| Manufacturer |
Saab |
Atlas Aircraft Corporation |
| Description |
The Saab JAS 39 Gripen (; ) is a light single-engine supersonic multirole fighter aircraft manufactured by the Swedish aerospace and defence company Saab AB. |
The Atlas Cheetah is a South African fighter aircraft produced by the aviation company Atlas Aircraft Corporation (later Denel Aeronautics). |
| ICAO Code |
SB39 |
MIRA |
| First Flight |
1988-12-09 |
|
| Entry Into service |
1996-06-09 |
1986-01-01 |
| Designer |
Saab |
Atlas Aircraft Corporation |
| Type |
|
Fighter aircraft |
| Length (m) |
14.9 |
15.55 |
| Height (m) |
4.5 |
4.5 |
| Cockpit Crew |
1 |
|
| Max Speed (km/h) |
|
2350 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
15240 |
17000 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
|
233.5 |
| Armament |
1 × 27 mm Mauser BK-27 revolver cannon with 120 rounds (single-seat models only); 8 (two hardpoints under fuselage, two under each wing, and one on each wing tip, with one of these for FLIR/ECM/LD/Recon pod) |
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 |
Sweden |
South Africa |
| Number Built |
300 |
38 |
| Powerplant Description |
1 × Volvo RM12 afterburning turbofan engine, 54 kN thrust each |
1 × Snecma Atar 9K50C-11 afterburning turbojet engine, 49.2 kN thrust each |
| Primary Users |
Swedish Air Force, Brazilian Air Force , South African Air Force , Hungarian Air Force |
South African Air Force (historical), Chilean Air Force (historical), Ecuadorian Air Force (historical) |
| Status |
In service |
Active with private companies |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab_JAS_39_Gripen |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_Cheetah |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
8.4 |
8.22 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
30 |
35 |
| Wake Category |
M |
M |
| Aircraft Engine |
Volvo RM12 |
|
| Number of Engines |
1 |
1 |