Ahuriri Aerospace Kokotere
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| Ahuriri Aerospace Kokotere | |
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| Kokotere F.8 | |
| Role | Fighter |
| Manufacturer | Ahuriri Aerospace |
| First flight | 1947 |
| Introduction | 1950 |
| Retired | 1968 |
| Primary user | Royal Onekawa-Nukanoa Air Force Royal Onekawa-Nukanoa Navy |
The Ahuriri Aerospace Kokotere (English:Flyspeed) is a transonic jet day fighter aircraft. Developed and produced by Ahuriri Aerospace, the Kokotere was the first service fighter produced in Ngāti Onekawa-Nukanoa, and one of the first in the world, to enter service with any military that could break the sound barrier (in a shallow dive) and one of the first service aircraft to incorporate swept-wings.
Development
Variants
Whaitiri Kāhu Hihiani Kaiwhakangaue
Whaitiri Kāhu Awa
Whaitiri Kāhu Hou
Service
Accidents
Specifications (Kokotere F.8)
- Crew: 1
- Engines: 2 x AA Henaki 100 turbojets, producing 3,250lbf (14.5kN) of thrust each
- Wingspan: 9.2m
- Length: 12.51m
- Height: 4.7m
- Empty Weight: 5,280kgs
- Top Speed: 1,100km/h
- Ceiling: 48,500 ft
- Combat Radius: 490km
- Armaments: 4 x 20mm cannons, 5 total hardpoints: 4 x under-wing, 1 x centreline pylons with total capacity for 5,200kgs of munitions
See also
Aircraft of comparable role and era