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AMX Alenia AMX
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AMXM
| Aircraft | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Alenia AMX | |
| Manufacturer | AMX | |
| Body | Narrow | |
| Wing | Fixed Wing | |
| Position | High wing | |
| Tail | Regular tail, low set | |
| WTC | Medium | |
| APC | C | |
| Type code | L1J | |
| Engine | Jet | |
| Engine count | Single | |
| Position | In fuselage | |
| Landing gear | Tricycle retractable | |
| Mass group | 3 | |
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AMX Alenia AMX
Description
Light attack aircraft / trainer. In service since 1988. Replacement of G91 and F-104 for Italian Air Force and MB-326 Xavante for Brazilia Air Force. Two-seat trainer version AMX-T.
Technical Data
| Wing span | 8.9 m29.199 ft <br /> |
|---|---|
| Length | 13.23 m43.406 ft <br /> |
| Height | 4.55 m14.928 ft <br /> |
| Powerplant | 1 x 49 kN R-R Spey Mk 807 non afterburning turbofan, built by Fiat. |
| Engine model | Rolls-Royce Spey |
Performance Data
| Take-Off | Initial Climb (to 5000 ft) |
Initial Climb (to FL150) |
Initial Climb (to FL240) |
MACH Climb | Cruise | Initial Descent (to FL240) |
Descent (to FL100) |
Descent (FL100 & below) |
Approach | ||||||||||
| V2 (IAS) | kts | IAS | kts | IAS | kts | IAS | kts | MACH | TAS | kts | MACH | IAS | kts | IAS | kts | Vapp (IAS) | kts | ||
| Distance | 631 m | ROC | 10250 ft/min | ROC | ft/min | ROC | ft/min | ROC | ft/min | MACH | 0.86 | ROD | ft/min | ROD | ft/min | MCS | kts | Distance | 464 m |
| MTOW | 1300013,000 kg <br />13 tonnes <br /> kg | Ceiling | FL425 | ROD | ft/min | APC | C | ||||||||||||
| WTC | M | Range | 500500 nm <br />926,000 m <br />926 km <br />3,038,057.745 ft <br /> NM | ||||||||||||||||
Accidents & Serious Incidents involving AMXM
None on SKYbrary