SMV Wipeout

The SMV Wipeout is an experimental, single-seat, dual-engine, all-weather tactical interceptor aircraft. The aircraft was the White Wolves first production vehicle that made use of Hydrogen power, and held the world flight airspeed record, before being replaced by its successor, the SMV Shockwave.

The Wipeout marked the White Wolves progression into constructing their own aircraft, unlocking near-infinite possibilities for the Research & Development and Aerial Combat Unit. Despite it's relative age, the vessel remains among the fastest of aircraft operated by the White Wolves, due to it's aerodynamics, engines and agility, it reached speeds of Mach 10.

Development
The SMV Wipeout was the first aircraft fully designed and developed by the White Wolves, powered by an in-house built engine. It was also the first project given to the Hydrogen Energy Commission, who were responsible for designing the Hydrogen fuel cell and co-developed the brand new engine, the SSE-H2X.

Airframe development
As with the rest of the SMV Wipeout's development, the airframe is very unique and far-removed from other aircraft. It features a single one-seat cockpit, flanked on either side, by a 'fin'. In the SMV Wipeout and the future SMV Shockwave, the word 'fin' is used for wing, due to their differences in shape and position.

Each fin is made of a Tungsten Carbide (WC) frame, over-layed with sheets of Titanium Carbide (TiC). The metals of the fin are each alloyed with Carbon to increase their strength, resistance to temperature and protection against the rounds used by enemy aircraft's autocannons.

Specifications
General characteristics


 * Crew: 1 (pilot)
 * Length: 15.6 m (51 ft 2 in)
 * Height: 4.9 m (16 ft 9 in)
 * Wingspan: 9.14 m (29 ft 11 in)
 * Empty weight: 13,600 kg (29,982 lbs)
 * Gross weight: 14,160 kg (31,217 lbs)
 * Max. takeoff weight: 16,000 kg (35,274 lbs)
 * Fuel capacity: 560 kg (1,234.6 lbs) Hydrogen amalgamated-fuel-cell
 * Powerplant: 2 x SSE-HX2 after-burning scramjet engine, 68.6 kN (15421.89 lbf) dry thrust each

Performance


 * Cruise speed: Mach 5 (3,333 kn, 3,836 mph, 6,174 km/h)
 * Maximum speed: Mach 10 (6,667 kn, 7,672 mph, 12,348 km/h)
 * Range: 9 hours (at cruise speed); 4 hours (at maximum speed)
 * Fuel efficiency: 61.6 miles/kg (cruise speed); 54.8 miles/kg (maximum speed)
 * Service ceiling: 20,421 m (67,000 ft)
 * Rate of climb: 1,313.7 m/s (cruise) / 3,224 m/s (max)
 * Climb Angle: 50° (cruise) / 70° (max)
 * Thrust/weight: 0.98 (flight weight) / 0.87 (WMTO)
 * g limits: +7.0/-2.5 (piloted) / +10.0/-4.5 (IRIS)

Avionics


 * White Wolves Targeting and Prediction System (TAPS)
 * White Wolves Autonomous Weapons Control System (AWCS)
 * White Wolves Advanced Situational Targeting System (ASTS)
 * White Wolves "Tesla" Electronic Warfare System (EWS)
 * White Wolves "Omnivident" Radar & Sonar System Mk. III (ORSS)
 * White Wolves "Super Synergy System" (S3)
 * White Wolves IRIS Flight Control System, which includes:
 * White Wolves AM, VHF, UHF AM, and UHF FM "Siren" Radio
 * White Wolves GUARD survival radio
 * White Wolves Electro-optical Distributed Aperture System
 * White Wolves "Nightwatch" Thermal & Infrared Imaging System (TIIS)
 * White Wolves IFF Interrogator & Transponder
 * White Wolves "White Hare" frequency-hopping system
 * White Wolves TACAN System
 * White Wolves Radar Altimeter