Specifications (CF-116)
General characteristics
- Crew: 1-2
- Length: 47 ft 2 in (14.38 m)
- Wingspan: 25 ft 10 in (7.87 m)
- Height: 13 ft 2 in (4.01 m)
- Wing area: 186 ft² (17.28 m²)
- Empty weight: 8,681 lb (3,938 kg)
- Max. takeoff weight: 20,390 lb (9,249 kg)
- Powerplant: 2 × Orenda-built GE J85-15 turbojet
- Dry thrust: 2,925 lbf (13.0 kN) each
- Thrust with afterburner: 4,300 lbf (19.1 kN) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 1,575 km/h (Mach 1.3) (978 mph )
- Range: 760 nmi (660 mi, 1,400 km)
- Service ceiling: 41,000 ft (12,000 m)
- Rate of climb: 34,400 ft/min (10,500 m/min)
Armament
- Guns: 2× 20 mm (0.787 in) Pontiac M39A2 cannons in the nose, 280 rounds/gun
- Rockets: 2× CRV7 rocket pods
Or 2× LAU-10 rocket pods with 4× Zuni 127 mm rockets each
Or 2× Matra rocket pods with 18× SNEB 68 mm rockets each - Missiles: 2× AIM-9 Sidewinder Air-to-air missiles
- Bombs: 7,000 lb (3,200 kg) of payload on five external hardpoints, including a variety of air-to-ground ordnance, such as the Mark 80 series of unguided iron bombs (including 3 kg and 14 kg practice bombs), U.S. CBU-24/49/52/58 and British BL755 cluster bomb munitions, M129 Leaflet bomb and drop tanks for extended range
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