AN-47

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AN-47
An-47.jpg
AN-47's in flight
Role Advanced trainer/Light fighter
National origin Blackhelm Confederacy Empire of Exponent
Manufacturer Angelbridge Avionics
First flight 1979
Introduction 1980
Status Active
Primary user  Blackhelm Confederacy
Produced 1980 - present
Number built 234


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
 Bungussi
 Jafala
 Kwalawi
 Red River Free State
 Cote d'Cuivre
 Arimathea
 Arabona

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