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425 ETAC (TFS), 3 Wing, CAF - Based at Bagotville, Quebec (Special painting scheme).

 

 

Specifications
General

Type: Multirole Fighter
Crew: 1
First flight: 18 November 1978
Deliveries: From ... ?
Number: 98
Powerplant
2 × General Electric F404-GE-402 turbofans
Dry thrust: 48.9 kN each
Thrust with afterburner: 79.2 kN each
Dimensions/Masses
Length: 17.10 m | Wingspan: 12.3 m | Height: 4.7 m
Wing Area: 38 m² | Empty weight: 10400 kg
Loaded weight: 16770 kg | Max. takeoff weight: 23500 kg
Performances
Maximum speed: Mach 1.8 (1915 km/h)
Combat radius: 740 km | Ferry range: 3330 km
Service ceiling: 15240 m
Armament

Inside: 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61 Vulcan nose mounted 6-barreled gatling cannon, 578 rounds
Hardpoints: 9 total: 2× wingtips missile launch rail, 4× under-wing, and 3× under-fuselage with a capacity of 6215 kg external fuel and ordnance

 

 

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