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Measured figures
AMX · Length
Single source13.23 m (43 ft 5 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | AMX International AMX | British Aerospace Hawk 200 |
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| Type | Ground-attack aircraft[source] | Light multirole fighter[source] |
| National origin | Italy / Brazil[source] | United Kingdom[source] |
| Manufacturer | AMX International[source] | British Aerospace[source] |
| Status | Active service[source] |
11.38 m (37 ft 4 in)[source]
Empty; AMX · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; AMX · Gross weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; AMX · Max takeoff weight
Single source6,700 kg (14,771 lb)[source]
10,750 kg (23,700 lb)[source]
13,000 kg (28,660 lb)[source]
Empty; Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Max takeoff weight
Single sourceMaximum; AMX · at 10,975 m (36,007 ft)
Single source1,053 km/h (654 mph, 568 kn) at 10,975 m (36,007 ft)[source]
AMX · hi-lo-hi profile, with 900 kg (1,984 lb) of external stores
Single source889 km (552 mi, 480 nmi) hi-lo-hi profile, with 900 kg (1,984 lb) of external stores[source]
with 3x Sea Eagle and 2x 592 L (156 US gal; 130 imp gal)
Single source617 km (383 mi, 333 nmi) with 3x Sea Eagle and 2x 592 L (156 US gal; 130 imp gal)[source]
AMX · 1 × Rolls-Royce Spey 807 turbofan engine thrust
Single source1 × Rolls-Royce Spey 807 turbofan engine, 49.1 kN (11,000 lbf) thrust[source]
1 × Rolls-Royce Turbomeca Adour Mk 871 non-afterburning turbofan thrust
Single source1 × Rolls-Royce Turbomeca Adour Mk 871 non-afterburning turbofan, 26 kN (5,800 lbf) thrust[source]
AMX · Endurance
Single source4 hours, 15 minutes[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
In service[source]
| Primary users | Italian Air Force (historical) Brazilian Air Force[source] | Indonesian Air Force Royal Malaysian Air Force Royal Air Force of Oman[source] |
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| Number built | 230[source] | 62[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1986–1999[source] | 1990–2002[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1989[source] | 1986[source] |
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| First flight | 15 May 1984[source] | 19 May 1986[source] |
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| Retired | 2024 (Italy)[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 3,555 L (939 US gal; 782 imp gal) / 2,700 kg (5,952 lb) internal[source] | 1,360 kg (3,000 lb) internal: 3,210 kg (7,080 lb) with 3 drop tanks[source] |
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| Wing loading | 512 kg/m 2 (105 lb/sq ft)[source] | — |
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| Thrust/weight | 0.47[source] | — |
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| Rockets | rocket pods[source] | — |
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| Missiles | 2× AIM-9 Sidewinders or MAA-1 Piranha or A-Darter , carried on wingtip rails[source] | — |
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| Bombs | 3,800 kg (8,378 lb) on 5 external hardpoints, including MAR-1 missiles, general-purpose and laser-guided bombs[source] | — |
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| Guns | 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A1 Vulcan 6-barreled Gatling cannon (Italian aircraft) 2× 30 mm (1.181 in) Bernardini Mk-164 cannon (Brazilian aircraft)[source] | — |
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| Hardpoints | Bombs: 3,800 kg (8,378 lb) on 5 external hardpoints, including MAR-1 missiles, general-purpose and laser-guided bombs[source] | Total of 5: 4 × under-wing; and 1 × under-fuselage; and 2 hard points inboard the wingtip on British aircraft , with provisions to carry combinations of:[source] |
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| Developed from | — | BAE Systems Hawk[source] |
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| Aspect ratio | — | 5.3[source] |
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| Stall speed | — | 197 km/h (122 mph, 106 kn) flaps down[source] |
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| g limits | — | +8 -3[source] |
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