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Measured figures
Length
Single source23 ft 0 in (7.01 m)[source]
Close-support version · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | AMD Alarus | Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Personal use & Trainer aircraft[source] | Light attack and advanced trainer aircraft[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aircraft Manufacturing and Development[source] | Dassault Aviation / Dornier Flugzeugwerke[source] |
| Designer | Chris Heintz , Zenair[source] | — |
| Status | Production completed[source] | In service[source] |
13.23 m (43 ft 5 in)[source]
Close-support version · lo-lo-lo profile, gun pod, underwing weapons and two drop tanks
Single source610 km (380 mi, 330 nmi) lo-lo-lo profile, gun pod, underwing weapons and two drop tanks[source]
1 × Lycoming O-235-N2C four cylinder, horizontally opposed, four stroke aircraft engine
Single source1 × Lycoming O-235-N2C four cylinder, horizontally opposed, four stroke aircraft engine , 116 hp (87 kW)[source]
Close-support version · 2 × SNECMA Turbomeca Larzac 04-C5 turbofan engines thrust each
Single source2 × SNECMA Turbomeca Larzac 04-C5 turbofan engines, 13.24 kN (2,980 lbf) thrust each[source]
Close-support version · at high altitude
Single sourceClose-support version · internal fuel only at low altitude
Single source(internal fuel only) 2 hours 30 minutes at low altitude; 3 hours 30 minutes at high altitude[source]
Close-support version · Service ceiling
Single source14,630 m (48,000 ft)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Primary user | Iraqi Air Force[source] | — |
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| Introduction date | 1995[source] | 4 November 1977[source] |
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| Variant | Zenair CH 640[source] | — |
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| Capacity | one passenger[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 28 US Gallons (106 litres)[source] | 1,520 kg (3,351 lb)[source] |
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| Propellers | 2-bladed Sensenich fixed pitch, 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) diameter[source] | — |
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| Stall speed | 48 kn (55 mph, 89 km/h)[source] | 167 km/h (104 mph, 90 kn) (flaps and undercarriage down)[source] |
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| Never exceed speed | 143 kn (165 mph, 265 km/h)[source] | — |
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| g limits | +4.4/-2.2 (utility category 1,606 lbs) +3.8/-1.9 (normal category 1,692 lbs)[source] | +12 / -6.4 (ultimate)[source] |
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| Wing loading | 12.3 lb/sq ft (60 kg/m 2 )[source] | — |
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| Power/mass | 14.6 lb/hp (0.11 kW/kg)[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | United States[source]Inventory Origin column; table 2, row 39, cell 2; revision 1375865979; retrieved 2026-10-01 | — |
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| National origin | — | France / West Germany[source] |
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| Primary users | — | French Air and Space Force Top Aces Egyptian Air Force Royal Thai Air Force[source] |
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| Number built | — | 480[source] |
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| Manufactured | — | 1973–1991[source] |
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| First flight | — | 26 October 1973[source] |
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| Guns | — | One 27 mm Mauser BK-27 cannon in centreline gun pack with 150 rounds or one 30 mm DEFA cannon in centreline pod with 150 rounds[source] |
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| Hardpoints | — | 5 with a capacity of 2,500 kg (5,512 lb), with provisions to carry combinations of: Rockets: Two Matra rocket pods with eighteen SNEB 68 mm rockets each or two CRV7 rocket pods with nineteen 70 mm rockets each Missiles: Two AIM-9 Sidewinders ; two Matra Magic IIs ; two AGM-65 Mavericks Bombs: a variety of bombs (such as the Hunting BL755 cluster bomb ) Other: Two 310 L (82 US gal; 68 imp gal) Drop tanks[source] |
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| Aspect ratio | — | 4.8[source] |
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| Time to altitude | — | 9,145 m (30,000 ft) in less than 7 minutes[source] |
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| Landing speed | — | 170 km/h (110 mph; 92 kn)[source] |
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| Take-off run | — | 410 m (1,350 ft)[source] |
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| Landing run | — | 610 m (2,000 ft)[source] |
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| Rockets | — | Two Matra rocket pods with eighteen SNEB 68 mm rockets each or two CRV7 rocket pods with nineteen 70 mm rockets each[source] |
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| Missiles | — | Two AIM-9 Sidewinders ; two Matra Magic IIs ; two AGM-65 Mavericks[source] |
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| Bombs | — | a variety of bombs (such as the Hunting BL755 cluster bomb )[source] |
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| Other | — | Two 310 L (82 US gal; 68 imp gal) Drop tanks[source] |
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| Alternative designation | — | Alpha Jet[source] |
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Maximum take-off; Close-support version · Max takeoff weight
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