Specifications (A-37B Dragonfly)
Data from The Encyclopedia of Modern Warplanes
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 28 ft 3.4 in (8.62 m)
- Wingspan: 35 ft 10.3 in (10.93 m (including tip tanks))
- Height: 8 ft 10.3 in (2.70 m)
- Wing area: 183.9 ft² (17.09 m²)
- Empty weight: 6,211 lb (2,817 kg)
- Max. takeoff weight: 14,000 lb (6,350 kg)
- Powerplant: 2 × General Electric J85-GE-17A turbojet, 2,850 lbf (12.7 kN) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 507 mph (440 knots, 816 km/h) at 16,000 ft
- Cruise speed: 489 mph (425 knots, 787 km/h) at 25,000 ft
- Range: 800 nm (920 mi, 1,480 km)
- Combat radius: 400 nm (460 mi, 740 km) with 4,100 lb warload
- Service ceiling: 41,765 ft (12,730 m)
- Rate of climb: 6,990 ft/min (35.5 m/s)
Armament
- Guns: 1× .308 in (7.62 mm) GAU-2B/A minigun (mounted in nose)
- Hardpoints: 8 under-wing with a capacity of 1,230 kg
- Gun pods: SUU-11/A (1× 7.62 mm M134 minigun), GPU-2/A (1× 20 mm M197 cannon), 30 mm DEFA cannon
- Rockets: four pods, each with seven 70 mm/2.75 inch rockets (Mk 4/Mk 40 FFAR rockets in a LAU-32/A, LAU-59, or LAU-68 launcher) or (Mk 66/WAFAR rockets in a LAU-131 launcher)
- Missiles: AIM-9 Sidewinder
- Bombs: 500 lb (241 kg) Mk.82 (×4 on multiple ejector racks), SUU-14 bomblet dispenser
- Other: Napalm tanks, SUU-25/A Flare Dispenser
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