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Originally posted by Phoebus
Found this on Wikipedia so take it with some suggar:
en.wikipedia.org...
General characteristics
Crew: One
Length: 21.9 m (72.9 ft)
Wingspan: 15.3 m (50.2 ft)
Height: 5.90 m (19.4 ft)
Wing area: 62.0 m² (667 ft²)
Empty weight: 17,500 kg (38,600 lb)
Loaded weight: 25,300 kg (56,660 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 34,500 kg (76,060 lb)
Powerplant: 2× Saturn 117S with TVC nozzles turbofans
Dry thrust: 8,800 kgf[17] (86.3 kN, 19,400 lbf) each
Thrust with afterburner: 14,500 kgf (142 kN, 31,900 lbf) each
Performance
Maximum speed: Mach 2.25[13] (2,700 km/h,[16] 1,680 mph) at altitude
Range: 3,600 km (1,940 nmi) ; (1,580 km, 850 nmi near ground level)
Ferry range: 4,500 km (2,430 nmi) with external fuel tanks
Service ceiling 18,000 m (59,100 ft)
Rate of climb: >280 m/s (>55,100 ft/min)
Wing loading: 408 kg/m² (84.9 lb/ft²)
Thrust/weight: 1.1
Armament
1× 30 mm GSh-30 cannon with 150 rounds
2× wingtip rails for R-73 (AA-11 "Archer") air-to-air missiles or ECM pods
12× wing and fuselage stations for up to 8,000 kg (17,630 lb) of ordnance, including:
Air-to-Air Missiles
AA-12 Adder (R-77)
AA-11 Archer (R-73)
AA-10 Alamo (R-27)
Air-to-Surface Missiles
AS-17 Krypton (Kh-31)
AS-16 Kickback (Kh-15)
AS-10 Karen (Kh-25ML)
AS-14 Kedge (Kh-29)
AS-15 Kent (Kh-55)
AS-13 Kingbolt (Kh-59)
Bombs
KAB-500L
KAB-1500 laser/TV Guided Bomb
FAB-100/250/500/750/1000
A video from youtube with some nice flying:
www.youtube.com...
This is what Norway should buy instead of JAS Gripen or US JSF F-35.
[edit on 6-10-2008 by Phoebus]