Crew: 1
Dimensions
Length: 37 ft 1 ins (11.4 m)
Wingspan: 37 ft 0 ins (11.3 m)
Height: 14 ft 1 ins (4.5 m)
Weights:
Empty: 11,125 lb (5,046 kg)
Loaded: 15,198 lb (6,894 kg)
Maximum Take-off: 18,152 lb (8,234 kg)
Powerplant: 1 – General Electric J47-GE-27 turbojet
Thrust: 5,910 lbf (maximum @7,950 rpm for 5 minutes) 26.3 kN)
Fuel: JP-4
Internal: 437 US gallons (1,650 l)
Drop Tanks: 2 x 200 US gallons (760 l)
Maximum Speed: 687 mph (1,106 km/h) @ sea level and combat weight of 14,212 lb (6,447 kg)
Range: 1,525 miles (2,454 km)
Service Ceiling: 49,600 ft @ combat weight (15,100 km)
ROC: 9,000 ft/min @ sea level (45.72 m/s)
Armament:
Guns: 6 x 0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns w/1,602 rounds
Rockets: various rocket launchers, example 2 x Matra rocket pods w/18 SNEB (French manufacturer -
Societe Nouvelle des Etablissements Edgar Brandt) 68 mm air-to-ground rockets per pod
Bombs: 5,300 lb (2,400 kg) of payload on 4 outer hardpoints while 2 inner pylons were designed for 2 drop tanks to extend range. A variety of bombs could be carried with standard maximum load of 2 x 1000lb bombs on outer pylons plus 2 x 200 US gallon drop tanks on the 2 inner pylons. Napalm canisters and even tactical nuclear weapons could be selecte