MSM A-70 Avenger II

MSM A-70 Avenger II
	MSM A-70 Avenger II awaiting take-off order, July 1990
Role	Multirole/Ground Attack Aircraft
National origin	Saratov
Manufacturer	Marat-Semco-Maikeyev
Designer	Marat-Semco-Maikeyev
First flight	12 September 1963
Introduction	30 January 1964
Retired	5 July 1991
Status	Retired in Saratov 1991
Primary user	Saratov:Royal Saratovan Air Corp
Developed from	Maikeyev SF8 Warrior
Developed into	MSM 80-9F

The MSM A-70 Avenger II is a Saratovan fighter jet developed in the 1960's to replace the Maikeyev SF8 Warrior II. It is named for the 1930's Maikeyev plane, the Maikeyev SDB Avenger. It was used in the 1965 Saratovan Civil War and the Saratovan Red Dawn.

Specifications (MSM A-70 Avenger II)

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Length: 46 ft 2 in (14.06 m)
Wingspan: 38 ft 9 in (11.8 m)
Width: 23 ft 9 in (7.24 m) wings folded
Height: 16 ft 1 in (4.9 m)
Wing area: 374.9 sq ft (34.83 m²)
Empty weight: 19,127 lb (8,676 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 41,998 lb (19,050 kg) overload condition.
Fuel capacity: 1,338 US gal (5,060 l; 1,114 imp gal) (10,200 lb (4,600 kg)) internal
Powerplant: 1 × Maikeyev TF54-A-1 non-afterburning turbofan engine, 15,000 lbf (66.7 kN) thrust

Performance

562 kn (1,041 km/h; 647 mph) at 5,000 ft (1,500 m) with 12x bombs

595 kn (1,102 km/h; 685 mph) at 5,000 ft (1,500 m) after dropping bombs

Range: 1,070 nmi (1,231 mi, 1,981 km) maximum internal fuel
Ferry range: 1,342 nmi (1,544 mi, 2,485 km) with maximum internal and external fuel
Service ceiling: 42,000 ft (13,000 m)
Rate of climb: 15,000 ft/min (76.2 m/s)
Wing loading: 77.4 lb/sq ft (378 kg/m²)
Sustained maneuvering performance: 5,300 ft (1,600 m) turning radius at 4.3g and 500 kn (930 km/h; 580 mph) at an All Up Weight (AUW) of 28,765 lb (13,048 kg)
Take-off run: 1,705 m (5,594 ft) at 42,000 lb (19,000 kg)

Armament

Guns: 1× MSM62 Hawk 20 mm (0.79 in) rotary cannon with 1,030 rounds
Hardpoints: 6× under-wing and 2× fuselage pylon stations for mounting air-to-air missiles with a capacity of 15,000 lb (6,800 kg) total capacity,with provisions to carry combinations of:
- Rockets: 4× rocket pods (each with 4× 127 mm (5.00 in) rockets)
- Missiles:
  - 2× air-to-air missile
  - 2× anti-radiation missile
  - 2× TV-guided glide bomb
  - 2× air-to-ground missile
  - 2× electro-optically guided glide bomb
- Bombs:
  - Up to 30× 500 lb (230 kg) guided bombs or unguided bombs (including 6.6 lb (3 kg) and 31 lb (14 kg) practice bombs)
  - laser-guided bombs