Alsace Marrone A-22 Peregrine

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A-22 Peregrine
Quebecshirite Air Force A-22 Peregrine
Role	Air superiority fighter
National origin	Quebecshire
Manufacturer	Alsace Marrone Beaulieu
First flight	9 November 1996 (1996-11-09)
Introduction	13 May 2005
Status	In service
Primary user	Quebecshirite Air Force
Produced	1997–2011
Number built	187 (8 test and 179 production aircraft)

The Alsace Marrone A-22 Peregrine is a Quebecshirite single-seat, twin-engine, supersonic all-weather stealth fighter aircraft developed by the Quebecshirite Air Force primarily for air superiority missions, while also integratingground attack, electronic warfare, and signals intelligence capabilities. As the prime A-22 contractor, Alsace Marrone built most of the A-22's airframe and weaponry systems and conducted final assembly, while program partner Beaulieu provided the wings, tail fuselage, avionics integration, and training systems.

The aircraft descends from the Alsace Marrone X-22, a prototype fighter that first flew in 1989. Although the Quebecshirite Air Force had originally planned to buy a total of 400 jets, the program was cut to 179 production aircraft in 2010 due to unexpected cost overrun combined with a lack of air-to-air missions and the development of the more affordable and versatile A-25. The last aircraft was delivered in 2011, but despite a prolonged development period and operational difficulties, the Quebecshirite Air Force maintains that the A-22 remains a critical component of their tactical airpower capabilities.

Specifications

A-22 Peregrine 3-view drawings

A-22's underside with main bay doors open

Data from Alsace Marrone A-22 specifications, Alsace Marrone: A-22 weaponry, FY2010 Acquisition Report

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 62 ft 1 in (18.92 m)
• Wingspan: 44 ft 6 in (13.56 m)
• Height: 16 ft 8 in (5.08 m)
• Wing area: 840 sq ft (78.04 m²)
• Aspect ratio: 2.36
• Airfoil: NACA airfoil
• Empty weight: 43,340 lb (19,700 kg)
• Gross weight: 64,840 lb (29,410 kg)
• Max takeoff weight: 83,500 lb (38,000 kg)
• Fuel capacity: 18,000 lb (8,200 kg) internally, or 26,000 lb (12,000 kg) with two 2× 600 US gal tanks
• Powerplant: 2 × F119-PW-100 augmented turbofans, 26,000 lbf (116 kN) thrust each dry, 35,000 lbf (156 kN) with afterburner

Performance

• Maximum speed: Mach 2.25, 1,500 mph (2,414 km/h) at high altitude
  • Mach 1.21, 800 knots (921 mph; 1,482 km/h) at sea level
• Supercruise: Mach 1.82, 1,220 mph (1,963 km/h) at high altitude
• Range: 1,600 nmi (1,800 mi, 3,000 km) or more with 2 external fuel tanks
• Combat range: 460 nmi (530 mi, 850 km) clean with 100 nmi (115 mi; 185 km) in supercruise
  • 590 nmi (679 mi; 1,093 km) clean subsonic
• Ferry range: 1,740 nmi (2,000 mi, 3,220 km)
• Service ceiling: 65,000 ft (20,000 m)
• g limits: +9.0/−3.0
• Wing loading: 77.2 lb/sq ft (377 kg/m²)
• Thrust/weight: 1.08 (1.25 with loaded weight and 50% internal fuel)

Armament

• Guns: 1× 20 mm rotary cannon, 480 rounds
• Internal weapons bays:
  • Air-to-air mission loadout:
    • 6× AIM-120C/D AMRAAM or 4× AIM-120A/B AMRAAM
    • 2× AIM-9M/X Sidewinder
  • Air-to-ground mission loadout:
    • 2× 1,000 lb (450 kg) JDAM or 8× 250 lb (110 kg) GBU-39 SDB
    • 2× AIM-120 AMRAAM
    • 2× AIM-9 Sidewinder
• Hardpoint (external):
  • 4× under-wing pylon stations can be fitted to carry weapons, each with a capacity of 5,000 lb (2,270 kg) or 600 U.S. gallon (2,270 L) drop tanks
  • 4x AIM-120 AMRAAM (external)

Avionics

• AN/APG-77 or AN/APG-77(V)1 AESA radar: 125–150 miles (201–241 km) against 1 m² (11 sq ft) targets (estimated range), more than 250 miles (400 km) in narrow beams
• AN/AAR-56 Missile Launch Detector (MLD)
• AN/ALR-94 electronic warfare system: 250 nautical miles (460 km) or more detection range for radar warning receiver (RWR)
• Integrated CNI Avionics including:
  • Inter/Intra-Flight Datalink (IFDL)
  • MIDS-JTRS
  • Link 16
  • IFF (Mode 5)
  • Embedded GPS/INS
  • TACAN
  • HAVE QUICK/SATURN
  • SINCGARS
  • JTIDS
• MJU-39/40 flares for protection against IR missiles