Banyan S-11

S-11
Role	Air superiority fighter
Manufacturer	Banyan Aircraft Corporation
First flight	1995
Introduction	1996
Status	Active service
Primary users	Baltanese Air Force New Illyrian Air Force
Produced	1998–present
Number built	440
Developed from	AR-27
Developed into	Banyan S-15 Banyan S-16

The Banyan S-11 is a twin-engine jet fighter of the Federal States of Baltanla whose airframe is derived from the Akvarelian-designed AR-27. It is manufactured by the Banyan Aircraft Corporation (BAC). The aircraft is operated by the Baltanese Air Force (BAF) and the New Illyrian Air Force (NIAF)

Specifications (S-11A/S-11)

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Fuel capacity: 9,400 kg (20,700 lb) internal fuel

Performance

• Maximum speed: Mach 2.35 (2,500 km/h, 1,553 mph) at altitude
• g limits: +9

Armament

• Guns: 1× 30 mm (1.18 in) Quoc-Vao QSh-30-1 cannon with 150 rounds
• Hardpoints: 10: 2 under fuselage, 2 under air ducts, 4 under wings, 2 on wingtips with provisions to carry combinations of:
  • Missiles:
    
    • BA-15 (Later B models and S-11D only)
    • BA-12
    • BA-10 (Later B and D models)
    • BA-9
    • PL-8
    • Vympel R-77
    • Vympel R-27
    • Vympel R-73
• Rockets: Unguided rocket launcher
• Bombs: Free-fall cluster bombs

Avionics

• Fire-control radar: NIIP Tikhomirov N001VE Myech coherent pulse Doppler radar, or Type 1474 radar (s-11B)
• OEPS-27 electro-optic system
• NSts-27 helmet-mounted sight (HMS)
• Gardeniya ECM pods