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M-345 · Length
Single source9.85 m (32 ft 4 in)[source]
KT-1 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aermacchi M-345 | KAI KT-1 Woongbi |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Basic/advanced trainer and light attack aircraft[source] | Basic trainer and light attack aircraft[source] |
| National origin | Italy[source] | South Korea[source] |
| Manufacturer | Leonardo S.p.A. (ex Alenia Aermacchi )[source] | Korea Aerospace Industries[source] |
| Status | In active service[source] | In service |
10.3 m (33 ft 10 in)[source]
M-345 · Range
Single source1,410 km (880 mi, 760 nmi)[source]
Ferry; KT-1 · at 6,100 m (20,013 ft) with max internal and external fuel (30 minutes reserve)
Single sourceKT-1 · at 7,620 m (25,000 ft) with max internal fuel (30 minutes reserve)
Single source1,333 km (828 mi, 720 nmi) at 7,620 m (25,000 ft) with max internal fuel (30 minutes reserve)[source]
2,070 km (1,290 mi, 1,120 nmi) at 6,100 m (20,013 ft) with max internal and external fuel (30 minutes reserve)[source]
KT-1 · 1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-62 turboprop engine
Single source1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-62 turboprop engine, 708.4 kW (950.0 hp)[source]
M-345 · 1 × Williams FJ44 -4M-34 turbofan engine thrust with 1,540 kg (3,400 lb) Max Thrust
Single source1 × Williams FJ44 -4M-34 turbofan engine, 15.40 kN (3,460 lbf) thrust with 1,540 kg (3,400 lb) Max Thrust[source]
M-345 · More than of weapons on four hardpoints, including gunpods, bombs, and rockets, with the capability to employ IR guided air-to-air missiles
Single sourceMore than 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) of weapons on four hardpoints, including gunpods, bombs, and rockets, with the capability to employ IR guided air-to-air missiles.[source]
KT-1 · < at 6,100 m (20,013 ft) with max internal fuel (
Single sourceKT-1 · reserve
Single source<4 hours at 6,100 m (20,013 ft) with max internal fuel (30 minutes reserve)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Primary user | Italian Air Force[source] | — |
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| Number built | 186[source] |
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| First flight | 29 December 2016 ( M-345 prototype ) 21 December 2018 ( M-345 production aircraft )[source] | November 1991[source] |
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| Developed from | SIAI-Marchetti S.211[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 700 kg (1,500 lb)[source] | 551 L (146 US gal; 121 imp gal) in two wing tanks with provision for two 189 L (50 US gal; 42 imp gal) drop-tanks on the inboard pylons[source] |
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| Stall speed | 170 km/h (110 mph, 92 kn)[source] | 132 km/h (82 mph, 71 kn) flaps down[source] |
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| Never exceed speed | 795 km/h (494 mph, 429 kn)[source] | 648 km/h (403 mph, 350 kn)[source] |
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| g limits | +7.0/−3.5[source] | + 7 - 3.5 (aerobatic, clean)[source] |
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| Thrust/weight | 0.45[source] | — |
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| Hardpoints | More than 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) of weapons on four hardpoints, including gunpods, bombs, and rockets, with the capability to employ IR guided air-to-air missiles.[source] | — |
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| Designer | — | Agency for Defence Development Korea Aerospace Industries[source] |
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| Primary users | — | Republic of Korea Air Force Indonesian Air Force Turkish Air Force Peruvian Air Force Senegalese Air Force[source] |
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| Manufactured | — | 1999–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | — | 2000[source] |
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| Aspect ratio | — |
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| Airfoil | — | root: NACA 63-218 ; tip: NACA 63-212[source] |
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| Maximum fuel weight | — | 408 kg (899 lb)[source] |
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| Propellers | — | 4-bladed Hartzell HC-E4N-2/E9512CB-1, 2.44 m (8 ft 0 in) diameter constant-speed fully feathering reversible propeller[source] |
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| Wing loading | — | 206.8 kg/m 2 (42.4 lb/sq ft) with external stores[source] |
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| Power/mass | — | 0.2137 kW/kg (0.1300 hp/lb)with external stores[source] |
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Maximum take-off; KT-1 · (and Maximum Landing Weight)with external stores
Single source