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Leonardo A-4 Saetta

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Leonardo Aeronautics A-4 "Saetta"

Sleek, fast, accurate. The Saetta truly has it all

The A-4 Saetta (Lightning) is the winner of the ASA (Advanced Strike Fighter) competition for the adoption of a new multirole attack aircraft the renovate the fleet of old Panavia Tornados still in service.

The Aircraft comes armed with a 30mm Autocannon, 4 Semi Active Radar Guided Missiles (Type Guardians) , 2 Infrared Guided ATGMs (Type Lancia) , and 2 Unguided Rocket pods (Type RKT-14).

Performance:

  • Take-off weight
    Normal 10.000 Kg
    Maximum 15.000 Kg
  • Service Ceiling
    21 Km
  • Maximum Speed (With Afterburner) :
    Low Altitude flight 1250 Km/h
    High Altitude flight 2200 Km/h
    -Stall Speed (Landing with Flaps full down):
    200 Km/h / 124 mph
  • Power Plant:
    2 Akula D.B. J-41 90 kN each

Controls:

  • VTOL Slider to lower Flaps (1 for Take Off / 2 for Landing)
  • Trim Slider to Trim the aircraft
  • G Key to raise and lower Landing gears
  • AG 1 to activate Afterburner
  • AG 2 to activate Jettinson Auxiliary Fuel Tank
  • AG 4 to activate Parachute
  • AG 8 to Turn ON/OFF all Lights

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General Characteristics

  • Successors 1 airplane(s)
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 31.0ft (9.4m)
  • Length 47.8ft (14.6m)
  • Height 14.7ft (4.5m)
  • Empty Weight 11,643lbs (5,281kg)
  • Loaded Weight 26,351lbs (11,952kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.748
  • Wing Loading 42.4lbs/ft2 (207.2kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 620.9ft2 (57.7m2)
  • Drag Points 9044

Parts

  • Number of Parts 453
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 1,872