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Specifications

General characteristics

* Crew: 1
* Length: 46 ft 1.5 in (14.06 m)
* Wingspan: 38 ft 9 in (11.81 m)
* Height: 16 ft 0.75 in (4.90 m)
* Wing area: 375 ft² (34.8 m²)
* Empty weight: 19,915 lb (9,033 kg)
* Loaded weight: 29,040 lb (13,200 kg)
* Maximum gross takeoff weight: 42,000 lb (19,050 kg)
* Powerplant: 1× Allison TF41-A-1 turbofan, 14,500 lbf (64.5 kN)

Performance

* Maximum speed: 698 mph (1,123 km/h)
* Cruise speed: 535 mph (860 km/h)
* Range: 715 mi (1,150 km) combat; 2,860 mi (4,600 km) ferry
* Service ceiling: 42,000 ft (12,800 m)
* Rate of climb: 15,000 ft/min (76 m/s)
* Wing loading: 77.4 lb/ft² (379 kg/m²)
* Thrust/weight: 0.50:1

Armament

* 1 x M61 Vulcan 20 mm Gatling gun with 1,030 rounds of ammunition
* Total of 9,500 lb (4,310 kg) (with maximum internal fuel) or 15,000 lb (6,800 kg) (with reduced internal fuel) ordnance on six wing pylons plsu 2x AIM-9 Sidewinder on fuselage side rails for self-defense. Compatible with a wide range of general-purpose bombs (as many as 30x 500 lb (227 kg) Mark 82 bombs using multiple ejector racks (MERs)), rocket pods, Paveway laser-guided bombs, AGM-45 Shrike, AGM-62 Walleye, AGM-65 Maverick, AGM-88 HARM, and GBU-15 electro-optical glide bombs. Also capable of carrying a single B28, B57, or B61 nuclear bomb.

Other

* Unit cost: US$2.86 million