Viitasaari Viit-11

Viitasaari Viit-11
Bhasari Viit-11
General information
Type	Multirole fighter
Manufacturer	Viitasaari Aviation Company
Status	In service
History
Manufactured	1982-present
Introduction date	1986

The Viitasaari Viit-11 is a twin-engine, supersonic, all-weather, multirole combat jet, designed to fulfil the roles of both a fighter and attack aircraft. Designed by Vertega Oppirus, the V-10 was derived from the earlier Viit-7B interceptor in the 1960s for use by the Aitic Air Force and Granzerian Navy.

The Viit-11 has a top speed of Mach 2.2. It can carry a wide variety of bombs and missiles, including air-to-air and air-to-ground, supplemented by the 23-mm LTyk-23 cannon. It is powered by two Kainuu KKSk-6II afterburning turbojet engines.

Operational history

File:V10s.jpg

A Prototype V-10S in flight

Operators

• Aitic Federation
• Bhasar
• Zaihan

Specifications (Viit-11U)

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 21.39 m (70 ft 2 in) (20.53 m (67.4 ft) excluding nose pitot probe)
• Wingspan: 9.344 m (30 ft 8 in)
• Height: 5.41 m (17 ft 9 in)
• Wing area: 42.2 m² (454 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 10,371 kg (22,864 lb)
• Gross weight: 15,288 kg (33,704 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 18,879 kg (41,621 lb)
• Powerplant: 2 × Kainuu KKSk-6II afterburning turbojet engines, 47.1 kN (10,580 lbf) thrust each dry, 68.6 kN (15,430 lbf) with afterburner

Performance

• Maximum speed: 2,300 km/h (1,429 mph; 1,242 kn) limited to M2.2
• Maximum speed: Mach 2.4
• Combat range: 1,000 km (621 mi; 540 nmi) radius with 3x drop tanks
• Combat radius with one AAR: 900 km (560 mi; 490 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 18,000 m (59,000 ft)
• g limits: +4.7 sustained at 5,000 m (16,000 ft)
• Thrust/weight: 0.741 lbf/lb (0.00727 kN/kg)
  
• Unstick speed: 330 km/h (210 mph; 180 kn)
• Take-offrun: 630 m (2,070 ft)
• Touchdown speed: 224 km/h (139 mph; 121 kn)
• Landing run: 900 m (3,000 ft)

Armament

• 1 x 23mm LTyk-23 cannon