Altomare A.62 Scorpione
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| Altomare A.62 Scorpione | |
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| Role | Fighter-bomber |
| National origin |  Luminerra
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| Manufacturer | Altomare Aviation |
| First flight | May 7, 1962 |
| Introduction | June 11, 1965 |
| Status | Retired |
| Primary user | Lumenic Air Force |
| Developed from | Altomare C.53 Passero |
The Altomare A.62 Scorpione is a single seat twin engine light fighter-bomber designed and developed by Altomare Aviation during the 1960s. It was an outgrowth of the attack variant of the Altomare C.53 Passero light fighter, which had entered service in the late 1950's. The A.62 served with the Lumenic Air Force through much of the Omandan Continental War, being supplemented and later completely replaced by more advanced aircraft, including the Licanan I-36 and the Prévoyance Cygne.
History and development
Design
As with the Altomare C.53, the Altomare A.62 features a jet-assisted take off system allowing it to loft with higher payloads and shortening its take off run. The A.62 is capable of a 4,000 ft take off run from a "semi-prepared" runway, and is capable of a longer- take off run from non-prepared airfields due to its strengthened undercarriage. When using its JATO system, the performance of the Athar A-3 has been described as comparable to a STOVL aircraft.
Operational history
Variants
Operators
Former
Specifications
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 11.67 m (38 ft 3.5 in)
- Wingspan: 9.01 m (29 ft 6.5 in)
- Height: 4.43 m (14 ft 6.3 in)
- Wing area: 18.13 m² (195.149 ft²)
- Empty weight: 3,900 kg (8,598 lb)
- Loaded weight: 7,800 kg (17,196 lb)
- Max. takeoff weight: 8,700 kg (19,180 lb)
- Powerplant: 2 × Vaccari AE-990B2 turbojets, 18.15 kN (4,080 lbf) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 1,110 km/h (600 kn, 690 mph. (Mach 0.95 at 10,000 m (33,000 ft)
- Range: 3,400 km (ferry range with droptanks) (2,110 mls)
- Service ceiling: 12,500 m (41,000 ft)
- Rate of climb: 86.36 m/s (17,000 ft/min)
- Wing loading: 480 kg/m² (98.3 lb/ft² (maximum)
- Thrust/weight: 0.47 at maximum loading
Armament
- Guns: 2 x ARO CAPA.2038 20 mm cannons
- Hardpoints : 6 × under-wing pylon stations holding up to maximum of 3,138 kg (6,920 lb) of payload.
- Rockets: Vaccari RAPS 81 mm rockets or SNEB 68 mm rocket pods
- Missiles: Up to 4 x Pugnale air to air or 4 x Cagna air to ground missiles
- Bombs: A wide variety of air-to-ground ordinance including gun pods and free-fall bombs.