AT-802U
Operator: | UAE | Jordan | Yemen |
Status: | In Service/On Order | In Service/On Order | Cancelled following Houthi take-over in early 2015 |
Number: | 18/20 | 6/4 | 4-10 |
Cost: | First 6: $0 (Gift from UAE); Last 4: Unknown | ||
Acquired: | 2010-2016 | First 6: 2013; Last 4: by Sept. 2016 | |
General Specs | |||
Country of origin: | United States | ||
Role: | Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR)/Light attack | ||
Manufacturer: | Air Tractor | ||
Introduced: | 2008 | ||
Power plant: | Pratt & Whitney PT6A-67F | ||
Thrust: | |||
Wingspan: | 59.2 ft (18.04 m) | ||
Length: | 35.7 ft (10.87 m) | ||
Height: | 11.5 ft (3.5 m) | ||
Weight (empty): | 7,836 lbs | ||
Maximum takeoff weight: | 16,000 lbs | ||
Fuel Capacity: | 380 US gal (+360 US gal auxiliary fuel capacity in fuselage) | ||
Speed: | 245.1 mph *unarmed | ||
Ceiling: | 25,000 ft | ||
Range: | 1499 miles * | ||
Crew: | 2 | ||
Armament: | 9 Hardpoints or 8,164 lbs weapon load | ||
Guns | 2 x .50 cal GAU-19/A three-barrel Gatling guns – 2,900 rounds | ||
Air-to-air | |||
Air-to-ground | 38 x DAGR laser guided rockets | ||
8 x AGM-114 Hellfire missiles | |||
250 lb laser-guided bombs | |||
MK82 bombs | |||
GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided bombs | |||
GBU-39 Small Diameter bomb | |||
Radar/Sensors: | L3 Wescam MX15Di sensor turret system | ||
Countermeasures/ Defenses: | |||
Misc Systems: | Wulfsberg Flexcomm tactical modular multi-band airborne FM/AM/UHF radio | ||
Remotely operated video enhanced receiver (ROVER) compact multi-band data link (CMDL) |
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