The Novi Avion (Serbian; "New Aircraft") was a Yugoslavian attempt to develop a 4th Generation Tactical Fighter to replace the JRV's aging Mig-21 Fishbeds.

It strongly resembled the Dassault Rafale, and this was no accident --- Dassault contributed a significant amount of actual Rafale technologies, including the engine, Fly-By-Wire, FCS, and aerodynamics R&D.

The Novi Avion was designed by the Vazduhoplovno Tehnicki Institut (VTI) ("Aeronautical Technical Institute"), and planned to fly for the first time in 1992. However, the collapse of Yugoslavia in 1991 and the beginning of the Yugoslav Wars effectively terminated the project.

As such, no functional Novi Avions were ever completed.


Below is the estimated performance data for this airframe;

===== Novi Avion Data =====
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Role: Tactical Fighter
Unit Price: US$35 Million
Crew: 1
Size(LxWxH): 45x26x16ft
Wing Area: 323ft2
Empty Weight: 14000lbs
Internal Fuel: 6000lbs
Payload: 12000lbs
Max. T/O Weight: 29000lbs
Wing Loading: 91.5lb/ft2
T/W Ratio: 1.21
Range: 500nm
Ceiling: 55000ft
Cruise Speed: 500mph
Top Speed: Mach 1.88
Fuel Fraction: 0.33
Climb Rate: 55000ft/min
Initial Turn Rate: 30 degrees/sec
Continuous Turn Rate: 20 degrees/sec
Max. G-Load: +9/-3
Sensors: RBE AESA Radar
Scan Range: 170nm@50 degrees
Look Down: Yes
Shoot Down: Yes
Propulsion: 1x M88Y Turbofan w/ 11000lbs/military thrust, 17000lbs/AB
Thrust Vectoring: No
Weapon Stations: 1x 30mm GIAT 30 M791 w/125rds, 2x Wintip missile rail w/500lb capacity, 9 other hardpoints
ECMs: Chaff/Flare launchers (30/30rds), Tactical Jammer, RWR
FBW: Yes (Digital)
RCS: 2.5ft3
Stealth: No
Tailhook: No
Catapult Hitch: No
Drag Chute: Yes
AAR: Yes
Other: Bubble canopy, Contoured seat, Zero-Zero ejection seat, HOTAS, 3-screen MFD, Cockpit voice control, MIL-STD-1553 databus