Specifications (Hunter F.6) External images
Cutaway diagram of a Hunter F6, Flight International 2006
Mounted above the Hunter's nose (ex-RAF XF458) is the G-10 gun camera port.Data from The Great Book of Fighters[97]
General characteristics
Crew: One
Length: 45 ft 11 in (14.00 m)
Wingspan: 33 ft 8 in (10.26 m)
Height: 13 ft 2 in (4.01 m)
Wing area: 349 ft² (32.42 m²)
Empty weight: 14,122 lb (6,405 kg)
Loaded weight: 17,750 lb (8,050 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 24,600 lb (11,158 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Rolls-Royce Avon 207 turbojet, 10,145 lbf (45.13 kN)
Performance
Maximum speed: Mach 0.94, 620 kn (715 mph, 1,150 km/h) at sea level
Combat range: 385 nmi (445 mi, 715 km)
Ferry range: 1,650 nmi (1,900 mi, 3,060 km) with external fuel
Service ceiling: 50,000 ft (15,240 m)
Rate of climb: 17,200 ft/min (87.4 m/s)
Wing loading: 51.6 lb/ft² (251.9 kg/m²)
Thrust/weight: 0.56
Armament
Guns: 4× 30 mm (1.18 in) ADEN cannons in a removable gun pack with 150 rpg
Hardpoints: 4 underwing with a capacity of 7,400 lb (3,400 kg) and provisions to carry combinations of:
Rockets:
4× Matra rocket pods (each with 18 × SNEB 68 mm (2.68 in) rockets) or
24× Hispano SURA R80 80 mm (3.15 in) rockets[98]
Missiles:
4× AIM-9 Sidewinder Air-to-air missiles
4× AGM-65 Maverick Air-to-surface missiles
Bombs: a variety of unguided iron bombs
Other: 2× 230 Gallon drop tanks for extended range/loitering time
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