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| AV-8B Harrier II |
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| External Dimensions: Wing Span 9.25 m Length overall (flying attitude) AV-8B 5.58 m TAV-8B 15.32 m GR. Mks 5/7 14.36 m T. Mk 10 15.79 m Height overall 3.55 m Tailplane span 4.24 m Outrigger wheel track 5.18 m Areas Wings, excl LERX, gross 21.37 m2 LERX (total): Pegasus 11-21 0.81 m2 Pegasus 11-61 1.24 m2 100 percent 1.39 m2 Ailerons (total) 1.15 m2 Trailing-edge flaps (total) 2.88 m2 Ventral fixed strakes (total) 0.51 m2 Ventral retractable fence (LIDs) 0.24 m2 Ventral airbrake 0.42 m2 Fin 2.47 m2 Rudder, excl tab 0.49 m2 Tailplane 4.51 m2 |
| Weights and Loadings (Single-Seaters, Except Where Indicated)Operating weight empty (including pilot and used fuel) AV-8B 6,336 kg GR. Mk 7 7,050 kg TAV-8B 6,451kg Maximum fuel Internal only 3,519 kg Internal and external 7,180 kg Maximum external stores Pegasus 11-61 6,003 kg Pegasus 11-21/Mk 105* 4,899 kg Maximum useful load (include fuel, stores, weapons, ammunition and water injection for engine) Vertical takeoff Approximately 3,062, kg STO More than 7,710 kg Basic flight design gross weight for 7g operation 10,410 kg Maximum T-O weight 435 meters STO 14,061 kg S/L VTO, ISA: AV-8B/Pegasus 11-61 9,342 kg GR. Mk 7 8,700 kg S/L VTO, 32°C 8,142 kg Design maximum landing weight 11,340 kg Maximum vertical landing weight 9,043 kg 205 kg less in TAV-8B PerformanceMaximum mach number in level flight At S/L 875 knots At altitude 0.98 STOL takeoff run at maximum takeoff weight: ISA 435 m At 32° c 518 m Operational radius with external loads shown: Short takeoff (366 m, 12 Mk 82 Snakeye Bombs, internal fuel, 1 hour loiter) 90 nautical miles Hi-lo-hi, short take off (366 m, seven Mk 82 Snakeye Bombs, two 300 US gallon external fuel tanks no loiter 594 nautical miles Deck launch intercept mission, two AIM-9 missiles and two external fuel tanks 627 nautical miles Unrefueled ferry range Tanks dropped 1,965 nautical miles Tanks retained 1,638 nautical miles Combat air patrol endurance at 100 nautical miles from base. 3 hr. "G" force limits +8/-3 |