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Silent Hunter · 11-03-2007, 16:54 PM

I came up with this idea for a spaceplane for a possible future screenplay. My screenplay is set 100 years in the future- 2107. This plane is a part of Earth's space defence system.

It's called the MiG-95 Drakon (English name "Dragon"). It has two crew members (a pilot and a WSO). It's capable of taking off from a runway and reaching low-earth orbit unaided. It accelerates from the ground at 3G, since going highly than that would not be good for the crew.

It can't be detected on radar (when its weapon bays are closed) and is hard to spot on IR. It doesn't have active camouflage (too much weight), but it has something similar- it can change its exterior to blend into its surroundings.

It has three internal weapons bays, each capable of carrying six AAMs or one nuclear missile (something akin to the SRAM). The missiles are guided by radar, IR or a system called "visual cueing"- a computer scans surrounding space for anything that looks out of place.

Comments?

11-03-2007, 16:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
Silent Hunter Contributor Join Date: 08-09-07 Location: London, UK Posts: 616 Country:	A fictional military spaceplane I came up with this idea for a spaceplane for a possible future screenplay. My screenplay is set 100 years in the future- 2107. This plane is a part of Earth's space defence system. It's called the MiG-95 Drakon (English name "Dragon"). It has two crew members (a pilot and a WSO). It's capable of taking off from a runway and reaching low-earth orbit unaided. It accelerates from the ground at 3G, since going highly than that would not be good for the crew. It can't be detected on radar (when its weapon bays are closed) and is hard to spot on IR. It doesn't have active camouflage (too much weight), but it has something similar- it can change its exterior to blend into its surroundings. It has three internal weapons bays, each capable of carrying six AAMs or one nuclear missile (something akin to the SRAM). The missiles are guided by radar, IR or a system called "visual cueing"- a computer scans surrounding space for anything that looks out of place. Comments?