Entry Into service
1986-01-01
Maximum Take-Off Weight
13.7 t (paragliders: kg)
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Aircraft Weight Variants
| Aircraft |
Maximum Take-Off Weight (t (paragliders: kg)) |
Maximum Range (km) |
|
Atlas Cheetah |
13.7 |
1300 |
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- Name
- Atlas Cheetah
- Manufacturer
- Atlas Aircraft Corporation
- Description
- 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
- Atlas Aircraft Corporation
- Type
- Fighter aircraft
- Length (m)
- 15.55
- Height (m)
- 4.5
- 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…
- National Origin
- South Africa
- Number Built
- 38
- Powerplant Description
- 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/Atlas_Cheetah
- Flat Wing Span (m)
- 8.22
- Flat Wing Area (m²)
- 35
- Wake Category
- M
- Number of Engines
- 1