Planes and Choppers Photos

Planes and Choppers

 No: 10145   Contributor: Marcel Sloover   Year: 2009   Manufacturer: AERO Vodochody   Country: USA

Patriots Demonstration team

General characteristics

* Crew: 2
* Length: 12.13 m (39 ft 9½ in)
* Wingspan: 9.46 m (31 ft 0½ in)
* Height: 4.77 m (15 ft 7¾ in)
* Wing area: 18.8 m² (202 ft²)
* Airfoil: NACA 64A012 mod
* Empty weight: 3,455 kg (7,617 lb)
* Max takeoff weight: 4,700 kg (10,362 lb)
* Powerplant: 1× Ivchenko AI-25TL turbofan, 16.87 kN (3,792 lbf)

Performance

* Never exceed speed: Mach 0.80 (609 mph, 980 km/h)
* Maximum speed: 750 km/h (405 knots, 466 mph) at 5,000 m (16,400 ft)
* Range: 1,100 km (593 nmi, 683 mi) (internal fuel)
o 1,750 km, (944 nmi, 1,087 mi) (internal and external fuel)
* Service ceiling: 11,000 m (36,100 ft)
* Rate of climb: 13.5 m/s (4,130 ft/min)
* Wing loading: 250.0 kg/m² (51.3 lb/ft²)
* Thrust/weight: 0.37
* Climb to 5,000 m (16,400 ft): 5 min
* Endurance:
o 2 hr 30 min (internal fuel)
o 3 hr 50 min (internal and external fuel)
* Take-off roll: 530 m (1,740 ft)
* Landing roll: 650 m (2,140 ft)

Armament

* Up to 284 kg (626 lb) of stores on two external hardpoints
* 2× wingtip fuel tanks