The Firefly is a common light jet used for advanced pilot training and counterinsurgency operations. Common hardpoint loads are bombs (four 250-lb or two 500-lb) and unguided rockets (usually a 17-tube disposable 70mm launcher).
Subassemblies: Body +3, two STOL Wings +2, three Retractable
Small Wheels +0
P&P: two turbofans (1,500 lbs thrust each), produces 15
kW power
Fuel: 85 gallons jet fuel (fire chance: 7) in two two self sealing
wing tanks (40 gallons each) and one self-sealing fuselage tank (5 gallons),
1.89 hours (799 miles @ 80% speed fully loaded)
Occ: 2 NCS
Cargo: 5 cf (22 cf empty space)
| Armor | All | ||||
| Body | 3/10 C | ||||
| Wings | 3/10 C | ||||
| Wheels | 2/5 |
Weaponry
10mmC rotary machinegun [Bo:F] (4,000 AP)
1 * 500 hardpoint [RWing:U]
1 * 500 hardpoint [LWing:U]
Equipment
Body: two long range scrambled radioes, two IFF, two hardened
small computers, two terminals, air-search radar (20 miles, Scan 19), military
GPS, radar/laser detector, optical bombsight, HUDWAC, laser designator
(10 miles), laser spot tracker (5 miles), terrain following radar, 24 man-hours
limited life support, fire extinguisher system, autopilot, two ejector
seats, duplicate controls, crew armor (DR 25 composite, all sides but top)
Statistics
| Size: 14'x33'x47' | Payload: 2200 lbs | Lwt: 7,053 lbs (3.53 tons) |
| Volume: 219.75 cf (Size Mod: +3) | Maint.: 31 hours | Price: $417,000 |
HT: 12
HP: 282 [body], 124 [each wing]
Hardpoints Loaded
| aSpeed: 528 | aAccel: 9 | aDecel: 38 | aMR: 9.5 | aSR: 5 | aDrag: 80.6 |
| Stall: 82 mph | Takeoff: 145 yds | Landing: 169 yds |
Hardpoints Empty
| aSpeed: 565 | aAccel: 10 | aDecel: 44 | aMR: 11 | aSR: 5 | aDrag: 70.6 |
| Stall: 76 mph | Takeoff: 115 yds | Landing: 145 yds |
Design Notes
Frame is medium cheap for 175 cf very good streamlined body, two 18
cf wings and 8.75 cf wheels. The vehicle is sealed and features folding
wings, modest IR cloaking and modest stealth.
New Weaponry
10mmC minigun: six long barrels, electric gatling, caseless
Dam 9d, Malf Ver., Type Cr, SS 20, Acc 13, 1/2 Dam 900, Max 4500, ROF
60, $7600, 34 lbs, 0.38 kW
Ammo is 0.063 lbs and $0.125 each.
70mm rocket pod:
70mm huge warhead, 6dx43[8d] HE, 1/2 Dam 1250, Max 2300, Acc 14, SS
20, unguided; rockets are $480 and 24 lbs; 17-tube disposable launcher
is 89 lbs and $725 empty; 497 lbs loaded
250-lb freefall bomb:
'normal' 228mm HE warhead, Dam 6dx594 [12d], 250 lbs, $2000
Laser-Guided, Retarded 500-lb bomb:
SALH, 'normal' 273mm HE warhead, Dam 6dx1176 [12d], Skill 13, 500 lbs,
$7,850