JAS 94 Fort

The JAS 94 Fort is a Skandlandian jet designed for CAP and Interception roles, while still being able to participate in strike missions. It is domestically designed for Skandlandian operative use. The primary user of the JAS 94 and its variations is the United Royal Realms of Skandland.

Developed from 1990 by Skandlandsk FlyFabrikk under a 120billion Crown government contract it entered service with the Skandlandian Home Front Command Air Force in 1995 under the designation JAS 94 Fort "Fast" in English. And entered trials with the Skandlandian Overseas Operation Command Air Force in 1997 but didn't succeed as it didn't meet the budgetary requirements.

Originally designed to replace an aging fleet of 45 JAS 70 Interceptors it later evolved into the main aircraft of the Skandlandian H.F.C.A.F. Designed to patrol the large coastline of Skandland and maintain a low attrition rate and increase the ease of maintenance and logistics. Most of the airframe is made out of aluminum to reduce cost and facilitate mass production, the majority of weapon mounting points are located in the wings with 5 possible points in each wing, and 3 under the fuselage, out of the total 13 possible points 3 have fuel lines for external tanks and 2 are compatible with recon, targeting and ECM pods. It features a large lift surface to increase fuel economy and thereby increase range, while also potentially increasing payload. For an interceptor role, it is maneuverable, being able to theoretically dogfight with most fighters of similar size, it does this with the large elevons and other control surfaces paired with its avionics systems, although it is not rated to go over 8 Gs frequently making it unviable for prolonged turn fights. The general shape of the airframe is a delta wing with a conventional tail, two engines, side air intakes, and a "beak" shaped nose, that also houses the radar. the majority of fuel is stored in between the air intakes with the aircraft also having 2 fuel tanks per wing.

The development of the aircraft did not go without any hitches, however, the original design only had one engine, which was deemed too weak to reach the desired interception speeds and the airframe had to be extensively modified to house a second engine and more fuel. This led to a significant design error that was discovered during a trial in 1992. when attempting a fast rudder turn to the right, the airflow to the left air intake was rapidly reduced due to an undersized air intake, this depleted the left engine of air, which quickly lost all power, sending the trial aircraft into a spiraling fall from which the pilot had to eject from at an altitude of 3325 meters. After several redesigns, a final version was trialed in 1995, which passed all H.F.C.A.F trials successfully, wasn't adopted by the O.O.C.A.F due to budgetary reasons.

A JAS 94F, belonging to the 31st Wing of the H.F.C.A.F, In blue livery. it is to be noted that many Skandlasian fighter pilots are also knights, and this particular example has the family crest of the pilot in the tail.

From its adoption by the H.F.C.A.F, it has seen various small modifications and modernizations, with the two current variations operated by the H.F.C.A.F being the JAS 94F and the JAS95C, the latter of which is an elongated version with a two-man cockpit and integrated Electronic Warfare systems. It suffers from a slight loss of top speed and range compared to the JAS 94F, but it can be a very powerful game-changer in battle, being able to interfere with enemy radars and communications in real-time, also being capable of signal monitoring and communication encryption and decryption.

A JAS 95C, belonging to the 23rd Wing of the H.F.C.A.F, in grey livery. It is to note that the canopy is usually perceived of a different color than its non-EW counterpart, this is due to the signal reflecting materials infused into the glass to protect the operators of the aircraft from dangerous frequencies.

The majority of later iterations of the aircraft are to improve avionics and other software as well as replacing sensors with better, with the JAS94B being the only major modification of the airframe, extending the wingspan by 45cm from its previous iteration and introducing a retracting fuel probe. all later iterations are based on the JAS94B airframe.

The silhouette of a post JAS 94B model.

Specifications:
Length: 17.39m

Height: 7.5m

Wingspan: 16.34m

Empty Weight: 9,930kg

Max Takeoff Weight: 24,320kg

Powerplant: x2 SFF 500/5 Afterburning Turbofans, 11,500 lbf (46kN) each 18,000 with afterburner (80kN)

Fuel capacity: 5,210kg internally

Maximum Speed: 1,850km/h at 12km

Cruise Speed: 1,100km/h

Range: 2,400km

Service ceiling: 16,000m