S-041A Tremor

Stanni: Sotilaslentokone-041 Vapina

Propulsion

One single fan canular jet turbine mounted on the top of the aircraft powers it to speeds just a few dozen miles per hour short of the sound barrier. This very large jet engine, the first of its kind adopted by the Holy Kingdom of Stanna, spools up and picks up speed surprisingly quickly for the technology's newness at the cost of being incredibly feul inefficient. As such, Tremors have a flight time of only around 30 minutes at full throttle, leading to pilots often relying on gliding for periods of time to extend their range. Another quirk of the engine picking up speed so quickly is that when it would begin to pick up speed the nose of the plane would lift up and the come back down, causing the hydraulic gear to absorb the shock as well as the entire craft to bounce once or twice before taking off. This lead to some Stanni pilots being fearful to take the controls, while the more experienced among them accounted and learned to deal with its quirks, affectionetly nicknaming it the "bouncer".

Weapons & Armament

Armed with 6 15mm machine guns, 3 on each side of the nose, Tremors pack a punch in air to air dogfighting. These machine guns fire at 480 rpm from a central 2,000 round drum.

 

Used by

• S-041B Quake

Nickname

"Bouncer"

Manufacturer

Metallista Sadetta Ilmailu

Creation Date

Entered service in 1941

Decommission Date

Phased out by 1954

Owning Organization

The Holy Kingdom of Stanna

Price

$7,578,000

Rarity

415 built

Weight

9.70 tons
Dry Weight: 7.02 tons

Speed

620 mph

Complement / Crew

1 pilot

Radar Cross-Section
11.21 m2