British Aerospace Strikemaster
close-support and reconnaissance aircraft with weapons training capability
Specifications
- Origin
- UK
- Type
- close-support and reconnaissance aircraft with weapons training capability
- Maximum Speed
- 418 kt / 481 mph
- Maximum Range
- 397 km / 247 miles
- Dimensions
- span 11.23 m / 36 ft 10 in
length 10.27 m / 33 ft 8.5 in
height 3.34 m / 10 ft 11.5 in - Weight
- empty 2,810 kg / 6,195 lb
maximum take-off 5,216 kg / 11,500 lb - Powerplant
- one 1547-kg (3,410-lb) dry thrust Rolls-Royce Viper Mk 535 turbojet
Armament
two 7.62-mm (0.3-in) FN forward-firing machine-guns each with 550 rounds, plus provision for up to 1361 kg (3,000 Ib) of other weapons carried on four underwing hardpoints, including gun pods, bombs, rocket-launcher pods, tanks, or a five-camera reconnaissance pod