AV-8B



Armor: 5
Health: 23
Crew: 1
Maximum Speed: Speed: 583- 291 m/s
Mach 0.89 (662 mph, 1,070 km/h) at sea level 381 knots (439 mph, 706 km/h) at sea level,
Cruise Speed: N/A
Armament: See Below.








General characteristics


  • Crew: 1 pilot
  • Length: 46 ft 4 in (14.12 m)
  • Wingspan: 30 ft 4 in (9.25 m)
  • Height: 11 ft 8 in (3.55 m)
  • Wing area: 243.4 ft² (22.61 m²)
  • Airfoil: supercritical airfoil
  • Empty weight: 13,968 lb (6,340 kg)
  • Loaded weight: 22,950 lb (10,410 kg)
  • Max takeoff weight:
    o Rolling: 31,000 lb (14,100 kg)
    o Vertical: 20,755 lb (9,415 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1× Rolls-Royce F402-RR-408 (Mk 107) vectored-thrust turbofan, 23,500 lbf (105 kN)



Performance


  • Maximum speed: Mach 0.89 (662 mph, 1,070 km/h) at sea level
  • Range: 1,200 nm (1,400 mi, 2,200 km)
  • Combat radius: 300 nmi (556 km)
  • Ferry range: 1,800 nmi (3,300 km)
  • Rate of climb: 14,700 ft/min (4,485 m/min)
  • Wing loading: 94.29 lb/ft² (460.4 kg/m²)


Armament


  • Guns: 1× General Dynamics GAU-12 Equalizer 25 mm (0.984 in) 5-barreled gatling cannon mounted under-fuselage in the left pod with 300 rounds of ammunition in the right pod (American/Spanish/Italian configuration)
  • Hardpoints: 6× under-wing pylon stations holding up to 13,200 lb (5,988 kg) of payload:
  • Rockets:
    o 4× LAU-5003 rocket pods (each with 19× CRV7 70 mm rockets)
  • Missiles:
    o Air-to-air missiles:
    + 4× AIM-9 Sidewinder or similar-sized infrared-guided missiles
    + 6× AIM-120 AMRAAM (mounted on radar equipped AV-8B+ variants)
    o Air-to-surface missiles:
    + 6× AGM-65 Maverick; or
    + 2× AGM-84 Harpoon; or
    + 2× AGM-88 HARM; or
  • Bombs:
    o CBU-100 Cluster Bombs (CBUs)
    o Mark 80 series of unguided bombs (including 3 kg and 14 kg practice bombs)
    o Paveway series of Laser-guided bombs (LGBs)
    o Mark 77 napalm canisters
  • Others:
    o up to 4× 300/330/370 US Gallon drop tanks (pylon stations No. 2, 3, 4 & 5 are wet plumbed) for ferry flight/extended range/loitering time

    Avionics

  • Raytheon APG-65
  • AN/AAQ-28V LITENING targeting pod (mounted on radar equipped AV-8B+ variants)
    o Special note: An upgrade program is currently fitting airframes with wiring and software to employ 1760 bus-based smart weapons, such as Joint Direct Attack Munitions