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A special thanx goes out to bagera3005 for the use of parts from his T-38, F-5a and F-5E aircraft so I could speed up my work on the FA-38 Talon. I started off using the rear of the modified T-38 and changed out the front using the F-5A single seat aircraft.

I used parts off a Mirage 50 like the refueling prob and on the tail fin electronics!

FA-38 A Talon
Fighter Aircraft

General characteristics:
Crew: One
Length: 46 ft 10 in
Wingspan: 25 ft 3 in
Height: 12 ft 10 1/2 in
Wing area: 170 ft2
Empty weight: 7,200 lb
Gross weight: 11,820 lb
Powerplant: 2 × AL-222-25 Turbofans with Afterburner
Dry Thrust: 6,550 lbf each
Afterburner: 9,250 lbf each

Avionics:
Phazotron Zhuk-M / Zhuk-ME Pulse-Doppler radar
PSBN-M navigation radar

Performance:
Maximum speed: Mach 1.4 (1,080 mph) at 36,000 ft
Maximum cruise speed: Mach 0.98 (650 mph) at 36,000 ft
Economical cruise speed: Mach 0.8 (530 mph) at 36,000 ft
Maximum Range: 2,310 miles
Combat Range: 554 miles
Service ceiling: 51,800 ft
Rate of climb: 34,500 ft/min

Armament:
2× 25x163mm HV Cannons, 280 rounds/gun
7 total (only pylon stations 3, 4 and 5 are wet-plumbed): 2× wing-tip AAM launch rails, 4× under-wing & 1× under-fuselage pylon stations with a capacity of 7,000 pounds with provisions to carry combinations of:
Missiles:
        2× IR Air to air missiles and 4× SARH Air to air missiles
Other:
        up to 3× 150/275 U.S. gallon Sargent Fletcher drop tanks for ferry flight or extended range/loitering time.

Description

A special thanx goes out to bagera3005 for the use of parts from his T-38, F-5a and F-5E aircraft so I could speed up my work on the FA-38 Talon. I started off using the rear of the modified T-38 and changed out the front using the F-5A single seat aircraft.

I used parts off a Mirage 50 like the refueling prob and on the tail fin electronics!

FA-38 A Talon
Fighter Aircraft

General characteristics:
Crew: One
Length: 46 ft 10 in
Wingspan: 25 ft 3 in
Height: 12 ft 10 1/2 in
Wing area: 170 ft2
Empty weight: 7,200 lb
Gross weight: 11,820 lb
Powerplant: 2 × AL-222-25 Turbofans with Afterburner
Dry Thrust: 6,550 lbf each
Afterburner: 9,250 lbf each

Avionics:
Phazotron Zhuk-M / Zhuk-ME Pulse-Doppler radar
PSBN-M navigation radar

Performance:
Maximum speed: Mach 1.4 (1,080 mph) at 36,000 ft
Maximum cruise speed: Mach 0.98 (650 mph) at 36,000 ft
Economical cruise speed: Mach 0.8 (530 mph) at 36,000 ft
Maximum Range: 2,310 miles
Combat Range: 554 miles
Service ceiling: 51,800 ft
Rate of climb: 34,500 ft/min

Armament:
2× 25x163mm HV Cannons, 280 rounds/gun
7 total (only pylon stations 3, 4 and 5 are wet-plumbed): 2× wing-tip AAM launch rails, 4× under-wing & 1× under-fuselage pylon stations with a capacity of 7,000 pounds with provisions to carry combinations of:
Missiles:
        2× IR Air to air missiles and 4× SARH Air to air missiles
Other:
        up to 3× 150/275 U.S. gallon Sargent Fletcher drop tanks for ferry flight or extended range/loitering time.