Evolution of Fighter Aircraft

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Soko J-21 Jastreb

General characteristics

Crew: 1 pilot
Length: 10.88 m (35 ft 8.5 in)
Wingspan: 10.56 m or 11.68 m with tip tanks (34 ft 8 in or 38 ft 4 in)
Height: 3.64 m (11 ft 11.5 in)
Wing area: 19.43 m² (209.15 ft²)
Max takeoff weight: 5,100 kg (11,220 lb)
Powerplant:
1× BMB (Rolls-Royce/Bristol Siddeley) Viper Mk 531 Turbojet, 1,361 kg (3,000 lb, 13.32 kN)
2× solid-propellant JATO units, 4.45 kN (1,000 lb) each
Internal fuel load: 440 kg (970 lb)
External fuel load: 2 × 275 liter (72.6 US gal or 60.5 Imp gal) in jettisonable wing-tip fuel tanks

Performance

Maximum speed: 820 km/h (442 knots, 510 mph) at 6,000 meters (19,685 ft)
Cruise speed: 740 km/h (399 knots, 460 mph) at 5000 meters (16,405 ft)
Range: 1,520 km (820 nm, 945 mi) with tip tanks
Service ceiling: 12,000 m (39,370 ft)
Rate of climb: 1,260 m/min (4,134 ft/min)
G limit: -4 to +8

Armament

K-14C or K-14A gun sight
800 kg of assorted weapons

 

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Dassault Mirage F1

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Length: 15.33 m (50 ft 3 in)
Wingspan: 8.44 m (27 ft 8 in)
Height: 4.49 m (14 ft 8 in)
Wing area: 25 m² (270 ft²)
Empty weight: 7,400 kg (16,000 lb)
Loaded weight: 11,130 kg (24,540 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 16,200 kg (35,700 lb)
Powerplant: 1× SNECMA Atar 9K-50 afterburning turbojet

Performance

Maximum speed: Mach 2.3 (2,573 km/h, 1,600 mph) at 11,000 m (36,000 ft)
Combat radius: 425 km (229 nm, 265 mi)
Ferry range: 2,150 km (1,160 nm, 1,335 mi)
Service ceiling: 20,000 m (66,000 ft)
Rate of climb: 215 m/s (42,300 ft/min)
Wing loading: 450 kg/m² (91 lb/ft²)
Thrust/weight: 0.64

Armament

Guns: 2× 30 mm (1.18 in) DEFA 553 cannons with 150 rounds per gun
Rockets: 8× Matra rocket pods with 18× SNEB 68 mm rockets each
Missiles: 4× AIM-9 Sidewinders OR Matra R550 Magics, 2× Super 530Fs, 2× AM-39 Exocets, 2× AS-30L
Bombs: 14,000 lb (6,300 kg) of payload on five external hardpoints, including a variety of bombs, reconnaissance pods or Drop tanks

 

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HESA Saeqeh

 

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IAI Kfir

General characteristics

Crew: One
Length: 15.65 m (51 ft 4.25 in)
Wingspan: 8.21 m (26 ft 11.5 in)
Height: 4.55 m (14 ft 11.5 in)
Wing area: 34.80 m² (374.60 sq ft)
Empty weight: 7,285 kg (16,060 lb)
Loaded weight: 10,415 kg (22,961 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 14,670 kg (32,340 lb)
Powerplant: 1× IAl Bedek-built General Electric J-79-J1E turbojet
Dry thrust: 52.89 kN (11,890 lb st)
Thrust with afterburner: 83.40 kN (18,750 lb st)

Performance

Maximum speed: 2,440 km/h (1,516 mph)
Range: 770 km (480 mi)
Service ceiling: 17,700 m (58,000 ft)
Rate of climb: 233.3 m/s (45,930 ft/min)

Armament

Guns: 2× 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: 2× AIM-9 Sidewinders OR Python-series AAMs; 2× Shrike ARMs; 2× AGM-65 Maverick ASMs
Bombs: 13,415 lb (6,085 kg) of payload on five 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

 

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Mitsubishi F-1

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Length: 17.66 m (57 ft 11 in)
Wingspan: 7.88 m (25 ft 10 in)
Height: 4.39 m (14 ft 5 in)
Wing area: 21.2 m² (228 ft²)
Empty weight: 6,358 kg (14,017 lb)
Loaded weight: kg (lb)
Max takeoff weight: 13,674 kg (30,146 lb)
Powerplant: 2× Ishikawa-Harima TF40-801A turbofan, 32.4 kN (7,280 lbf) each

Performance

Maximum speed: 1,700 km/h (1,060 mph)
Range: 1,130 km (705 mi)
Service ceiling: 15,250 m (50,020 ft)
Rate of climb: m/s (ft/min)
Wing loading: kg/m² (lb/ft²)
Thrust/weight: 0.48

Armament

1 × 20 mm JM61A1 Vulcan
Various bombs, air-to-air and air-to-surface missiles and rocket pods on four underwing, two wingtip, and one underfuselage pylon. Weapons carried include AIM-9 Sidewinder, Mitsubishi AAM-1, Mitsubishi ASM-1/2 anti-ship missiles, JLAU-3A 70 mm rocket pods, RL-7 70 mm rockets, RL-4 125 mm rockets, Mk-82 500 lb and M117 750 lb bombs, and GCS-1, IR-guided versions of the Mk-82 and M117.

 

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Shenyang J-8

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Length: 21.52 m (70 ft 7 in)
Wingspan: 9.34 m (30 ft 8 in)
Height: 5.41 m (17 ft 9 in)
Wing area: 42.2 m² (454 ft 3 in)
Empty weight: 9,240 kg (20,370 lbf)
Loaded weight: 13,850 kg (30,500 lbf)
Max takeoff weight: 17,800 kg (39,250 lbf)
Powerplant: 2× WP-13A turbojets
Dry thrust: 44.1 kN (9,900 lbf) each
Thrust with afterburner: 66.7 kN (15,000 lbf) each

Performance

Never exceed speed: Mach 2.2 limited (2339 km/h/1262 knot)
Maximum speed: Greater than Mach > 2.4+ (est.)
Range: 4,000 km (2, 486 mi)
Combat radius: 800km(No refueling)/1300km(One refueling)
Service ceiling: 20,500 m (67,256 ft)
Rate of climb: 200 m/s 12,200 m/min (39,400 ft/min)
Thrust/weight: 0.65; 0.98 with afterburner

 

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Atlas Cheetah

General characteristics

Crew: one, pilot
Length: 15.55 m (51.0 ft)
Wingspan: 8.22 m (26.97 ft)
Height: 4.50 m (14.76 ft)
Wing area: 35 m² (376.7 ft²)
Empty weight: 6,600 kg (14,550 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 13,700 kg (30,200 lb)
Powerplant: 1× Snecma Atar 9K50C-11 turbojet, 7,200 kgf (71 kN, 15,900 lbf)
Canard Area: 17.87 ft² (1.66 m²)

Performance

Maximum speed:
At altitude: Mach 2.2 (1,460 mph, 2,350 km/h)
At sea level: Mach 1.13 (865 mph, 1,390 km/h)
Range: 700 nmi (1,300 km)
Ferry range: 1,400 nmi (2,600km)
Service ceiling: 55,755 ft (17,000 m)
Rate of climb: 45,950 ft/min (14,000 m/min)
Wing loading: 250 kg/m² (52 lb/ft²)
Thrust/weight: 15,873 lb (70.6 kN) with Afterburner
Maximum g-load: Unknown

Armament

Guns: 2× 30 mm (1.18 in) DEFA 552 cannons with 125 rounds per gun
Rockets: 4× Matra rocket pods with 18× SNEB 68 mm rockets each, OR 2× Matra JL-100 drop tank/rocket pack, each with 19× SNEB 68 mm rockets and 66 US gallons (250 liters) of fuel
Missiles: 2× Python 3 AAMs, V4 R-Darter (BVR missile), U/Darter, V3C Darter
Bombs: 8,800 lb (4,400 kg) of payload on five external hardpoints, including 250 kg Laser-guided bombs (LGB), GPS-guided bombs, 250 kg 'booster' bombs, a variety of unguided 'iron' bombs, reconnaissance pods or Drop tanks

 

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Saab 37 Viggen

General characteristics

Crew: One
Length: 16.4 m (53 ft 9 in)
Wingspan: 10.6 m (34 ft 9 in)
Height: 5.9 m (19 ft 4 in)
Wing area: 46 m² (500 ft²)
Empty weight: 12,200 kg (26,900 lb)
Loaded weight: AJ 16,000 kg; JA 17,000kg (AJ 35,273 lb; JA 37,478 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 20,000 kg (44,000 lb)
Powerplant: 1× Volvo RM8B afterburning turbofan, 72.1 kN / 125.0 kN afterburning (16,200 lbf dry, 28,110 lbf afterburning)

Performance

Maximum speed: Mach 2.1, 2,231 km/h at 11,000 m (1,386 mph at 36,100 ft)
Range: 1,000 km intern fuel only (621 mi)
Service ceiling: 18,000 m (59,100 ft)
Rate of climb: 12,200 m/min (40,026 ft/min)

Armament

1x 30 mm Oerlikon KCA cannon with 150 rounds
Six missile stations for two RB71 Skyflash(only JA37), four AIM-120 AMRAAM (JA 37D), or six AIM-9 Sidewinder or four 135 mm (5.4 in) rocket pods. Anti ship rockets RBO4E or RSB15 or AGM-65A. 500kg bomb or 120kg Virgo fragmentary bomb
U95 ECM pod (JA 37D)

 

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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23

General characteristics

Crew: One
Length: 16.70 m (56 ft 9.5)
Wingspan: Spread, 13.97 m (45 ft 10 in)
Height: 4.82 m (15 ft 9.75 in)
Wing area: 37.35 m² spread, 34.16 m² swept (402.05 ft² / 367.71 ft²)
Empty weight: 9,595 kg (21,153 lb)
Loaded weight: 15,700 kg (34,612 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 18,030 kg (39,749 lb)
Powerplant: 1× Khatchaturov R-35-300 afterburning turbojet, 83.6 kN dry, 127 kN afterburning (18,850 lbf / 28,700 lbf)

Performance

Maximum speed: Mach 2.4 2,445 km/h at altitude; Mach 1.14, 1,350 km/h at sea level (1,553 mph / 840 mph)
Range: 1,150 km with six AAMs combat, 2,820 km ferry (570 mi / 1,750 mi)
Service ceiling: 18,500 m (60,695 ft)
Rate of climb: 240 m/s (47,245 ft/min)
Wing loading: 420 kg/m² (78.6 lb/ft²)
Thrust/weight: 0.88

Armament

1x Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23L 23 mm cannon with 200 rounds
Two fuselage, two wing glove, and two wing pylons for up to 3,000 kg (6,610 lb) of stores, including:
R-23/24 (AA-7 Apex)
R-60 (AA-8 Aphid)
also, upgraded aircraft may carry:
R-27 (AA-10 Alamo)
R-73 (AA-11 Archer)
R-77 (AA-12 Adder)

 

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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25

General characteristics

Crew: One
Length: 19.75 m (64 ft 10 in)
Wingspan: 14.01 m (45 ft 11.5 in)
Height: 6.10 m (20 ft 0.25 in)
Wing area: 61.40 m² (660.93 ft²)
Empty weight: 20,000 kg (44,080 lb)
Loaded weight: 36,720 kg (80,952 lb)
Powerplant: 2× Tumansky R-15B-300 afterburning turbojets
Dry thrust: 73.5 kN (16,524 lbf) each
Thrust with afterburner: 100.1 kN (22,494 lbf) each

Performance

Maximum speed:
Mach 3.2[3] (3,490 km/h, 2,170 mph)
Mach 2.83 (3,090 km/h, 1,920 mph) continuous engine limit[3]
Range: 1,730 km (1,075 mi) with internal fuel
Service ceiling: 20,700 m (with 4 missiles) (67,915 ft)
Wing loading: 598 kg/m² (122.5 lb/ft²)
Thrust/weight: 0.41
Time to altitude: 8.9 min to 20,000 m (65,615 ft)

Armament

2x radar-guided R-40R (AA-6 'Acrid') air-to-air missiles, and
2x infrared-guided R-40T missiles

Avionics

RP-25 Smerch radar
A RV-UM or a RV-4 radar altimeter

 

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Sukhoi Su-15

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Length: 19.56 m (64 ft 2 in)
Wingspan: 9.34 m (30 ft 7 in)
Height: 4.84 m (15 ft 10 in)
Wing area: 36.6 m² (394 ft²)
Empty weight: 10,874 kg (23,973 lb)
Loaded weight: 17,200 kg (37,920 lb)
Powerplant: 2× Tumansky R-13F2-300 turbojets
Dry thrust: 40.21 kN (9,040 lbf) each
Thrust with afterburner: 70.0 kN (15,730 lbf) each

Performance

Maximum speed: Mach 2.1, 2,230 km/h (1,386 mph) clean at high altitude
Range:
Combat: 590 km
Ferry: 1,780 km (
Combat: 367 mi
Ferry: 1,106 mi)
Service ceiling: 18,100 m (59,383 ft)
Rate of climb: 228 m/s (45,000 ft/min)
Wing loading: 102.4 lb/ft² (555 kg/m²)

Armament

2 × R-98M/AA-3 Anab (outer wing pylons)
2 × or 4 × R-60/AA-8 Aphid (inner pylons)
Option of 2 × UPK-23-250 23 mm gun pods on fuselage pylons

 

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Sukhoi Su-17

General characteristics

Crew: One
Length: 19.02 m (62 ft 5 in)
Wingspan:
Spread: 13.68 m (44 ft 11 in)
Swept: 10.02 m (32 ft 10 in)
Height: 5.12 m (16 ft 10 in)
Wing area:
Spread: 38.5 m² (415 ft²)
Swept: 34.5 m² (370 ft²)
Empty weight: 12,160 kg (26,810 lb)
Loaded weight: 16,400 kg (36,155 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 19,430 kg (42,835 lb)
Powerplant: 1× Lyulka AL-21F-3 afterburning turbojet
Dry thrust: 76.4 kN (17,185 lbf)
Thrust with afterburner: 109.8 kN (24,675 lbf)
Fuel capacity: 3,770 kg (8,310 lb)

Performance

Maximum speed:
Sea level: 1,400 km/h (755 knots, 870 mph)
Altitude: 1,860 km/h (1,005 knots, 1,155 mph, Mach 1.7)
Range:
Combat: 1,150 km (620 nm, 715 mi) in hi-lo-hi attack with 2,000 kg (4,410 lb) warload
Ferry: 2,300 km (1,240 nmi, 1,430 mi)
Service ceiling: 14,200 m (46,590 ft)
Rate of climb: 230 m/s (45,275 ft/min)
Wing loading: 443 kg/m² (90.77 lb/ft²)
Thrust/weight: 0.68
G-force limit: 7
Airframe lifespan: 2,000 flying hours, 20 years

Armament

2 × 30 mm Nudelman-Rikhter NR-30 cannon, 80 rpg
Two underwing launch rails for R-60 (AA-8 'Aphid') air-to-air missiles for self-defense
Up to 4000 kg (8,820 lb) on ten hardpoints (three under the fixed portion of each wing, four on the fuselage sides), including free-fall bombs, rocket pods, cluster bombs, SPPU-22-01 cannon pods with traversable barrels, ECM pods, napalm tanks, and nuclear weapons. Current aircraft compatible with Kh-23 (AS-7 'Kerry'), Kh-25 (AS-10 'Karen'), Kh-29 (AS-14 'Kedge'), and Kh-58 (AS-11 'Kilter') guided missiles as well as electro-optical and laser-guided bombs.

 

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Tupolev Tu-28

General characteristics

Crew: Two, pilot and radar operator
Length: 27.2 m (89 ft 4 in)
Wingspan: 18.1 m (59 ft 5 in)
Height: 7.0 m (23 ft)
Wing area: 80 m² (861 ft²)
Empty weight: 24,500 kg (54,013 lb)
Loaded weight: 40,000 kg (88,185 lb)
Powerplant: 2× Lyulka AL-7F-2 turbojet, 107.9 kN [afterburner] (24,300 lbf) each

Performance

Maximum speed: Mach 1.65 at high altitude (1,740 km/h, 1,089 mph)
Range: 3,200 km (2,000 mi)
Service ceiling: 18,000 m (59,055 ft)
Rate of climb: 125 m/s (24,600 ft/min)
Wing loading: 500 kg/m² (102 lb/ft²)
Thrust/weight: 0.55

Armament

Missiles: 4 × Bisnovat R-4 air-to-air missiles (usually 2 × radar-guided R-4R and 2 × infrared-homing R-4T)

 

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F-4 Phantom II

General characteristics

Crew: 2
Length: 63 ft 0 in (19.2 m)
Wingspan: 38 ft 4.5 in (11.7 m)
Height: 16 ft 6 in (5.0 m)
Wing area: 530.0 ft² (49.2 m²)
Airfoil: NACA 0006.4-64 root, NACA 0003-64 tip
Empty weight: 30,328 lb (13,757 kg)
Loaded weight: 41,500 lb (18,825 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 61,795 lb (28,030 kg)
Powerplant: 2× General Electric J79-GE-17A axial compressor turbojets, 17,845 lbf (79.4 kN) each
Zero-lift drag coefficient: 0.0224
Drag area: 11.87 ft² (1.10 m²)
Aspect ratio: 2.77
Fuel capacity: 1,994 US gal (7,549 L) internal, 3,335 US gal (12,627 L) with three external tanks (370 US gal (1,420 L) tanks on the outer wing hardpoints and either a 600 or 610 US gal (2,310 or 2,345 L) tank for the centerline station).
Maximum landing weight: 36,831 lb (16,706 kg)

Performance

Maximum speed: Mach 2.23 (1,472 mph, 2,370 km/h) at 40,000 ft (12,190 m)
Cruise speed: 506 kn (585 mph, 940 km/h)
Combat radius: 367 nmi (422 mi, 680 km)
Ferry range: 1,403 nmi (1,615 mi, 2,600 km) with 3 external fuel tanks
Service ceiling: 60,000 ft (18,300 m)
Rate of climb: 41,300 ft/min (210 m/s)
Wing loading: 78 lb/ft² (383 kg/m²)
lift-to-drag: 8.58
Thrust/weight: 0.86 at loaded weight, 0.58 at MTOW
Takeoff roll: 4,490 ft (1,370 m) at 53,814 lb (24,410 kg)
Landing roll: 3,680 ft (1,120 m) at 36,831 lb (16,706 kg)

Armament

Up to 18,650 lb (8,480 kg) of weapons on nine external hardpoints, including general purpose bombs, cluster bombs, TV- and laser-guided bombs, rocket pods (UK Phantoms 4 × Matra rocket pods with 18 × SNEB 68 mm rockets each), air-to-ground missiles, anti-runway weapons, anti-ship missiles, targeting pods, reconnaissance pods, and nuclear weapons. Baggage pods and external fuel tanks may also be carried.
4 × AIM-7 Sparrow in fuselage recesses plus 4 × AIM-9 Sidewinders on wing pylons; upgraded Hellenic F-4E and German F-4F ICE carry AIM-120 AMRAAM, Japanese F-4EJ Kai carry AAM-3, Hellenic F-4E will carry IRIS-T in future. Iranian F-4s could potentially carry Russian and Chinese missiles. UK Phantoms carry Skyflash missiles[108]
1 × M61 Vulcan 20 mm (.79 in) gatling cannon, 640 rounds
4 × AIM-9 Sidewinder, Python-3 (F-4 Kurnass 2000), IRIS-T (F-4E AUP Hellenic Air Force)
4 × AIM-7 Sparrow, AAM-3(F-4EJ Kai)
4 × AIM-120 AMRAAM for F-4F ICE, F-4E AUP (Hellenic Air Force)
6 × AGM-65 Maverick
4 × AGM-62 Walleye
4 × AGM-45 Shrike, AGM-88 HARM, AGM-78 Standard ARM
4 × GBU-15
18 × Mk.82, GBU-12
5 × Mk.84, GBU-10, GBU-14
18 × CBU-87, CBU-89, CBU-58
SUU-23/A 20 mm (.79 in) Gunpod

 

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Northrop F-5

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Length: 47 ft 4¾ in (14.45 m)
Wingspan: 26 ft 8 in (8.13 m)
Height: 13 ft 4½ in (4.08 m)
Wing area: 186 ft² (17.28 m²)
Airfoil: NACA 65A004.8 root, NACA 64A004.8 tip
Empty weight: 9,558 lb (4,349 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 24,664 lb (11,187 kg)
Powerplant: 2× General Electric J85-GE-21B turbojet
Dry thrust: 3,500 lbf (15.5 kN) each
Thrust with afterburner: 5,000 lbf (22.2 kN) each
*Zero-lift drag coefficient: 0.0200
Drag area: 3.4 ft² (0.32 m²)
Aspect ratio: 3.86
Internal fuel: 677 US gal (2,563 L)
External fuel: 275 US gal (1,040 L) per tank in up to 3 tanks

Performance

Maximum speed: 917 kn (1,060 mph, 1,700 km/h, mach 1.6)
Range: 760 nmi (870 mi, 1,405 km)
Ferry range: 2,010 nmi (2,310 mi, 3,700 km[23])
Service ceiling: 51,800 ft (15,800 m)
Rate of climb: 34,400 ft/min (175 m/s)
Lift-to-drag ratio: 10.0

Armament

Guns: 2× 20 mm (0.787 in) Pontiac M39A2 cannons in the nose, 280 rounds/gun
Hardpoints: 7 total: 2× wing-tip AAM launch rails, 4× under-wing & 1× under-fuselage pylon stations holding up to 7,000 lb (3,200 kg) of payload
Rockets:
2× LAU-61/LAU-68 rocket pods (each with 19× /7× Hydra 70 mm rockets, respectively); or
2× LAU-5003 rocket pods (each with 19× CRV7 70 mm rockets); or
2× LAU-10 rocket pods (each with 4× Zuni 127 mm rockets); or
2× Matra rocket pods (each with 18× SNEB 68 mm rockets)
Missiles:
Air-to-air missile:
4× AIM-9 Sidewinders or
4× AIM-120 AMRAAMs
Air-to-surface missile:
2× AGM-65 Mavericks
Bombs: 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), CBU-24/49/52/58 cluster bomb munitions, napalm bomb canisters and M129 Leaflet bomb
Others: up to 3× 150/275 US gallon Sargent Fletcher drop tanks for ferry flight or extended range/loitering time.

Avionics

AN/APQ-153 radar on early batch of F-5E
AN/APQ-159 radar on later production F-5E

 

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Soko J-22 Orao

General characteristics

Crew: one, pilot
Length: 13.02 m (42 ft 8 in)
Wingspan: 9.30 m (30 ft 6 in)
Height: 4.52 m (14 ft 10 in)
Wing area: 26.0 m² (280 ft²)
Empty weight: 5,750 kg (12,676 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 10,900 kg (24,030 lb)
Powerplant: 2× Turbomecanica/Orao-built Rolls-Royce Viper Mk 633-47 turbojets
Dry thrust: 17.79 kN (4,000 lbf) each
Thrust with afterburner: 22.24 kN (5,000 lbf) each

Performance

Maximum speed: 1,160 km/h (721 mph)
Range: 1,320 km (825 miles)
Service ceiling: 15,000 m (49,210 ft)
Rate of climb: 5,340 m/min (17,520 ft/min)

Armament

2 × 23 mm GSh-23L cannon
Up to 2,800 kg (6,173 lb) of stores, including:
AGM-65 Maverick TV guided AGM
Grom-1 Radio-guided AGM (based on Soviet Kh-23)
BL755 cluster bombs
AA-8 Aphid AAM
Durandal runway attack bomb

 

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Dassault Mirage 2000

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Length: 14.36 m (47 ft 1 in)
Wingspan: 9.13 m (29 ft)
Height: 5.20 m (17 ft)
Wing area: 41 m² (441.3 ft²)
Empty weight: 7,500 kg (16,350 lb)
Loaded weight: 13,800 kg (30,420 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 17,000 kg (37,500 lb)
Powerplant: 1× SNECMA M53-P2 afterburning turbofan
Dry thrust: 64.3 kN (14,500 lbf)
Thrust with afterburner: 95.1 kN (21,400 lbf)

Performance

Maximum speed: Mach 2.2 (2,333+ km/h, 1,450+ mph) at altitude/ 1,110 km/hr (690 mph) at low altitude
Range: 1,550 km (837 nmi, 963 mi) with drop tanks
Ferry range: 3,335 km (1,800 nmi, 2,073 mi) with auxiliary fuel
Service ceiling: 17,060 m (59,000 ft)
Rate of climb: 285 m/s (56,000 ft/min)
Wing loading: 337 kg/m² (69 lb/ft²)
Thrust/weight: 0.91

Armament

Guns: 2× 30 mm (1.18 in) DEFA 554 revolver cannon, 125 rounds per gun
Hardpoints: 9 total (4× under-wing, 5× under-fuselage) with a capacity of 6,300 kg (13,900 lb) external fuel and ordnance,
Rockets: Matra 68 mm unguided rocket pods, 18 rockets per pod
Missiles:
Air-to-air missiles:
6× MBDA MICA IR/RF
2× Matra R550 Magic-II and 2× Matra Super 530D
Air-to-surface missiles:
2× AM.39 Exocet
2× AS-30L laser guided missile
1× ASMP tactical nuclear cruise missile
Bombs: 9× Mk.82

Avionics

Thomson-CSF RDY (Radar Doppler Multi-target) radar

 

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IAI Lavi

General characteristics

Crew: One
Length: 14.57 m (47 ft 10 in)
Wingspan: 8.78 m (28 ft 10 in)
Height: 4.78 m (15 ft 8 in)
Wing area: 33.0 m² (355 ft²)
Empty weight: 7,031 kg (15,500 lb)
Loaded weight: 9,991 kg (22,025 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 19,277 kg (42,500 lb)
Powerplant: 1× Pratt & Whitney PW1120 afterburning turbofan, 91.5 kN (20,600 lbf)

Performance

Maximum speed: 1,965 km/h (1,220 mph)
Range: 3,700 km (2,300 mi)
Service ceiling: 15,240 m (50,000 ft)
Rate of climb: 254 m/s (50,000 ft/min)
Wing loading: 303.2 kg/m² (62.0 lb/ft²)
Thrust/weight: 0.94

Armament

1 × 30 mm DEFA cannon
7,260 kg (16,000 lb) of stores

 

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Xian JH-7

General characteristics

Crew: 2: pilot, weapons operator
Payload: 9,000 kg (19,842 lb) of weapons
Length: 22.32 m (73 ft 2 in)
Wingspan: 12.8 m (41 ft 7 in)
Height: 6.22 m (20 ft 4 in)
Wing area: m² (ft²)
Empty weight: 14,500 kg [9] (31,900 lb)
Loaded weight: kg (lb)
Max takeoff weight: 28,475 kg (62,720 lb)
Powerplant: 2× Xian WS9 (a license-built Spey Mk202) afterburning turbofans
Dry thrust: 54.29 kN (12,250 lbf) each
Thrust with afterburner: 91.26 kN (20,515 lbf) each

Performance

Maximum speed: Mach 1.75 (1,808 km/h, 1,122 mph)
Combat radius: 1,759 km (890 nm, 1,093 mi)
Ferry range: 3,700 km (1,970 nm, 2,299 mi)
Service ceiling: 16,000 m (51,180 ft)
Wing loading: kg/m² (lb/ft²)

Armament

Guns: 1× 23mm twin-barrel GSh-23L autocannon, 300 rounds
Hardpoints: 9 in total (6× under-wing, 2× wing-tip, 1× under-fuselage) with a capacity of 9,000 kg (8,000 lb) external fuel and ordnance,
Rockets: 57mm/90mm unguided rocket pods
Missiles:
Air-to-air missiles:
PL-5
PL-8
PL-9
Anti-ship missiles:
Yingji-8K
Yingji-82K
Anti-radiation missiles:
Yingji-91
Bombs:
Unguided bombs
Laser-guided bombs
Avionics
JL-10A radar

 

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AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-kuo

General characteristics

Crew: 1-2
Length: 14.21 m (46 ft 7 in)
Wingspan: 9.46 m (31 ft 0 in)
Height: 4.42 m (14 ft 6 in)
Wing area: 24.2 m² (260 ft²)
Empty weight: 6,500 kg (14,300 lb)
Loaded weight: 9,072 kg (20,000 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 12,000 kg (27,000 lb)
Powerplant: 2× Honeywell F125-70
Dry thrust: 27 kN (6,000 lbf) each
Thrust with afterburner: 42 kN (9,500 lbf) each

Performance

Maximum speed: Mach 1.8
Range: 1,100 km (600 nmi, 680 mi)
Service ceiling: 16,800 m (55,000 ft)
Rate of climb: m/s (ft/min)

Armament

Guns: 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A1 cannon
Missiles:
2× Sky Sword I
2× Sky Sword II
Wan Chien cluster bomb

Avionics

Radar: 1× GD-53 X-band pulse doppler
Effective scanning range:
Look down: 39 km (24 mi)
Look up: 57 km (35 mi)