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General characteristics
Crew: One
Length: 46 ft 10 in (14.27 m)
Wingspan: 25 ft 3 in (7.70 m)
Height: 11 ft 11 in (3.63 m)
Wing area: 201.1 ft² (18.68 m²)
Empty weight: 13,535 lb (6,140 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 25,200 lb (11,430 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Rolls-Royce Pegasus 103 turbofan with four
swivelling nozzles, 21,500 lbf (95.6 kN) Four vertical flight
puffer jets use engine bleed air, mounted in the nose, wingtips,
and tail.
Performance
Maximum speed: 730 mph (635 knots, 1,176 km/h) at sea
level
Combat radius: 230 mi (200 nmi, 370 km) lo-lo-lo with
4,400 lb (1,995 kg) payload
Ferry range: 2,129 mi (1,850 nmi, 3,425 km)
Endurance: 1 hr 30 min (combat air patrol - 115 mi (185
km) from base)
Service ceiling: 51,200 ft (15,600 m)
Climb to 40,000 ft (12,200 ft): 2 min 23 s
Armament
- Guns: 2× 30 mm (1.18 in) ADEN cannon pods under the fuselage
- Hardpoints: 4× under-wing & 1× under-fuselage
pylon stations with a capacity of 5,000 lb (2,268 kg) and provisions
to carry combinations of:
- Rockets: 4× Matra rocket pods with 18×
SNEB
68 mm rockets each
- Missiles: 2× AIM-9 Sidewinders Air-to-air missiles
- Bombs: A variety of unguided iron bombs, BL755 cluster bombs or laser guided bombs
Others:
- 1× Reconnaissance pod
- 2× drop tanks for extended range / loitering time
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