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| BAU Buccaneer | |
|---|---|
| File:BAU Buccaneer.png | |
| Role | Advanced Strike |
| Manufacturer | BAU Systems |
| Designer | Belfras Aerospace United |
| First flight | 5 June 1979 |
| Introduction | 15 April 1982 |
| Status | In service |
| Primary user | Royal Navy |
| Produced | 1982 - Present |
Design
Operational History
Variants
Foreign Variants
Operators
Specifications (GR.2)
General characteristics
- Crew: Two
- Length: 17.31 m (56 ft 9 in) ()
- Wingspan: 16.72 m (54 ft 10 in) ()
- Height: 4.04 m (13 ft 3 in) (Gear retracted) ()
- Empty weight: 11,250 kg (24,802 lbs) ()
- Loaded weight: 16,550 kg (36,487 lbs) ()
- Powerplant: 2 × 2× Majestic VER-420-AH-242 afterburning turbofans
Performance
- Maximum speed:
- High altitude: Mach 1.7 ( 1,294mph, 2,082 km/h)
- Low altitude: Mach 1.3 ( 990 mph, 1,592 km/h)
- Combat radius: 720 mi (1,000 max) ()
- Ferry range: 1,950 mi ()
- Service ceiling: +15,240 m (+50,000 ft) ()
Armament
- Guns: 1 × 20mm RA4201 nose mounted cannon, 560 rounds
- Hardpoints: 6 total: 4 × under-wing and 2 × under-fuselage
- Loading configurations:
- Missiles:
- Air-to-air missiles:
- Air-to-ground missiles:
- Bombs:
- Others: