SAB-333 Slibnas II: Difference between revisions
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In the early 1980s, the need for an attack aircraft dedicated to the CAS (close air support) role was identified by the Siluan government. While the Ku-7 Kraujasiurbis attack aircraft that was used | |||
==Design== | ==Design== | ||
==Operational History== | ==Operational History== | ||
Revision as of 22:10, 9 March 2023
| SAB-333 Slibnas II | |
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| Role | Close air support attack aircraft |
| National origin | Silua |
| Manufacturer | SAB |
| First flight | 23 May 1990 |
| Introduction | March 1995 |
| Status | In service |
| Primary user | Siluan Air Force |
| Produced | 1990-2019 |
| Number built | Over 700 |
| Unit cost |
approx. NS$20 million in 2019
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The SAB-333 Slibnas (English: Dragon) II is a single-seat, twin-turbofan, swept-wing, subsonic attack aircraft developed by SAB for the Siluan Air Force. In service since 1995. In service since 1995, it is named for the SAB-133 Slibnas, a Eracuran War-era fighter-bomber effective at attacking ground targets, but is commonly referred to as Karalienė (English: Queen). The SAB-333 was designed to provide close air support (CAS) to friendly ground troops by attacking armored vehicles, tanks, and other enemy ground forces; it is the only production-built aircraft designed solely for CAS to have served in the Siluan Air Force. Its secondary mission is to direct other aircraft in attacks on ground targets, as role called forward air controller-airborne; aircraft used primarily in this role are designated OO-333.
Development
In the early 1980s, the need for an attack aircraft dedicated to the CAS (close air support) role was identified by the Siluan government. While the Ku-7 Kraujasiurbis attack aircraft that was used
Design
Operational History
Variants
- SAB-333A
- SAB-333B
- OO-333
Operators
Specifications (SAB-333B)
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 16.6 m (54 ft 6 in)
- Wingspan: 19.97 m (65 ft 6 in)
- Height: 5 m (16 ft 5 in)
- Wing area: 41.91 m2 (451.1 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 11,000 kg (24,251 lb)
- Powerplant: 2 × Gecas KZ-33 turbofan, 51 kN (11,000 lbf) thrust each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 1,000 km/h (621 mph; 540 kn)
- Cruise speed: 750 km/h (466 mph; 405 kn)
- Stall speed: 250 km/h (155 mph; 135 kn)
- Combat range: 500 km (311 mi; 270 nmi)
- Ferry range: 5,000 km (3,107 mi; 2,700 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 12,000 m (39,000 ft)
- Rate of climb: 90 m/s (18,000 ft/min)
- Take-off run: 305 m (1,001 ft)
Armament
- Guns: 1 × 27 mm Saldukas ASP-30-7 rotary cannon
- Hardpoints: 10 total;6 × under-wing, and 4× under-fuselage pylon stations with a capacity of up to 7,000 kg (15,000 lb) of stores,
- Rockets:
- Missiles:
- Bombs:
- Others:
- Flares/Infrared decoys dispenser pod and chaff pod or
- ECM pods or
- targeting pods or
- Up to 3 × 2,300 L (600 US gal) drop tanks for ferry flight/extended range/loitering time