Arlert Ar-96b

Ar-96b
Two Ar-96b patrolling over the sea
Role	air superiority fighter
National origin	Akvarelusus
Manufacturer	JSC Arlert
First flight	2000
Introduction	2002, September 27
Status	in use
Produced	2000-present
Number built	30
Unit cost	₵ 62 000 000 QSC
Variants	Arlert Ar-96,Arlert Ar-96a,Arlert Ar-96c

The Arlert Ar-96b is a twinjet multirole air superiority fighter developed by Arlert. A variant of the Arlert Ar-96, it is a heavy, all-weather, long-range fighter.

Specifications (Ar-96b)

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 21.935 m (72 ft 0 in)
• Wingspan: 14.7 m (48 ft 3 in)
• Height: 6.36 m (20 ft 10 in)
• Wing area: 62 m² (670 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 18,400 kg (40,565 lb)
• Gross weight: 26,090 kg (57,519 lb) (typical mission weight)
• Max takeoff weight: 38,800 kg (85,539 lb)
• Fuel capacity: 9640 kg (internal), 123 kN (28,000 lbf) with afterburner

Performance

• Maximum speed: 2,120 km/h (1,320 mph, 1,140 kn) / Mach 2.0 at high altitude

1,350 km/h (840 mph; 730 kn) / M1.09 at low altitude

• Range: 3,000 km (1,900 mi, 1,600 nmi) at high altitude

1,270 km (790 mi; 690 nmi) at low altitude

• Ferry range: 8,000 km (5,000 mi, 4,300 nmi) with two in-flight refuellings
• Service ceiling: 17,300 m (56,800 ft)
• g limits: +9
• Rate of climb: 300 m/s (59,000 ft/min) +
• Wing loading: 401 kg/m² (82 lb/sq ft)

Armament

• Guns: 1 × 30 mm autocannon
• Hardpoints: 12 hardpoints (2 × wing-tip AAM launch rails, 6 × pylons under-wing, 2 × pylon under-engine nacelles, and 2 × pylons in tandem in the "arch" between the engines. It can be increased to 14 using multiple ejector racks.) with a capacity of up to 8,130 kg (17,920 lb),