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South Korea T-50 Golden Eagle Trainer

T-50 delivers a total advanced training system that will bridge the gap between basic flight training & high-performance fighters.
General characteristics
  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 12.98 m (42 ft 7 in)
  • Wingspan: 9.17 m (30 ft 1 in)
  • Height: 4.78 m (15 ft 8.25 in)
  • Empty weight: 6,450 kg (14,200 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 13,500 kg (29,700 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1× General Electric F404 afterburning turbofan
    • Dry thrust: 53.07 kN (11,925 lbf)
    • Thrust with afterburner: 78.7 kN (17,700 lbf)
Performance
  • Maximum speed: Mach 1.4~1.5
  • Range: 1,851 km (1,150 mi)
  • Service ceiling: 16,760 m (55,000 ft)
  • Thrust/weight: 0.96
  • Max g limit: -3 g / +8 g
Armament
  • Guns: 1× A-50 3-barreled 20 mm M197 Gatling gun
  • Rockets: Hydra 70, LOGIR
  • Missiles: ** Air-to-air: AIM-9 Sidewinder, AIM-120 AMRAAM
    • Air-to-ground: AGM-65 Maverick
  • Bombs: Mk 82, Mk 83, and Mk 84 general purpose bombs with SPICE, JDAM, or JDAM-ER guidance kits; CBU-97/105 sensor fuzed weapons, laser-guided bombs
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