The AAI AB-64, nicknamed "Slavianka", is a supersonic high-altitude strategic bomber first flown in 2018. It replaces the AB-64 Ostrich. Its pilots, when in the air, have direct communication with the President of Aquilla. First flown in 2022 is the airliner variant, the A-45 Firebird. Aquilla's national airline Air Eagle operates 55 of them, and other exports are expected. Max altitude: 500,000 ft Top speed: Mach 5.5 Range: 2 orbits around Earth (if nucdem essentially infinite) Payload: 140,000 lbs Crew: 5 Length: 250 ft Seating (for A-45 Firebird): Up to 390 Powerplant: x2 hybrid jet-rocket engines, each producing 180 kN per engine Manuevers with the ailerons and other stabilizers, and when past the Karman line, uses onboard RCS thrusters. Armament: x2 deployable laser CIWS for self-defense. All bombs are contained in an internal bomb bay. Wingspan: 85 ft Variations: AB-64, RB-64, AB-64A, NucDem, A-45 Firebird (airliner thing)
DISCLAIMER: This really is not a spaceplane in any way, shape or form. It's just a really high-altitude plane that just happens to have thermal protection. It only carries passengers, OK? Trust me, I know these things! Song is Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin Polonaise
