VehicleType { 
   Name = NSA
   parent = 400 401 402 415 496
   ID = 517
   Description = Tanker Plane
   Infotext = [#crt#New Strategic Aircraft (NSA)#crt#
The current USAF "Air Mobility Master Plan" calls for the retirement of the C-141 transport by the year 
2006 and retirement of the KC-135 tankers to begin in 2013. These 700+ aircraft, 80% of the current 
mobility fleet, are now 25 to 30 years old and are experiencing fatigue and corrosion problems leading 
to low availability rates. The C-141B represents 35% of the current US strategic airlift capability while 
the KC-135 comprises 90% of the tanker fleet. Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Systems (LMAS) is studying a 
new family of mid-size jet transport aircraft, called the New Strategic Aircraft (NSA), to meet U.S. DOD, 
international, and commercial requirements for: #crt#
military strategic airlift, #crt#
military air refueling, #crt#
military personnel and equipment airdrop, #crt#
commercial cargo and package delivery, #crt#
a commercially viable, military capable CRAF aircraft. #crt#
The goal of the NSA program is to develop the standard long range mobility aircraft for the first half 
of the 21st century. The basic NSA airframe will be a commercially certified aircraft with provisions 
for modular components and systems to allow the aircraft to evolve to meet changing requirements and 
missions. #crt#
The aircraft will be able to perform airlift and tanker missions through the use of integrated modular 
tanker systems. This will allow the use of one airframe, with the resulting logistics and operational 
advantages, to fulfill AMC airlift, airdrop, and air refueling missions. In the airlift role, the NSA 
can carry all the equipment of the Army's light divisions over a 4,000 NM range. The aircraft can 
airdrop over 150 paratroops or two 60,000 pound airdrop loads. For tanker missions, the aircraft 
can exceed the fuel offload of the KC-135R while retaining its basic airlift capability. #crt#

LMAS Advanced Design engineers have studied over 40 aircraft concepts since the initiation of the 
NSA project in 1994. ]
   Armor = 300
   picture = MK3a_NSA.pcx
   Height = ground_level low_level_flight medium_level_flight high_level_flight
   Tank { 
      Energy = 0
      Material = 0
      fuel = 25000
   } Tank
   FuelConsumption = 22
   Abilities = fuel_transfer 
   Movement = 0 0 0 65 140 150 160 0 
   Weight = 200
   Weapons { 
      Initiative = 0
      Number = 1
      Weapon0 ->* vehicleType.ServiceHighAir 
   } Weapons
} VehicleType
