equipped to undertake air-to-surface strike missions and to be compatible with an increasing number of different armaments and equipment, in the various configurations seen in the PKA-52A, PKA-52B, PKA-52C, and the PKA-52D. Specifically, the PKA-52A refers to the Fighter variant of the aircraft, the PKA-52B refers to the Interceptor variant, the PKA-52C to the Attack aircraft variant, and the PKA-52D the Naval Attack aircraft variant.

In service to the various Air Forces within the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the KTLW - Königlich Tschechoslowakische Luftwaffe, KOLW - Kaiserliche österreichische Luftwaffe, KULW - Königlich Ungarische Luftwaffe, and the KJLW - Königlich Jugoslawische Luftwaffe, the PKA-52 is often seen as a symbol of Imperial unity, considering the fact that prior to the PKA-52 each of the individual Air Forces fielded their own fighters, domestic or imported, in a stark display of inefficiency in the Austro-Hungarian bureaucracy. Which is not to say that they each still retain individual priorities reflected in how they use their PKA-52s. The Royal Czechoslovakian Air Force prioritises Interceptors due to the fact that they are the industrial heart of the Empire, and hence the primary target of any hostile bombers, the Imperial Austrian Air Force prioritises conventional fighters, the Royal Hungary Air Force prioritises Attack aircraft to support its large land army, while the Royal Yugoslavian Air Force prioritises Naval Attack planes to help secure the Adriatic.

The Basic PKA-52 airframe has a length of 26m, a wingspan of 25.5m, 8 wing-mounted hardpoints, a modular internal-weapons bay, and a conventional glass cockpit. The PKA-52A is armed with 2 medium range air-to-air missiles, 2 short range air-to-air missiles, a 20mm 770 RPM rotary gun, an advanced FBW system, and a conventional glass cockpit design to optimise visibility. The PKA-52B on the other hand is armed with 2 long range air-to-air missiles, 2 medium range air-to-air missiles, a 30mm 400 RPM rotary cannon, an advanced FBW system, a camera-based solid-form cockpit, advanced stealth-coating, and high-altitude optimisations. The PKA-52C and D are armed with 2 Remote Guidance bombs, 2 medium range dual-purpose air-to-ground/ship missiles, and 4 short range dual-purpose air-to-ground/ship missiles., along side a much more rudimentary FBW system, and a conventional glass cockpit to save on costs.

In 2035, quickly approaching the projected end-date of the service of the PKA-52, Phönix's Fortgeschrittene Waffen-Fabrikbegan (Advanced Weapons Factory) began work on the PKA-52X "Pheonix", incorporating the most advanced technology Phönix could get its hands on onto the aging PKA-52 air frame. This included a laser-system in the modular-weapons bay, 2 medium range air-to-air EMP missiles, 2 modern long range air-to-air missiles, an advanced ECM system, the latest in stealth-coating technology, a new and improved version of the PKA-52B's camera-based solid-form cockpit, and most importantly, a machine-learning autonomous pilot program that had been provided with all the records of the past and present most skilled pilots in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. This program was the "Analysierte Regeneration Generiert Intelligenz" or Analysed Regenerating Generated Intelligence, the ARGI-52 was nicknamed the "Arigi" after arguably the most famous Austro-Hungarian aces in the Empire's history, known for his, and his student's, preference for getting close and personal before opening fire. Unfortunately the PKA-52 is a last generation aircraft, and hence the power demand of all these additions severely saps the power of the twin engines, reducing the PKA-52X's top speed by a fairly significant margin. The Austro-Hungarian government has refused to acknowledge the existence of the project.

Role:
Multirole Fighter

National Origin:
Austria-Hungary

Manufacturer:
Phönix Flugzeug-Werke

First Flight:
30 October 2008

Introduction:
7 January 2015

Status:
In Service

Primary Users:
KTLW - Königlich Tschechoslowakische Luftwaffe - Royal Czechoslovakian Air Force
KOLW - Kaiserliche österreichische Luftwaffe - Imperial Austrian Air Force
KULW - Königlich Ungarische Luftwaffe - Royal Hungarian Air Force
KJLW - Königlich Jugoslawische Luftwaffe - Royal Yugoslavian Air Force

Produced:
2012 - Present

Number Built:
621

Unit costs:
K100 million - K150 million (dependant upon version)

Developed From:
PTD-52

Variants:
PKA-52A Jagdadler Fighter
PKA-52B Jagdadler Interceptor
PKA-52C Jagdadler Attacker
PKA-52D Jagdadler Naval Attacker
PKA-52X Jagdadler Pheonix

TL:DR Heavily detailed fighters using spin block clipping and ALOT of mimics. They have missiles and APS, except the PKA-52X which has a laser. They are built to be realistic, even the laser one is based of off the very real currently ongoing 6th gen fighter projects to develop laser fighters, such as the Tempest project.

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