Ashford Langston A-35 Blitzen

The Ashford Langston A-35 Blitzen is a single-seat, twin-engine strike aircraft capable of vertical/short takeoff and landing. It is designed to perform close air support as well as strategic air strikes.

It is in service with the Atlesian Armed Forces.

Design
The A-35 is a close air support and air strike aircraft designed to operate at ranges beyond of the Atlesian Armed Forces' standard aircraft, such as the UV-65 and the V-32.

The A-35 has powerful twin Dust engines and six nozzles on the underside of the aircraft. During flight, the nozzles can be turned on and off to direct thrust away from the main exhausts. This allows for the A-35 to take off and land vertically, as well as make sharper turns during flight.

With a wingspan of 16 meters, the A-35 is quite large and heavy. It has a bulky fuselage that allows room for twin 30mm three-barreled rotary cannons and their ammunition, an internal weapons bay that can carry missiles, bombs, or a combination of the two, and a large amount of fuel.

The A-35 is outfitted with advanced avionics supported by an artificial intelligence module. The AI can coordinate with other AAF elements in the airspace by continuously sending and receiving data through the CCT.

Operators
The Atlesian Armed Forces is the only operator of the A-35.

Squadrons

 * 1st Wing
 * 32nd Attack Squadron "Grun"

Characteristics

 * Crew: 1 + AI
 * Length: 21 m
 * Wingspan: 16 m
 * Height: 5 m

Performance

 * Maximum speed: 650 kn (1204 km/h)

Armaments

 * Guns: 2 × 30mm three-barreled rotary cannons, 1,200 rounds
 * Stations: 8 × internal stations that can carry combinations of:
 * Missiles
 * Bombs