| Manufacturer |
Hamburger Flugzeugbau |
Northrop Corporation |
| Description |
The HFB 320 Hansa Jet is a twin-engine, ten-seat business jet that was designed and produced by German aircraft manufacturer Hamburger Flugzeugbau between 1964 and 1973. |
The Northrop Tacit Blue is a technology demonstrator aircraft created to demonstrate that a low-observable stealth surveillance aircraft with a low-probability-of-intercept radar (LPIR) and other sensors could operate close to the forward line of battle with a high degree of survivability. |
| First Flight |
1964-04-21 |
1982-02-05 |
| Service End |
1994-06-24 |
1985-01-01 |
| Designer |
Hamburger Flugzeugbau |
Northrop Corporation |
| Type |
Business jet |
Stealth demonstrator |
| Length (m) |
16.61 |
16.764 |
| Height (m) |
4.94 |
3.048 |
| Cockpit Crew |
2 |
1 |
| Max Seating |
11 |
|
| Max Speed (km/h) |
|
462.9996 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
825 |
|
| Min Speed (km/h) |
198 |
|
| Max Ceiling (m) |
12192 |
7620 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
21.59 |
|
| Capacity Description |
7, 11 or 15 passenger configurations / 1814 kg payload in freighter versions |
|
| National Origin |
Germany |
|
| Number Built |
47 |
1 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × General Electric CJ610-9 turbojet aircraft |
2 × Garrett ATF3-6 turbofan engines |
| Primary Users |
West German Air Force |
United States Air Force |
| Status |
Retired |
Retired |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HFB_320_Hansa_Jet |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_Tacit_Blue |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
14.49 |
14.6304 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
30.14 |
|
| Flat Wing Aspect Ratio |
6 |
|
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |