Specifications (Cheetah C)
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General characteristics
- Crew: one, pilot
- Length: 15.55 m (51.0 ft)
- Wingspan: 8.22 m (26.97 ft)
- Height: 4.50 m (14.76 ft)
- Wing area: 35 m² (376.7 ft²)
- Empty weight: 6,600 kg (14,550 lb)
- Max. takeoff weight: 13,700 kg (30,200 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Snecma Atar 9K50C-11 afterburning turbojet, 7,200 kgf (71 kN, 15,900 lbf)
- Canard Area: 17.87 ft² (1.66 m²)
Performance
- Maximum speed:
- At altitude: Mach 2.2 (1,460 mph, 2,350 km/h)
- At sea level: Mach 1.14 (865 mph, 1,390 km/h)
- Range: 700 nmi (1,300 km)
- Ferry range: 1,400 nmi (2,600 km)
- Service ceiling: 55,755 ft (17,000 m)
- Rate of climb: 45,950 ft/min (14,000 m/min)
- Wing loading: 250 kg/m² (52 lb/ft²)
- Thrust/weight: 15,873 lb (70.6 kN) with Afterburner
- Maximum g-load: Unknown
Armament
- Guns: 2× 30 mm (1.18 in) DEFA 552 cannons with 125 rounds per gun
- Rockets: 4× Matra rocket pods with 18× SNEB 68 mm rockets each, OR 2× Matra JL-100 drop tank/rocket pack, each with 19× SNEB 68 mm rockets and 250 litres (66 US gal) of fuel
- Missiles: 2× Python 3 AAMs, V4 R-Darter (BVR missile), U-Darter, V3C Darter and/or Matra R530 missiles.
- Bombs: 8,800 lb (4,400 kg) of payload on five external hardpoints, including 250 kg Laser-guided bombs (LGB), GPS-guided bombs, 250 kg 'booster' bombs, a variety of unguided 'iron' bombs, reconnaissance pods or Drop tanks
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