MV-42 Hummingbird

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MV-42 Onicron MV-42 Hummingbird
Light assault/utility tiltrotor
National Origin		Aquaria
Production History
Designed
January 10th 2075 - August 17th 2079
Produced
November 8th 2079 - October 1st 2114
Designer		Onicron
Unit Cost		186,000 Aquarian Kerbits(√)
Number Built		96
Service History
In Service
May 19th, 2080 - January 25th, 2115
Used By		Aquaria
Aircraft Characteristics
Propulsion		2x Onicron TR-15 Turboprop engines 2x Corain Motors J201 Turbojet engines
Crew		One pilot

The Onicron MV-42 Hummingbird was a light assault and utility tiltrotor aircraft used by the Aquarian military. Its roles included insertion and extraction missions, medevac, and providing fire support to troops.

Design

The MV-42 is primarily propelled by two four-bladed turboprop engines housed on wingtip tranmission nacelles, which can rotate to either 90 degrees up or 45 degrees forward. In addition, a pair of Corain Motors J-201 Turbojet situated behind the wings provide extra forward thrust, allowing the Hummingbird to reach greater speeds than previous Aquarian transport vehicles. The primary armament, a 30mm turreted chaingun, is located on the underside of the fuselage beneath the cockpit, and hardpoints on the wings can mount laser guided AGM-114 Hellfire missiles provided targeting data from a FLIR ball housed in the nose. Behind the cockpit, the passenger bay is slung under the fuselage.