MILNET: Fighter Aircraft Tables

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Attack Fighters

 

 

 

 

 

 

Desig.

Name

Country

Wing Span

Length

Weight

Eng/Thrust

Max Spd

Armament

AlphaJet

 

France

29ft,10.75in

40ft,3.75in

16,535

2@2,976

576mph

1 30mm cannon, and up to 5,511 lbs ordnance load

Harrier

 

UK

30ft,4in

46ft,4in

29,750

1@21,500

M.91

2 25mm gun, 30 mm cannon;7,000 lb VTO limit;17,000 STO limit

AV-8B

Harrier II

USA

30ft,4in

46ft,4in

29,750

1@21,500

M.91

USA:1 25mm gun;UK:2 30 mm cannon;7,000 lb VTO limit;17,000 STO limit

A-10A

Thunderbolt

USA

57ft,6in

53ft, 4in

24,959

2@9,065ea

439mph

1 30mm GAU-8A gun, 16K pounds of ordnance, or up to eight AGM-65D Maverick, AIM-9 Sidewinder, jammer pods, chaff, etc.

B.2B/K.2

 

UK

111ft

105ft,6in

250,000

4@20,000

645mph

21 std. 1,000lb bombs or 20mm Vulcan cannon; various AAM or HARM or ECM

F-4J

Phantom II

3rd Wrld

38ft,7.5in

63ft,0.0in

61,795

2@17,900ea

M2

20mm M61A1 gun, AIM-7E, AGM-45A, AGM-88A HARM AIM-9 Sidewinder

F-15E

Eagle

USA

42ft, 10in.

63ft, 9in.

 

2@25,000

790kts

21,100 lbs ordnance

F-16

Falcon

USA

32ft,9.75in

49ft,4in

42,300

1@27,600

M2+

20mm M61A1 gun,AIM-7 on wings, and 7 external stores for other missiles, bombs, or fuel

F/A-18A

Hornet

USA

40ft,4.75in

56ft

49,200

2@16,000ea

M1.8

1 20mm M61A1 gun, up to 6 AIM-9 Sidewinder or AIM-7 Sparrow AAMs or over 17,000 lbs of various weapons, sensors, etc.

F-104S

Starfighter

Germany

21ft,11in.

54ft,9in

31,000

1@17,900

M2.2

1 20mm M61 gun;centerline, most other NATO AAMs;rack @2,000lbs and 2 under wing pylons @1,000lbs ea.

F-111A/E

Aardvark

USA

63ft,0in.

31ft,11.4in

100,000

2@18,500ea

M2.5

4 nuclear bombs on wing and two in internal bay or up to 25,000 lbs external ordnance

F-117A

Nighthawk

USA

43ft,4in.

65ft,11in

42,000

2@11,000ea

M.9

Ground attack weapons including a number of different laser guided, GPS, or free fall bombs carried internally

FRS.1

Sea Harrier

UK

25ft, 3in

47ft,7in

25,000

1@21,500

M.972

3 racks for 2,000 lbs each, outside racks for 650lbs ea, wingtips at 220lbs each, normal load=5,300lbs, Max load=8,000lbs. Can carry Sea Eagle, Harpoon or Sidewinder

GR.1

Jaguar

Germ/UK

45ft,7.25in

54ft,9.5in

60,000

2@15,800

M2.2

2 27mm cannon; 7 pylons for up to 18,000lbs ordnance

GR.1

Jaguar

UK/France

28ft,6in

50ft,11in

34,612

2@8,040

M1.1

2 30mm Aden guns;5 pylons for total of 10,500 lbs ordnance

GR.3

Harrier

UK

25ft, 3in

47ft,2in

12,200

1@21,500

M.972

3 racks for 2,000 lbs each, outside racks for 650lbs ea, wingtips at 220lbs each, normal load=5,300lbs, Max load=8,000lbs

 

Mirage III

France

27ft

49ft,3.5in

29,760

1@13,760

M1.14

2 30mm cannon;3 ext pylons @ 1,000lbs

M-IVA

Mirage

France

38ft,10.5in

77ft,1in.

73,800

2@15,432

M1.9

1 60kiloton nuclear bomb or 16,000lbs conventional

M-2000

Mirage

France

29ft,6 in

47ft,1in

36,375

1@15,873

M2.0

2 30mm cannon;5 4,500lb pylons on centerline, 2 Matra Super 530 and 2 Matra 550 AAM.Ground attack version will carry up to 13,225lbs of ordnance

MiG-27

Flogger

Russia

46ft, 9in

52ft, 6in.

44,315

1@27,550

M2.35

8 pylons for up to 8,960 lbs ordinance

MX

 

Italy

29ft,1.5in

44ft,6.25in

26,455

1@11,030

M .95

1 20mm M61A1, 2 pylons on fuselage for 1,000 lbs ea, inboard wing pylons at 2000 lbs each, outboard wing pylons at 1,000 (plumbed for 100 gal tanks, wingtip rails for AIM9L or smaller AAM, Max ord. load=8,000lbs

P.1182T.1

Rafale

UK

30ft, 10in

39ft,2.5in

16,260

1@5,340

630mph

1 centerline pod with 30mm; 3-5 hardpoints@1,000 lbs each, or gun replaced with 2 AIM-9L Sidewinder

S.2B

 

UK

44ft.

63ft,5in

62,000

2@11,030

690mph

4 1,000lb bombs or multi-sensor recon pack, or 440 gal tank, 4 wing pylons for 3000 lbs each, total ordnance load=16,000lbs

S-3B

Viking

USA

68ft, 8in

53ft, 4in

42,500

2@9275ea

518mph

4 Torpedoes, depth bombs mines, or bombs in internal split weapons bay, plus 2 wing mounted hardpoints for mines, bombs, rockets, flares or Harpoon

Su-22M4

 

Russia

34ft, 9in.

63ft.

 

 

695knt

Four 32X57mm folding fin rockets or As-7l, AS-9 AGM

Su-25

 

Russia

50ft, 10in.

47ft, 8in.

 

 

475knt

8,105 lbs of ordnance

Super E

 

France

31ft,5.75in

46ft,11.5in

25,350

1@11,265lbs

M1

2 30mm cannon;5 pylons for bombs or AAMS, or combo of left wing tank and right Exocet anti-ship missile.

Air Superiority Fighter

 

 

 

 

 

Desig

Name

Country

WingSpan

Length

Weight

Eng./Thrust

Speed

Armament

EFA

Eurofighter

Europe

34ft, 5in

47ft, 8in.

 

 

M1.8

4xMed rng AAM, 4 shrt rng AAMs, 1 27mm cannon

F-14D

Tomcat

USA

64ft,1.5in

62ft,8in

74,349

2@20,900ea

M2.34

20mm M61A1 gun, AIM9 and 4 AIM-7,or 4 AIM-54 Phoenix, 2 AIM-9 and 2 AIM-7 combo, or 4 AIM-54 Phoenix and 4 AIM-9 Sidewinders, or 6 AIM-54 and 2 AIM-9 or, 6 AIM-7 Sparrow and 2 AIM-9 or up to 14,500 lbs various of other missiles.

F-15

Eagle

USA

42ft, 10in.

63ft, 9in.

68,000

2@25,000

M2.5

21,100 lbs ordinance including 4 Med rng AAMs and 4 short rng IR homing, or 8 AIM-120 AMRAAM, one 6 barrel 20mm vulcan

F-16

Falcon

USA

32ft,9.75in

49ft,4in

42,300

1@27,600

M2+

20mm M61A1, AIM-7 on wings, and 7 external stores for other missiles, bombs, or fuel.

F-22 *1

Rapier

USA

43ft

64ft, 2in.

60,000

2@35,000

M1.6+

8 AIM-9 or AIM-120, carried in 3 int. bays, one 6 barrel 20mm vulcan

F1.C/E

 

France

27ft,6.75in

49ft,2.5in

32,850

1@15,873

M2.0

2 30mm cannon;5 4,500lb

F.2

Tornado

UK

45ft,7.25in

59ft,3in.

47,500

2@16,000

M2.27

1 27mm cannon;4 Sky Flash (later AMRAAM) and 2 AIM 9 Sidewinders

F-5E/F

Tiger

NATO

6ft,8in

51ft,7in

20,576

2@5,000

M1.53

1 or 2 M39A2 guns;2 AIM- 9 AAM on wing tip rails; upto 7,000 lbs ordnance (US Export similar to T-38 trainer)

F.6

Lightning

UK

34ft, 10in.

53ft, 3in

50,000

2@15,680

M2+

2 Red Top or Firestreak AAM 2 30mm Aden cannon or up to 6000lbs of ordnance

J35F

 

Sweden

30ft,10in

40ft,4in

18,180

1@17,110

M2.0

1 30mm Aden gun;2 RB27 (Rad) and 2 RB28(IR) Falcon AAM;9 pylons @ 1,000lbs

J39

 

Sweden

26ft, 3in.

46ft, 3in.

 

 

M1.8

2 IR AAM plus 5 short or med rng AAM, 1 27mm Mauser cannon

MiG-21

Fishbed-D

Russia

23ft, 6in.

49ft, 6in.

42,000(app)

1@8,378

M2.15

1 23mm cannon plus 4 Aphid AAM

MiG-25

Foxbat

Russia

45ftm 9in.

78ft, 2in.

79,000(app)

2@27,000

M3.2

4 AA-6 Acrid AAM

MiG-29

Fulcrum

Russia

37ft, 9in.

56ft, 5in.

40,740(app)

2@18,300

M2.3

23mm cannon, plus 4 to 6 AAM on underwing pylons

MiG-31

Foxhound

Russia

44ft, 2in

74ft, 5in.

101,850

2@34,170

M2.83

4 recessed hardpoints AAM, 23mm (GSH-6-23), 260 rnds

 

 Mirage 5

France

27ft

51ft

29760

1@13,760

M2.2

2 30mm cannon;7 ext pylons @ 1,000lbs, total=9,260 lbs 2,800lb inners, 2 1,110lb outers, 2 280lb wingtips for AAM or ECM or recon packs.

M 2000

Mirage

France

29ft,6 in

47ft,1 in

36,375

1@15,873

M2.0

2 30mm cannon;5 4,500lb pylons on centerline, 2 Matra Super 530 and 2 Matra 550 AAM.

S37

Viggen

Sweden

34ft, 9in.

53ft, 10in.

 

 

M1.2

2 Sky Flash AAM, 6 AIM-9, plus 30mm KCA (oerlikon) cannon

T.5

Lightning

UK

34ft, 10in.

53ft, 3in

50,000

2@15,680

M2+

2 Red Top or Firestreak AAM 2 30mm Aden cannon or up to 6000lbs of ordnance

 

Information from various sources in the MILNET Bibliography, including Air Force Magazine, and The Directory of the World's Weapons.


Note *1: According to The Encyclopedia of Modern Warplanes, page 167, the YF-22A #2 prototype flew on October 1991, with P&WA F-119 engines and demonstrated Mach 1.5 super cruise (non-afterburning cruise speed), and a Mach 1.7 max speed. Obviously with afterburners the aircraft is very likely to be much faster at full afterburner. Production aircraft are assumed to be using P&WA F-119 P100 engines.

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