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|type          = {{wpl | Air superiority fighter}}, {{wpl | Multirole combat aircraft}}  
|type          = {{wpl | Air superiority fighter}}, {{wpl | Multirole combat aircraft}}  
|manufacturer  = Graea Aerospace  
|manufacturer  = Graea Aerospace  
|image          = File:VeK-44 1.png
|image          = File:K-24A or C Template pmg.png
|caption        = A K-24D of the 122nd Combat Wing, 348th Fighter-Interception Squadrion "Hades".
|caption        = A K-24D of the 122nd Combat Wing, 348th Fighter-Interception Squadrion "Hades".
|national origin = {{flag|Aetolia}}  
|national origin = {{flag|Aetolia}}  
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==Operators==
==Operators==
==Specifications (K-24D)==
==Specifications (K-24D)==
==Specifications (VeK-44M)==
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|combat radius main= 1,965 km for interdiction mission
|combat radius alt= 1,221 mi
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|ferry range main= 5,600 km
|ferry range alt= 3,500 mi
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|guns=  Provision for 1× 27 mm AM-27/1 cannon
|hardpoints= Total of 10: 2 wingtip, 4 under the wings, 2 on hardpoints on the intakes, and 2 centerline.
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|missiles=<br />
**Air-to-air missiles:
***AIM-9 variants
***AIM-7 variants
***AIM-120 AMRAAM variants
**Air-to-surface missiles
***AGM-65 Maverick
***AGM-84 Harpoon
***AGM-130
***AGM-154 JSOW
***AGM-158 JASSM
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**Several
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==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 10:32, 30 October 2019

K-24 Phoenix
K-24A or C Template pmg.png
A K-24D of the 122nd Combat Wing, 348th Fighter-Interception Squadrion "Hades".
General information
Type Air superiority fighter, Multirole combat aircraft
ManufacturerGraea Aerospace
StatusIn service
History
Manufactured1978-present
Introduction date24 June 1982

Origins and development

Design

Airframe

Engines

Electronics and Avionics

Operational history

Variants

    • PK-24: Prototype variant.
    • K-24A: Single-seat all-weather air-superiority fighter version. First production variant.
    • K-24B: Two-sweat production version. Retained all combat capabilities.
    • K-24C: Improved single-seat air superiority fighter. Entered service in 1990.
      • K-24C Block 10: Modernisation programe launched in 2003. Features a new radar and improved avionics.
      • K-24C Block 20: Further modernisation effort launched in 2010. The variant features improved ground strike capabilities.
    • K-24D Gold Phoenix: Two-seat strike multirole version. Entered service in 2000.
    • K-24N Sea Phoenix: Single-seat naval variant. Features forward canards, foldable wings, heavier landing gear and a tailhook. Entered service in 1996.
    • K-24E Black Phoenix: Modernised single-seat multirole variant. Features a rear-facing defense radar in the tail boom, a new multi-purpose radar and 3D-vectoring engines coated with radar absorbent material. Entered service in 2015.

Operators

Specifications (K-24D)

Specifications (VeK-44M)

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1: pilot
  • Length: 20.64 metres (67.71 feet)
  • Wingspan: 13.26 metres (43.5 feet)
  • Height: 5.65 metres (18.53 feet)
  • Empty weight: 15,380 kg (33,907 lbs)
  • Max. takeoff weight: 31,200 kg (68,784)
  • Powerplant: 2 × Alexandrou AS-40 afterburning turbofans

Performance

Armament

  • Guns: Provision for 1× 27 mm AM-27/1 cannon
  • Hardpoints: Total of 10: 2 wingtip, 4 under the wings, 2 on hardpoints on the intakes, and 2 centerline.
  • Missiles:
    • Air-to-air missiles:
      • AIM-9 variants
      • AIM-7 variants
      • AIM-120 AMRAAM variants
    • Air-to-surface missiles
      • AGM-65 Maverick
      • AGM-84 Harpoon
      • AGM-130
      • AGM-154 JSOW
      • AGM-158 JASSM
  • Bombs:
    • Several

Avionics
TBA

See also

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