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Measured figures
AMX · Length
Single source13.23 m (43 ft 5 in)[source]
AV-8B Harrier II Plus · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | AMX International AMX | McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II |
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| Type | Ground-attack aircraft[source] | V/STOL ground-attack aircraft[source] |
| National origin | Italy / Brazil[source] | United Kingdom / United States[source] |
| Manufacturer | AMX International[source] | McDonnell Douglas / British Aerospace Boeing / BAE Systems[source] |
| Status | Active service[source] |
Official specification · AV-8B-Harrier; 46 ft. 4 in. (14.12 m)
Single sourceEmpty; 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; AV-8B Harrier II Plus · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; AV-8B Harrier II Plus · Gross weight
Single sourceAMX · 1 × Rolls-Royce Spey 807 turbofan engine thrust
Single source1 × Rolls-Royce Spey 807 turbofan engine, 49.1 kN (11,000 lbf) thrust[source]
AV-8B Harrier II Plus · 1 × Rolls-Royce Pegasus F402-RR-408 (Mk 107) vectored-thrust turbofan thrust
Single source1 × Rolls-Royce Pegasus F402-RR-408 (Mk 107) vectored-thrust turbofan , 23,500 lbf (105 kN) thrust[source]
AMX · Endurance
Single source4 hours, 15 minutes[source]
AMX · Service ceiling
Single source13,000 m (43,000 ft)[source]
AV-8B Harrier II Plus · Hardpoints : 6× under-wing pylon and 1x under-fuselage stations holding up to of payload
Single sourceHardpoints : 6× under-wing pylon and 1x under-fuselage stations holding up to 9,200 lb (4,200 kg) of payload:[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
In limited service[source] |
| Primary users | Italian Air Force (historical) Brazilian Air Force[source] | United States Marine Corps Italian Navy Spanish Navy[source] |
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| Number built | 230[source] | AV-8B: 337 (excluding the YAV-8B)[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1986–1999[source] | 1981–2003[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1989[source] | January 1985[source] |
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| First flight | 15 May 1984[source] | YAV-8B: 9 November 1978 AV-8B: 5 November 1981[source] 25 May 1968; Operational Capability: July 1971.[source] |
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| Retired | 2024 (Italy)[source] | 3 June 2026 (USMC)[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 3,555 L (939 US gal; 782 imp gal) / 2,700 kg (5,952 lb) internal[source] | — |
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| Wing loading | 512 kg/m 2 (105 lb/sq ft)[source] | 94.29 lb/sq ft (460.4 kg/m 2 )[source] |
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| Thrust/weight | 0.47[source] | 0.948[source] |
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| Rockets | rocket pods[source] | LAU-10 four-round Zuni pods LAU-68 (7 round) or LAU-61 (19 round) rocket pods for Hydra 70 / APKWS 70 mm rockets[source] |
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| Missiles | 2× AIM-9 Sidewinders or MAA-1 Piranha or A-Darter , carried on wingtip rails[source] | Air-to-air missiles : 4× AIM-9 Sidewinder or similar-sized infrared-guided missiles 4× AIM-120 AMRAAM (on radar equipped AV-8B Plus variants) Air-to-surface missiles : 4× AGM-65 E/F Maverick 4x AGM-122 Sidearm ( SEAD missile used by USMC)[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] | CBU-100 /Mk 20 Rockeye II cluster bombs (CBUs) Mark 81, 82, or 83 unguided bombs GBU-12 or GBU-16 laser-guided bombs GBU-38 , GBU-32 , or GBU-54 Joint Direct Attack Munitions Mark 77 fire bomb[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] | 1× General Dynamics GAU-12 Equalizer 25 mm (0.984 in) 5-barreled rotary cannon mounted under-fuselage in the left pod, with 300 rounds of ammunition in the right pod[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] | 6× under-wing pylon and 1x under-fuselage stations holding up to 9,200 lb (4,200 kg) of payload:[source] |
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| Developed from | — | Hawker Siddeley Harrier[source] |
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| Variant | — | British Aerospace Harrier II[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | supercritical airfoil[source] |
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| Rolling takeoff | — | 31,000 lb (14,100 kg)[source] |
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| Vertical takeoff | — | 20,755 lb (9,415 kg)[source] |
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| Others | — | up to 4× 300/330/370 US Gallon drop tanks (pylon stations No. 2, 3, 5, & 6 are wet plumbed) Intrepid Tiger II electronic jammer Mk106 (6.6 lb (3 kg)) and Mk76 (31 lb (14 kg)) practice bombs[source] |
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Maximum take-off; AV-8B Harrier II Plus · Rolling takeoff
Single sourceMaximum take-off; AV-8B Harrier II Plus · Vertical takeoff
Single source