Description
Bae Spitfire 2 PANTHER SQUADRON
aircraft 2 code name Drink Me
General characteristics
Crew: 1 (pilot)
Length: 65 ft 5 in
Wingspan: 46 ft
Height: 14 ft 11 in
Wing area: 1000 ft²
Empty weight: 31,000 lb
Loaded weight: 54,620 lb
Max takeoff weight: 62,000 lb
Powerplant: 2 × Rolls-Royce XG-60 , 36000 lbf
Performance
Maximum speed: Mach 2.2+ (1,650+ mph, 2,655+ km/h) at altitude
Cruise speed: Mach 1.6 (1,060 mph, 1,706 km/h) supercruise at altitude
Range: over 2,790 mi (over 4,500 km)
Combat radius: 865–920 mi[23] (750–800 nmi, 1,380–1480 km)
Service ceiling: 65,000 ft (19,800 m)
Wing loading: 54 lb/ft² (265 kg/m²)
Thrust/weight: 1.36
Armament
Guns: 1 × 27 mm Mauser BK-27 Revolver cannon with 150 rounds
missiles bays 8.Hardpoints: Total of 13: 4× under-wing; and 5 × under-fuselage pylon stations; holding up to 7,500 kg (16,500 lb) of payload[219][232]
Missiles:
Air-to-air missiles:
AIM-9 Sidewinder
AIM-132 ASRAAM
AIM-120 AMRAAM
IRIS-T
MBDA Meteor, in the future
Air-to-surface missiles:
AGM-65 Maverick
AGM-88 HARM
Storm Shadow (AKA Scalp EG)
Brimstone
Taurus KEPD 350
Penguin
AGM Armiger, in the future
Bombs:
Paveway II/III/Enhanced Paveway series of laser-guided bombs (LGBs)
Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM)
HOPE/HOSBO
Others:
Flares/infrared decoys dispenser pod
chaff pods
Electronic countermeasures (ECM) pods
LITENING III laser targeting pod
Up to 3 drop tanks for ferry flight or extended range/loitering time.
Avionics
Euroradar CAPTOR Radar
Passive Infra-Red Airborne Tracking Equipment (PIRATE)