Specifications (Buccaneer S.2)
Data from The Observer's Book of Aircraft
General characteristics
- Crew: 2 (Pilot and Observer)
- Length: 63 ft 5 in (19.33 m)
- Wingspan: 44 ft (13.41 m)
- Height: 16 ft 3 in (4.97 m)
- Wing area: 514.7 ft² (47.82 m²)
- Empty weight: 30,000 lb (14,000 kg)
- Loaded weight: 62,000 lb (28,000 kg)
- Powerplant: 2 × Rolls-Royce Spey Mk 101 turbofans, 11,100 lbf (49 kN) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 667 mph (580 kn, 1,074 km/h) at 200 ft (60 m)
- Range: 2,300 mi (2,000 nmi, 3,700 km)
- Service ceiling: 40,000 ft (12,200 m)
- Wing loading: 120.5 lb/ft² (587.6 kg/m²)
- Thrust/weight: 0.36
Armament
- Guns: None
- Hardpoints: 4× under-wing pylon stations & 1× internal rotating bomb bay with a capacity of 12,000 lb (5,400 kg) and provisions to carry combinations of:
- Rockets: 4× Matra rocket pods with 18× SNEB 68 mm rockets each
- Missiles: 2× AIM-9 Sidewinders for self-defence, 2× AS-30Ls or 2× AS-37 Martel missiles or 4× Sea Eagle missile
- Bombs: Various unguided bombs, Laser-guided bombs, as well as the Red Beard or WE.177 tactical nuclear bombs
- Other: AN/ALQ-101 ECM protection pod, AN/AVQ-23 Pave Spike Laser designator pod, Buddy refuelling pack or Drop tanks for extended range/loitering time
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