CASA C-101

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CASA C-101 Aviojet
An Aviojet from Patrulla Aguila in Payerne
A Patrulla Aguila aviojet at Payerne military airfield
Type:
Design country:
Manufacturer:
First flight:

June 29, 1977

Commissioning:

1980

Number of pieces:

143

The CASA C-101 Aviojet is a military training and light ground attack aircraft produced by the Spanish manufacturer Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA

description

Although there were a large number of light ground attack and trainer aircraft on the market by the mid-1970s, development of the Aviojet project began in 1975 with the support of Northrop Corporation and MBB . The first flight took place on June 29, 1977. The aircraft was, with the exception of purchased Garrett - engine , entirely in Spain manufactured.

The Spanish Air Force procured the machine in large numbers and also equipped their aerobatic team Patrulla Águila with the type in 1985 . The seven C-101 machines of Patrulla Águila today have a higher service ceiling of 14,000 m, a top speed of 845 km / h and, due to the lack of armament, larger tanks for a flight time of up to 7 hours.

An export version went to Chile (A-36M Halcon) and was later manufactured there under license . Other export countries are Honduras and Jordan .

Users

Technical specifications

EADS CASA C-101 at the ILA 2002
Parameter Data of the C-101 Aviojet
crew 2
length 12.40 m
span 10.60 m
height 4.25 m
Empty mass 3,500 kg
normal takeoff mass 4,570 kg
Max. Takeoff mass 6,300 kg
Max. Fuel capacity 4,853 kg (internal)
Top speed 805 km / h (at sea level)
Rate of climb 32.5 m / s
Service ceiling 13,400 m
Use radius 500 km
Engine a Garrett TFE731-5-1J turbofan engine
Thrust 20.9 kN
Max. Gun load 1,820 kg
C-101 of the Honduras Air Force

Armament

Armament up to 1820 kg at six external load stations under the wings

Air-to-air guided missiles

  • 2 × launch rails for 1 × infrared-controlled short-range air-to-air guided missile Rafael "Shafir II" each

Unguided air-to-surface missiles

Additional container

Web links

Commons : CASA C-101 Aviojet  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Thomas Bättig: Modern combat aircraft . ES Mittler & Sohn, Hamburg 2000, ISBN 3-8132-0717-X , p. 46-47 .

2. Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation 1993; (c) Studio Editions Ltd. ; ISBN 1-85170-324-1  ; p. 238