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Measured figures
UC-45 Expeditor · Length
Single source34 ft 3 in (10.44 m)[source]
Close-support version · Length
Configuration
| Specification | Beechcraft Model 18 | Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet |
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| Type | Trainer , transport aircraft and utility aircraft[source] | Light attack and advanced trainer aircraft[source] |
| National origin | United States[source] | France / West Germany[source] |
| Manufacturer | Beech Aircraft Corporation[source] | Dassault Aviation / Dornier Flugzeugwerke[source] |
| Status | In service[source] |
13.23 m (43 ft 5 in)[source]
UC-45 Expeditor · at 160 mph (260 km/h; 140 kn) and
Single sourceUC-45 Expeditor · Range
Single source1,200 mi (1,900 km, 1,000 nmi) at 160 mph (260 km/h; 140 kn) and 5,000 ft (1,500 m)[source]
Ferry; Close-support version · with 2x 310 L (82 US gal; 68 imp gal) droptanks
Single source2,940 km (1,830 mi, 1,590 nmi) with 2x 310 L (82 US gal; 68 imp gal) droptanks[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]
UC-45 Expeditor · 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-1 "Wasp Junior" radial engines each
Single source2 × Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-1 "Wasp Junior" radial engines , 450 hp (340 kW) each[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]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
In service[source] |
| Primary users | United States Army Air Forces United States Navy Royal Air Force Royal Canadian Air Force[source] | French Air and Space Force Top Aces Egyptian Air Force Royal Thai Air Force[source] |
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| Number built | 9,000+[source] | 480[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1937–1970[source] | 1973–1991[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1937[source] | 4 November 1977[source] |
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| First flight | 15 January 1937[source] | 26 October 1973[source] |
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| Capacity | 6 passengers[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 1,520 kg (3,351 lb)[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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| Stall speed | — | 167 km/h (104 mph, 90 kn) (flaps and undercarriage down)[source] |
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| g limits | — | +12 / -6.4 (ultimate)[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
Single source