A-4 Wanderer
From Rise: The Vieneo Province
The A-4 Wanderer is a light scout aircraft, capable of carrying one ARJ or small vehicle.
Statistics
| General | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Trimbal-Kneers Aerospace | Type / role | Light scout aircraft |
| Price / MSRP | 5,411,199 CR | Availability | Not specified |
| Restrictions | Not specified | IVR series | Not specified |
| Dimensions and weights | |||
| Length | Not specified | Width | Not specified |
| Height | Not specified | Empty / curb weight | 17,158 kg |
| Fuel capacity | 9 MT | Payload | Not specified |
| Maximum gross / takeoff weight | 41,067 kg (takeoff) | ||
| Capacity and equipment | |||
| Seats | Not specified | Passenger capacity | Not specified |
| Cargo bays | 1 | Cargo capacity | Not specified |
| Internal stowage | 1 MT | Avionics bays | 2 |
| Weapon mounts | 2 | Engine count | Not specified |
| Life support | |||
| Cabin pressurization | Not specified | Rated pressure differential | Not specified |
| Performance | |||
| Engine / propulsion | Not specified | Maximum speed | 225 m/s |
| Normal range | Not specified | Endurance | Not specified |
| Flight | |||
| Wingspan | Not specified | Effective wing area | Not specified |
| Cruising speed | Not specified | Service ceiling | 22 km MSL |
| Engine critical altitude | 6 km MSL | Bypass ratio | 20% |
| Thrust | Not specified | Maximum acceleration | Not specified |
| VTOL capability | Yes | Rain Protection Type | None |
| Flight controls and landing gear | |||
| Flight Spoilers | Not specified | Ground Lift Dump (GLD) | Not specified |
| Retractable Landing Gear | Not specified | Landing Gear Type | Not specified |
| Touchdown descent design limit | Not specified | Crosswind component limit | Not established |
| Leading Edge Flaps | Not specified | Trailing Edge Flaps | Not specified |
Standard Equipment
Vertical thrust
The two main engines use opposing outlets that tilt down through 54°. Hold F9 to request upward thrust; forward or reverse thrust can be requested at the same time. No separate nozzle control is required. The A-4 has no aft engine.
Main-engine nozzle vectoring has no altitude cutoff, including in vacuum. This does not remove the aircraft's flight-envelope limits or guarantee sufficient lift: power, engine condition, loading and balance determine the delivered force. Outside TVM ground-reference BCL descent control, F8 requests downward RCS. Downward RCS is much weaker than main-engine upward thrust, so allow time and distance to stop upward motion. See VTOL operating limits and TVM for control and transition details.