Jacknife

Extreme Variable Geometry
Combat Drone

Three-quarter rear aspect view of a Pan Spatial Jacknife in loiter configuration, at a high angle of attack with wings swept fully forward, flaps fully deployed, tailplanes fully depressed, thrust nozzles vectored upward, and nose intake section tilted fully downward.

Swoop In On Your Prey With Jacknife

Rig for supercruise to get on station quickly, then reconfigure to stalking mode for radical maneuverability and a devastating alpha strike.

Pan Spatial Jacknife is available in Modern Warships, the mobile and PC game from Artstorm and Gaijin Entertainment.

Modern Warships gameplay review of Pan Spatial Jacknife by Admiral Ed

Jacknife Features

Extreme variable geometry loyal wingman UCAV
Wings swing through 88° from forward-angled for high agility to deeply swept for cruising efficiency
Articulated nose inlet supports low-speed, high-AOA loitering
Variable-sweep vertical tailplanes for high maneuverability at low speed, low drag and RCS at high speed
Pivoting wing root autocannons permit off-axis targeting

Designer’s Notes

Pan Spatial Designer
Tom Alfaro

Jacknife is a fictional variable geometry combat drone. Extreme variable geometry, conformal weapons launch tubes and conformal sensors provide instantaneous response to a range of threats.

I originally developed Jacknife as a medium-sized “loyal wingman” strike UCAV to complement and extend the capabilities of Killswitch or other strike fighters.

For Modern Warships, Artstorm found that scaling up this concept vehicle nicely fulfilled their requirement for a carrier-based large strike aircraft, akin to the Cold War era A-3 Skywarrior and A-5 Vigilante.

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