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

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: 4.05m
  • 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