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MB-326G · Length
Single source10.65 m (34 ft 11 in)[source]
KT-1 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aermacchi MB-326 | KAI KT-1 Woongbi |
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| Type | Advanced trainer /Light attack[source] | Basic trainer and light attack aircraft[source] |
| National origin | Italy[source] | South Korea[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aermacchi[source] | Korea Aerospace Industries[source] |
| Status | Limited service[source] | In service |
10.3 m (33 ft 10 in)[source]
Gross; MB-326G · Gross weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; MB-326G · full internal fuel, wing-tip and underwing tanks
Single source2,685 kg (5,919 lb)[source]
4,577 kg (10,091 lb) full internal fuel, wing-tip and underwing tanks[source]
Empty; KT-1 · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; KT-1 · Gross weight
Single sourceFerry; MB-326G · Fuselage, under-wing and tip-tanks with 113 L (30 US gal; 25 imp gal) reserve
Single sourceMB-326G · Fuselage and tip-tanks with 113 L (30 US gal; 25 imp gal) reserve
Single source1,850 km (1,150 mi, 1,000 nmi) Fuselage and tip-tanks with 113 L (30 US gal; 25 imp gal) reserve[source]
2,445 km (1,519 mi, 1,320 nmi) Fuselage, under-wing and tip-tanks with 113 L (30 US gal; 25 imp gal) reserve[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 sourceKT-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]
MB-326G · 1 × Bristol Siddeley Viper 20 turbojet engine thrust
Single source1 × Bristol Siddeley Viper 20 turbojet engine, 15.2 kN (3,410 lbf) thrust[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 users | Italian Air Force South African Air Force Brazilian Air Force Royal Australian Air Force[source] | Republic of Korea Air Force Indonesian Air Force Turkish Air Force Peruvian Air Force Senegalese Air Force[source] |
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| Number built | ~800[source] | 186[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1961–1975[source] | 1999–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | February 1962[source] | 2000[source] |
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| First flight | 10 December 1957[source] | November 1991[source] |
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| Developed into | Aermacchi MB-339[source] | — |
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| Airfoil | root: NACA 64A114 ; tip: NACA 64A212[source] | root: NACA 63-218 ; tip: NACA 63-212[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | internals and tip-tanks: 1,392 L (368 US gal; 306 imp gal); internal fuel, wing-tip and underwing tanks: 2,056 L (543 US gal; 452 imp gal)[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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| Never exceed speed | 871 km/h (541 mph, 470 kn) / M0.82 maximum diving speed[source] | 648 km/h (403 mph, 350 kn)[source] |
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| Time to altitude | 6,100 m (20,000 ft) in four minutes and ten seconds[source] | — |
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| Take-off run | 412 m (1,352 ft) in ISA conditions; 506 m (1,660 ft) in ISA + 25 °C (77 °F) conditions[source] | — |
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| Take-off run to 15 m (49 ft) | 555 m (1,821 ft) in ISA conditions; 704 m (2,310 ft) in ISA + 25 °C (77 °F) conditions[source] | — |
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| Landing run from 15 m (49 ft) | 631 m (2,070 ft) in ISA conditions at 3,175 kg (7,000 lb); 671 m (2,201 ft) in ISA + 25 °C (77 °F) conditions at 3,175 kg (7,000 lb)[source] | — |
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| Guns | (optional) 2x 7.7 mm (0.303 in) machine-guns in the forward fuselage / various pylon-mounted gun pods[source] | — |
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| Hardpoints | 6 with a capacity of Up to 4,000 lb (1,800 kg) total[source] | — |
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| Rockets | (optional) 4x 6 kg (13 lb) or 7.5 kg (17 lb) rockets /various pylon-mounted rocket pods[source] | — |
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| Missiles | (optional) 2x Nord AS.12 missiles[source] | — |
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| Bombs | (optional) 4x 15 kg (33 lb) or 45 kg (99 lb)[source] | — |
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| Designer | — | Agency for Defence Development Korea Aerospace Industries[source] |
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| Aspect ratio | — |
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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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| Stall speed | — | 132 km/h (82 mph, 71 kn) flaps down[source] |
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| g limits | — | + 7 - 3.5 (aerobatic, clean)[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