| Manufacturer |
British Aircraft Corporation |
Bell Aircraft Corporation |
| Description |
The BAC 167 Strikemaster is a jet-powered training and light attack aircraft designed and produced by the British Aircraft Corporation. |
The Bell P-63 Kingcobra is an American fighter aircraft that was developed by Bell Aircraft during World War II. |
| ICAO Code |
STRK |
P63 |
| First Flight |
1967-10-26 |
1942-12-07 |
| Entry Into service |
|
1943-10-01 |
| Production End |
1983-01-01 |
1945-01-01 |
| Service End |
1993-01-01 |
|
| Designer |
British Aircraft Corporation |
Bell Aircraft Corporation |
| Type |
Attack aircraft, Jet trainer |
Fighter aircraft |
| Length (m) |
10.0584 |
9.7536 |
| Height (m) |
3.048 |
3.6576 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
774.0945 |
659.831 |
| Min Speed (km/h) |
157.7157 |
|
| Max Ceiling (m) |
12192 |
13106.4 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
26.67 |
12.7 |
| Armament |
2× 7.62 mm machine guns with 550 rounds each; Four (two per wing) |
1 × 37 mm M4 cannon firing through the propeler hub. From the A-9 version of the aircraft onward, the M4 gun was replaced with the slightly improved M10 37 mm cannon, which used a disintegrating link ammunition belt, increasing the ammo capacity to 58 rounds; the M10 also had a slightly higher rate of fire.; 4 × 0.50 in M2 Browning machine guns (two synchronized in the nose, two in the wings); 15… |
| National Origin |
United Kingdom |
United States of America |
| Number Built |
146 |
3303 |
| Powerplant Description |
1 × Rolls-Royce Viper Mk.535 turbojet |
1 × Allison V-1710-117 V-12 liquid-cooled piston engine, 1342 kW (1800 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
Royal Saudi Air Force, Ecuadorian Air Force , Kenya Air Force , Royal New Zealand Air Force |
United States Army Air Forces, Soviet Air Force, French Air Force |
| Status |
Retired |
Retired |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAC_Strikemaster |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_P-63_Kingcobra |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
10.9728 |
11.5824 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
19.8534 |
23.04 |
| Wake Category |
L |
L |
| Aircraft Engine |
Armstrong Siddeley Viper |
|
| Number of Engines |
1 |
1 |