SAB-333 Slibnas II

SAB-333 Slibnas II
Role	Close air support attack aircraft
National origin	Silua
Manufacturer	SAB
First flight	23 May 1990 (1990-05-23)
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

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.

Variants

• SAB-333A
• SAB-333B
• OO-333

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