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
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