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Specifications
General

Type: Multirole Fighter
Crew: 1
First flight: 29 November 1995
Introduction: 1999
Number built: 1995–present, about 500 (2011)
Powerplant
2 × General Electric F414-GE-400 turbofans
Dry thrust: 62.3 kN each
Thrust with afterburner: 97.9 kN each
Dimensions/Masses
Length: 18.31 m | Wingspan: 13.62 m | Height: 4.88 m
Wing Area: 46.5 m² | Empty weight: 14552 kg
Loaded weight: 21320 kg | Max. takeoff weight: 29937 kg
Performances
Maximum speed: Mach 1.8 (1915 km/h)
Combat radius: 722 km | Ferry range: 3330 km
Service ceiling: 15240 m
Armament

Inside: 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61 Vulcan nose mounted 6-barreled gatling cannon, 578 rounds
Hardpoints: 11 total: 2× wingtips, 6× under-wing, and 3× under-fuselage with a capacity of 8050 kg external fuel and ordnance

 

 

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