Fighter Aircraft

Dassault Mirage III

tata — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:55:55 +0000

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Dassault Mirage III videos

Swiss Dassault Mirage III over the Alps

Goodbye to the Mirage III from the Swiss Air Force

Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master

tata — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:47:49 +0000

Type	Advanced trainer/light attack
Country of origin	Italy
Manufacturer	Alenia Aermacchi
First flight	15 July 2004
Introduced	Circa 2000
Produced	Under development
Numbers built	Under development
Unit costs	€20 million
Max speed	Never exceed speed: Mach 1.2 (1,460 km/h, 915 mph) Maximum speed: 1,255 km/h (779 mph) Stall speed: 166 km/h (104 mph)
Max range	Range: 1,890 km (1,181 miles) Service ceiling: 13,715 m (45,000 ft)
Dimensions	Length: 11.49 m (37 ft 7 in) Wingspan: 9.72 m (31 ft 9 in) Height: 4.76 m (15 ft 6 in) Wing area: 23.52 m² (253.2 ft²)
Weight	Empty weight: 4,610 kg (10,165 lb) Loaded weight: 6,700 kg (14,770 lb) Max. takeoff weight: 9,500 kg (20,945 lb)
Powerplant	2 × Honeywell F124-GA-200 , 27.8 kN (6,250 lbf) each
Armament	Nine hardpoints for a variety of guns, bombs, rockets and missiles
Operators	Italy and Singapore

Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master videos

The Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master

Aermacchi M-346 Le Bourget 2011

Dassault-Breguet Super Étendard

tata — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:53:21 +0000

Type	Attack aircraft
Country of origin	France
Manufacturer	Dassault-Breguet
First flight	28 October 1974
Introduced	June 1978
Produced	1977–1983
Numbers built	85
Unit costs	Data is not available
Max speed	1,000 km/h (637 knots, 733 mph) at low level
Max range	Range: 1,820 km (983 nmi, 1,130 mi) Combat radius: 850 km (460 nmi, 530 mi) with one AM39 Exocet missile one wing pylon and one drop tank on opposite pylon, hi-lo-hi profile Service ceiling: 13,700 m (44,900 ft)
Dimensions	Length: 14.31 m (45 ft 11½ in) Wingspan: 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in) Height: 3.86 m (12 ft 8 in) Wing area: 28.4 m² (306.7 ft²)
Weight	Empty weight: 6,500 kg (14,330 lb) Max. takeoff weight: 12,000 kg (26,455 lb)
Powerplant	1 x SNECMA Atar 8K-50 turbojet, 49.0 kN (11,025 lbf)
Armament	Guns: 2x 30 mm (1.18 in) DEFA 552 cannons with 125 rounds per gun Hardpoints: 4x underwing and 2x under-fuselage with a capacity of 2,100 kg (4,600 lb) maximum Rockets: 4x Matra rocket pods with 18x SNEB 68 mm rockets each Missiles: 1x AM-39 Exocets Anti-shipping missile or 1x Air-Sol Moyenne Portée nuclear armed missile or 2x AS-30L or 2x Matra Magic Air-to-air missile Bombs: Conventional unguided or laser-guided bombs, provision for 1 x AN-52 free-fall nuclear bomb, provision for "buddy" air refuelling pod
Operators	Argentine, France, Iraq (lent from France in 1980s)

Dassault-Breguet Super Étendard videos

Super Etendard en action

Super Etendard

Fiat G.91

tata — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:48:11 +0000

Type	Fighter-bomber
Country of origin	Italy
Manufacturer	Fiat Aviazione
First flight	9 August 1956
Introduced	1958
Produced	Data is not available
Numbers built	770
Unit costs	Data is not available
Max speed	1,075 km/h (580 kn, 668 mph)
Max range	Range: 1,150 km (621 nmi, 715 mi) Service ceiling: 13,100 m (43,000 ft)
Dimensions	Length: 10.3 m (33 ft 9 in) Wingspan: 8.56 m (28 ft 1 in) Height: 4.0 m (13 ft 1 in) Wing area: 16.4 m² (177 ft²)
Weight	Empty weight: 3,100 kg (6,830 lb) Loaded weight: 5,440 kg (11,990 lb) Max. takeoff weight: 5,500 kg (12,100 lb)
Powerplant	1 x Bristol Siddeley Orpheus 803 turbojet, 22.2 kN (5,000 lbf
Armament	Guns: 4x 12.7 mm (0.50 in) M2 Browning machine guns; or 2x 30 mm (1.18 in) DEFA cannons (Luftwaffe G.91R/3 only) Hardpoints : 4x under-wing pylon stations holding up to maximum of 1,814 kg/4,000 lb of payload for G.91Y, 680 kg/1,500 lb for G.91R/3 & R/4 and 500 kg/1,100 lb for G.91R/1 Rockets: 2x Matra rocket pods (each with 19× SNEB 68 mm rockets); or 18x Hispano SURA R80 80 mm rockets[35] Bombs: A wide variety of air-to-ground ordnance including unguided iron bombs, gun pods in addition to auxiliary drop tanks for extended range
Operators	Former operators: Germany, Greece (evaluation), Italy, Portugal, United States (evaluation)

Fiat G.91 videos

Frecce Tricolori G91 PAN

Frecce Tricolori PAN G91 duo

McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II

tata — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:40:20 +0000

Type	V/STOL ground-attack aircraft
Country of origin	United Kingdom United States
Manufacturer	McDonnell Douglas / British Aerospace Boeing / BAE Systems
First flight	YAV-8B: 9 November 1978 AV-8B: 5 November 1981
Introduced	August 1985
Produced	1981–2003
Numbers built	323
Unit costs	US$24–30 million
Max speed	Mach 1.0 (585 knots, 673 mph, 1,083 km/h)
Max range	Range: 1,200 nmi (1,400 mi, 2,200 km) Combat radius: 300 nmi (350 mi, 556 km) Ferry range: 1,800 nmi (2,100 mi, 3,300 km)
Dimensions	Length: 46 ft 4 in (14.12 m) Wingspan: 30 ft 4 in (9.25 m) Height: 11 ft 8 in (3.55 m) Wing area: 243.4 ft² (22.61 m²)
Weight	Empty weight: 13,968 lb (6,340 kg) Loaded weight: 22,950 lb (10,410 kg) Max. takeoff weight: - Rolling: 31,000 lb (14,100 kg) - Vertical: 20,755 lb (9,415 kg)
Powerplant	1 x Rolls-Royce F402-RR-408 (Mk 107) vectored-thrust turbofan, 23,500 lbf (105 kN)
Armament	Guns: 1x General Dynamics GAU-12 Equalizer 25 mm (0.984 in) 5-barreled gatling cannon mounted under-fuselage in the left pod, with 300 rounds of ammunition in the right pod Hardpoints: 6x under-wing pylon stations holding up to 13,200 lb (5,988 kg) of payload: Rockets: 4x LAU-5003 rocket pods (each with 19× CRV7 70 mm rockets) Missiles: Air-to-air missiles: 4x AIM-9 Sidewinder or similar-sized infrared-guided missiles 6x AIM-120 AMRAAM (on radar equipped AV-8B Plus variants) Air-to-surface missiles: 6x AGM-65 Maverick; or 2x AGM-84 Harpoon; or 2X AGM-88 HARM Bombs: CBU-100 cluster bombs (CBUs) Mark 80 series of unguided bombs (including 3 kg and 14 kg practice bombs) Paveway series of laser-guided bombs (LGBs) Mark 77 napalm canisters Others: up to 4x 300/330/370 US Gallon drop tanks (pylon stations No. 2, 3, 4 & 5 are wet plumbed) Intrepid Tiger II electronic jammer.
Operators	Italy, Spain, United States

McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II videos

AV-8B Harrier II’s Landing And Takeoff USS Kearsarge

Sky Warriors:The AV-8B Harrier II

McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle

tata — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:30:34 +0000

Type	Multirole fighter, strike fighter
Country of origin	United States
First flight	11 December 1986
Introduced	April 1988
Produced	Still in production
Numbers built	>334
Unit costs	F-15E: US$31.1 million (flyaway cost, 1998) F-15K: US$100 million (2006)
Max speed	Mach 2.5+ (1,650+ mph, 2,660+ km/h)
Max range	Ferry range: 2,400 mi (2,100 nmi, 3,900 km) with conformal fuel tank and three external fuel tanks Service ceiling: 60,000 ft (18,200 m)
Dimensions	Length: 63.8 ft (19.43 m) Wingspan: 42.8 ft (13.05 m) Height: 18.5 ft (5.63 m) Wing area: 608 ft² (56.5 m²)
Weight	Empty weight: 31,700 lb (14,300 kg) Max. takeoff weight: 81,000 lb (36,700 kg)
Powerplant	2 x Pratt & Whitney F100-229 afterburning turbofans, 29,000 lbf (129 kN) each
Armament	Guns: 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61 Vulcan 6-barreled gatling cannon, 510 rounds of either M-56 or PGU-28 ammunition Hardpoints: 2 wing pylons, fuselage pylons, bomb racks on CFTs with a capacity of 23,000 lb (10,400 kg) of external fuel and ordnance Missiles: Air-to-air missiles: 4× AIM-9M Sidewinder or 4× AIM-120 AMRAAM, and 4× AIM-7M Sparrow or additional 4× AIM-120 AMRAAM Air-to-surface missiles: 6× AGM-65 Maverick AGM-130 AGM-84 Harpoon AGM-84K SLAM-ER AGM-154 JSOW AGM-158 JASSM Bombs: B61 nuclear bomb Mark 82 bomb Mark 84 bomb CBU-87 Combined Effects Munition CBU-89 Gator CBU-97 Sensor Fuzed Weapon CBU-103 CEM CBU-104 Gator CBU-105 SFW CBU-107 Passive Attack Weapon GBU-10 Paveway II GBU-12 Paveway II GBU-15 GBU-24 Paveway III GBU-27 Paveway III GBU-28 GBU-31 JDAM GBU-38 JDAM GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb GBU-51 Paveway II GBU-54 Laser JDAM Others: up to 3× 600 US gallons (2,300 L) external drop tanks for ferry flight or extended range/loitering time.
Operators	Current operators: Israel, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, United States

McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle videos

F-15 Strike Eagle Demo – 2011 Beale Air Show

F-15E Strike Eagle Demonstration

AMX International AMX

tata — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:23:20 +0000

Type	Ground-attack aircraft
Country of origin	Brazil and Italy (Joint venture)
Manufacturer	AMX International
First flight	15 May 1984
Introduced	1989
Produced	1986-1999
Numbers built	Approximately 200
Unit costs	Data is not available
Max speed	Maximum speed: 1,160 km/h (626 knots, 721 mph) Cruise speed: 950 km/h (510 knots, 590 mph)
Max range	Range: 3,330 km (1,800 nm, 2,070 mi) Service ceiling: 13,000 m (43,000 ft)
Dimensions	Length: 13.23 m (43 ft 5 in) Wingspan: 8.87 m (29 ft 1 in) Height: 4.55 m (14 ft 11 in) Wing area: 21 m² (226 ft²)
Weight	Empty weight: 6,730 kg (14,840 lb) Loaded weight: 10,750 kg (23,700 lb) Max. takeoff weight: 13,000 kg (28,700 lb)
Powerplant	1 x Rolls-Royce Spey 807 turbofan, 49 kN (11,000 lbf)
Armament	Guns: 1x 20 mm (0.787 in) M61 Vulcan 6-barreled gatling cannon (Italian aircraft) or 2x 30 mm (1.181 in) DEFA 544 cannon (Brazilian aircraft) Missiles: 2x AIM-9 Sidewinders or MAA-1 Piranhas or MAA-1B Piranha II or MAR-1, carried on wingtip rails Bombs: 3,800 kg (8,380 lb) on 5 external hardpoints, including general-purpose and laser-guided bombs, air-to-ground missiles, and rockets
Operators	Current operators: Brazil and Italy

AMX International AMX videos

AMX International AMX

Italian Air Force “Aeronautica Militare ” AMX at Nellis AFB

North American T-2 Buckeye

tata — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:16:10 +0000

Type	Trainer aircraft
Country of origin	United States
Manufacturer	North American
First flight	31 January 1958
Introduced	November 1959
Produced	Data is not available
Numbers built	529
Unit costs	Data is not available
Max speed	521 mph (834 km/h)
Max range	Range: 910 mi (1,456 km) Service ceiling: 44,400 ft (13,500 m)
Dimensions	Length: 38 ft 8 in (11 m) Wingspan: 38 ft 2 in (11.6 m) Height: 14 ft 9 in (4.5 m) Wing area: 255 ft² (23.70 m²)
Weight	Empty weight: 8,115 lb (3,652 kg) Max. takeoff weight: 13,180 lb (5,931 kg)
Powerplant	2 x General Electric J85-GE-4 turbojets, 2,950 lbf (13 kN) each
Armament	None
Operators	Greece, United States (Retired), Venezuela

North American T-2 Buckeye videos

T-2 Buckeye First Flight

WHF T-2 Buckeye

Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk

tata — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:10:55 +0000

Type	Stealth attack aircraft
Country of origin	United States
Manufacturer	Lockheed Corporation Lockheed Martin
First flight	18 June 1981
Introduced	15 October 1983
Produced	22 April 2008
Numbers built	64 (5 YF-117As, 59 F-117As)
Unit costs	US$42.6 million (flyaway cost)
Max speed	Maximum speed: Mach 0.92 (617 mph, 993 km/h) Cruise speed: Mach 0.92
Max range	Range: 930 NM (1720 km) Service ceiling: 45,000 ft (13,716 m)
Dimensions	Length: 65 ft 11 in (20.09 m) Wingspan: 43 ft 4 in (13.20 m) Height: 12 ft 9.5 in (3.78 m) Wing area: 780 ft² (73 m²)
Weight	Empty weight: 29,500 lb (13,380 kg) Loaded weight: 52,500 lb (23,800 kg)
Powerplant	2 x General Electric F404-F1D2 turbofans, 10,600 lbf (48.0 kN) each
Armament	2 x internal weapons bays with one hardpoint each (total of two weapons) equipped to carry: Bombs: GBU-10 Paveway II laser-guided bomb with 2000lb Mk84 blast/fragmentation or BLU-109 or BLU-116 Penetrator warhead GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided bomb with 500lb Mk82 blast/fragmentation warhead GBU-27 Paveway III laser-guided bomb with 2000lb Mk84 blast-fragmentation or BLU-109 or BLU-116 Penetrator warhead GBU-31 JDAM INS/GPS guided munition with 2000lb Mk84 blast-frag or BLU-109 Penetrator warhead B61 nuclear bomb
Operators	United States (Retired)

Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk

Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk videos

F-117 Nighthawk

F-117 Nighthawk Stealth Strike Aircraft

IAI Kfir

tata — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:55:48 +0000

Type	Fighter-bomber
Country of origin	Israel
Manufacturer	Israel Aircraft Industries
First flight	June 1973
Introduced	1976
Produced	Data is not available
Numbers built	>220
Unit costs	US$4.5 million
Max speed	2,440 km/h (1,317 knots, 1,516 mph) above 11,000 m (36,000 ft)
Max range	Combat radius: 768 km (415 nmi, 477 mi) (ground attack, hi-lo-hi profile, seven 500 lb bombs, two AAMs, two 1,300 L drop tanks)
Dimensions	Length: 15.65 m (51 ft 4¼ in) Wingspan: 8.22 m (26 ft 11½ in) Height: 4.55 m (14 ft 11¼ in) Wing area: 34.8 m² (374.6 sq ft)
Weight	Empty weight: 7,285 kg (16,060 lb) Loaded weight: 11,603 kg (25,580 lb) two 500 L drop tanks, two AAMs Max. takeoff weight: 16,200 kg (35,715 lb)
Powerplant	1 x IAl Bedek-built General Electric J-79-J1E turbojet
Armament	Guns: 2x Rafael-built 30 mm (1.18 in) DEFA 553 cannons, 140 rounds/gun Rockets: assortment of unguided air-to-ground rockets including the Matra JL-100 drop tank/rocket pack, each with 19× SNEB 68 mm rockets and 66 US gallons (250 liters) of fuel Missiles: 2x AIM-9 Sidewinders or Shafrir or Python-series AAMs; 2× Shrike ARMs; 2x AGM-65 Maverick ASMs Bombs: 5,775 kg (12,730 lb) of payload on nine external hardpoints, including bombs such as the Mark 80 series, Paveway series of LGBs, Griffin LGBs, TAL-1 OR TAL-2 CBUs, BLU-107 Matra Durandal, reconnaissance pods or Drop tanks
Operators	Current Operators: Colombia, Ecuador, Srilanka Former Operators: Israel, United States (adversarial aircraft at the TOPGUN)

IAI Kfir videos

The Israeli Air Force IAI Kfir

2008 AirPower Over Hampton Roads – Kfir Departure