Specifications (A-4SU)
Data from International Directory of Military Aircraft, Skyhawk.Org
General characteristics
- Crew: 1 (2 in TA-4SU, student and instructor)
- Length: 41 ft 9 in (12.72 m)
- Wingspan: 27 ft 6 in (8.38 m)
- Height: 15 ft 0 in (4.57 m)
- Wing area: 259.8 ft² (24.1 m²)
- Empty weight: 10,250 lb (4,650 kg)
- Max. takeoff weight: 22,500 lb (10,205 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × General Electric F404-GE-100D turbofan, 10,800 lbf (48.4 kN)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 1,128 km/h (609 kts, 701 mph)
- Range: 1,700 nm (2,000 mi, 3,220 km ferry range with 3 drop tanks)
- Service ceiling: 12,192 m (40,000 ft)
- Rate of climb: 55 m/s (10,913 ft/min)
- Wing loading: 70.7 lb/ft² (344.4 kg/m²)
- Thrust/weight: 0.55
Armament
- Guns: 2× 20 mm Colt Mk 12 cannons, 200 rounds/gun
- Hardpoints: 5 total: 1× centreline/under-fuselage plus 4× underwing pylon stations with a capacity of 9,900 pounds (4,500 kg) and provisions to carry combinations of:
- Rockets: LAU-5003 rocket pods (19× 70 mm CRV7 rockets) or LAU-10 rocket pods (4× 127 mm Zuni rockets) or Matra rocket pods (18× 68 mm SNEB rockets)
- Missiles: AIM-9 Sidewinder Air-to-air missile or AGM-65 Maverick Air-to-surface missile
- Bombs: Paveway series of Laser-guided bombs (LGB); or Mark 80 series unguided bombs (including 3 kg and 14 kg practice bombs)
- Other: up to 3× 370 US gallons (1,400 l; 310 imp gal) external drop tanks (only pylon stations 2, 3, 4 are wet-plumbed)
Avionics
- Stewart-Warner AN/APQ-145 Mapping & Ranging radar
- GEC/Ferranti 4510 Head-up display/weapons delivery system
- Litton LN-93 Inertial navigation system
- BAE Systems MED-2067 Multi-function displays
- Lockheed Martin AN/AAS-35V Pave Penny laser tracker for use with Paveway LGBs
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