Specifications (Close-support Version)
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Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1982-83
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 13.23 m (43 ft 5 in)
- Wingspan: 9.11 m (29 ft 10¾ in)
- Height: 4.19 m (13 ft 9 in)
- Wing area: 17.50 m² (188.4 ft²)
- Empty weight: 3,515 kg (7,750 lb)
- Loaded weight: 5,000 kg (11,000 lb)
- Max. takeoff weight: 7,500 kg (16,535 lb)
- Powerplant: 2 × SNECMA Turbomeca Larzac 04-C5 turbofans, 13.24 kN (2,976 lbf) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 1,000 km/h (540 kn, 621 mph) at sea level
- Stall speed: 167 km/h (90 knots, 104 mph) (flaps and undercarriage down)
- Combat radius: 610 km (329 nmi, 379 mi) lo-lo-lo profile, gun pod, underwing weapons and two drop tanks
- Ferry range: 2,940 km (1,586 nmi, 1,827 mi)
- Service ceiling: 14,630 m (48,000 ft)
- Rate of climb: 57 m/s (11,220 ft/min)
Armament
- Guns: 1× 27 mm (1.06 in) Mauser BK-27 Revolver cannon in centreline gun pack w/120 rds or 1x 30 mm DEFA in centerline pod w/150 rds
- Rockets: 2× Matra rocket pods with 18× SNEB 68 mm rockets each; 2× CRV7 rocket pods with 19× 70 mm rockets each
- Missiles: 2× AIM-9 Sidewinders; 2× Matra Magic IIs; 2× AGM-65 Maverick;
- Bombs: 2,500 kg (5,500 lb) of payload on five external hardpoints, including a variety of bombs (such as the Hunting BL755 cluster bombs) or Drop tanks for extended range.
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