Aermacchi MB-339 Variants Users Specifications (MB 339A)

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The MB-339 is of conventional configuration, and shares much of the 326's airframe. It has a low, unswept wing with tip tanks and jet intakes in the roots, tricycle undercarriage, and accommodation for the student and instructor in tandem. The most significant revision was a redesign of the forward fuselage to raise the instructor's seat to allow visibility over and past the student pilot's head.

The first flight took place on August 12 1976 and deliveries to the Italian Air Force commenced in 1979. Still in production in 2004 in an enhanced version with a much-modernised cockpit. Over 200 MB-339s have been built, with roughly half of them going to the Italian Air Force.

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2 Users

3 Specifications (MB-339A)

3.1 General Characteristics

Crew: two, student and instructor
Length: 10.97 m (36 ft 0 in)
Wingspan: 10.85 m (35 ft 7 in)
Height: 3.99 m (13 ft 1 in)
Wing area: 19.3 m² (208 ft²)
Empty: 3,075 kg (6,765 lb)
Loaded: kg ( lb)
Maximum takeoff: 4,400 kg (9,680 lb)
Powerplant: 1x Rolls-Royce Viper Mk. 632, 17.8 kN (3,991 lb) thrust

3.2 Performance

Maximum speed: 896 km/h (560 mph)
Range: 1,760 km (1,100 miles)
Service ceiling: 14,600 m (47,900 ft)
Rate of climb: m/min ( ft/min)
Wing loading: kg/m² ( lb/ft²)
Thrust-to-weight:

3.3 Armament

up to 1,800 kg (3,960 lb) of weapons on six hardpoints, including gunpods, bombs, and rockets.

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Designation sequence:

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