| Manufacturer |
Convair |
Atlas Aircraft Corporation |
| Description |
The Convair Model 200 was a design for a supersonic vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) fighter requirement for the United States Navy Sea Control Ship. |
The Atlas Cheetah is a South African fighter aircraft produced by the aviation company Atlas Aircraft Corporation (later Denel Aeronautics). |
| ICAO Code |
|
MIRA |
| Entry Into service |
|
1986-01-01 |
| Designer |
Convair |
Atlas Aircraft Corporation |
| Type |
|
Fighter aircraft |
| Length (m) |
15.5448 |
15.55 |
| Height (m) |
5.4864 |
4.5 |
| Cockpit Crew |
1 |
|
| Max Speed (km/h) |
|
2350 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
|
17000 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
|
233.5 |
| Armament |
|
2 × 30 mm (1.18 in) DEFA 552 cannons with 125 rounds per gun; 8,800 lb (4,000 kg) of payload on five external hardpoints, including 250 kg Laser-guided bombs (LGB), GPS-guided bombs, 250 kg 'booster' bombs, a variety of unguided 'iron' bombs, reconnaissance pods or drop tanks; 4 × Matra rocket pods with 18 × SNEB 68 mm rockets each, OR 2 × Matra JL-100 drop tank/rocket pack, each with 19 × SNEB 6… |
| Max Mach (Mach) |
2 |
|
| National Origin |
United States of America |
South Africa |
| Number Built |
|
38 |
| Powerplant Description |
1 × Pratt & Whitney F401-PW-400 turbofan engine |
1 × Snecma Atar 9K50C-11 afterburning turbojet engine, 49.2 kN thrust each |
| Primary Users |
|
South African Air Force (historical), Chilean Air Force (historical), Ecuadorian Air Force (historical) |
| Status |
|
Active with private companies |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convair_Model_200 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_Cheetah |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
8.2296 |
8.22 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
|
35 |
| Wake Category |
|
M |
| Number of Engines |
1 |
1 |