AN-47

AN-47
AN-47's in flight
General information
Type	Advanced trainer/Light fighter
Manufacturer	Angelbridge Avionics
Status	Active
History
Manufactured	1980 - present
Introduction date	1980

The AN-47 is an advanced trainer aircraft with combat capability, produced in the Blackhelm Confederacy by Angelbridge Avionics.

Design and development

Preliminary design studies for a training aircraft for the Imperial Exponential Air Force started at Angelbridge in 1976, with these studies resulting in selection of a proposal powered by a single turbofan with high, unswept wings.

The AN-47 is single-engined and has straight supercritical wings rather than the swept ones of the Alpha Jet and other similar aircraft. It is constructed mainly of aluminium alloy, with carbon-fiber used for components such as the air intakes. The crew of two sit in tandem under a single-piece canopy. The avionics systems are also designed to be simple, and the plane has an important secondary combat role. The AN-47prototype first flew on June 9, 1979.

Operators

Blackhelm Confederacy

• Blackhelm Confederate Air Force
• Divinity Semi-Autonomous Air Force

Bungussi

• Bungussan Air Force

Jafala

• Jafalan Air Force

Red River Free State

• Red River Free State Air Force

Cote d'Cuivre

• Cuivran Air Force

Arimathea

• Air Force of Arimathea

Arabona

• Arabonan Revolutionary Air and Air Defense Force

Specifications

General

• Crew: two
• Length: 36 ft
• Span: 32 ft
• Height: 14 ft
• Empty weight: 6,219 lb
• Loaded weight: 7,716 lb
• Max takeoff weight: 11,000 lb
• Engine: Angelbridge A-746TFE (3,500lbf)

Performance

• Max speed: 509 mph
• Cruise speed: 464 mph
• Range: 932 mi
• Ceiling: 42,000 ft
• Climb rate: 5,950 ft/min

Armament

• Guns: 1× 30 mm cannon
• Hardpoints: 5
• Hardpoint capacity:
  
  • 880 lb on inboard underwing pylons
  • 550 lb on fuselage centerline and outer wing pylons