Helix 2-4

Helix Two-Four or Helix 2-4, is the callsign of a F-X Falcon single-seater, dual engine, all-weather multirole combat aircraft featured in the Orion Nero Initiative series. Helix 2-4 is part of the Sky Legion and subordinate to the 1st Operations Fighter Group.

Reconnaissance Mission
Helix 2-4 is only seen during Soaring Skies where it is a part of a flight fo four F-X Falcon's sent into the Chawla Province to search for Alvitr Central Security Alkania Mining Stations. When conducting a reconnaissance mission, Helix Squadron is intercepted by a number of AE-57G Growlers and is destroyed when a single ASRAA destroys Helix 2-4 from behind.

General Characteristics

 * Crew:
 * Pilot: LTJG. Keating
 * Length: 15.4m
 * Wingspan: 11m
 * Height: 4.4
 * Empty weight: 13.2kg
 * Loaded Weight: 22.5kg
 * Max take-off weight: 28kg

Performance

 * Maximum Speed: Mach 1.6 at altitude
 * Combat Range: 1,200kg
 * Rate of climb: 300m/s

Armament

 * Guns: 1x 25mm GAU-22 Equalizer 4 barrel rotary cannon
 * Hardpoints: 10 (4x internal stations, 6x external stations on wings)
 * Missiles:
 * Air-to-air missiles:
 * AIM-9 Sidewinder (SRAAM)
 * AIM-132 ASRAAM
 * AIM-120 AMRAAM
 * MBDA Meteor
 * Air-to-surface missiles:
 * AGM-88 HARM
 * SPEAR 3
 * Joint Air-to-Ground Missile
 * Bombs:
 * GBU-12 Paveway II
 * GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb (SDB)
 * GBU-54 Laser JDAM
 * Countermeasures:
 * Marconi AN/ALE-45 Chaff/Flares dispenser system x2