AERMACCHI M-346

AERMACCHI M-346

Sumber : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alenia_Aermacchi_M-346

Alenia Aermacchi M-346 adalah sebuah pesawat latih tempur jet buatan Aermacchi dari Italia. Pesawat ini pada awalnya dikembangkan bersama dengan Yakolev Rusia, di tengah jalan mereka memutuskan untuk berpisah dan mengeluarkan pesawat versinya masing masing. Rusia menamakan proyeknya Yak-130 dan Italia menamakannya M-346.

Operators

Italy

Aeronautica Militare - memesan 15 pesawat.

General characteristics
Crew: two, student and instructor
Length: 11.49 m (37 ft 7 in)
Wingspan: 9.72 m (31 ft 9 in)
Height: 4.76 m (15 ft 6 in)
Wing area: 23.52 m² (253.2 ft²)
Empty weight: 4,610 kg (10,165 lb)
Loaded weight: 6,700 kg (14,770 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 9,500 kg (20,945 lb)
Powerplant: 2× Honeywell F124-GA-200 , 27.8 kN (6,250 lbf) each

Performance
Never exceed speed: Mach 1.2 (1,460 km/h, 915 mph)
Maximum speed: 1,255 km/h (779.82 mph)
Stall speed: 166 km/h (104 mph)
Range: 1,890 km (1,181 miles)
Service ceiling: 13,715 m (45,000 ft)
Rate of climb: 6,401 m/min (21,000 ft/min)
Wing loading: 285 kg/m² (58.3 lb/ft²)
Thrust/weight: 0.84
Levelled speed record: Mach 0.96

Armament

Nine hardpoints for a variety of guns, bombs, rockets and missiles