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| Specifications Of The FA-50, A South Korean Fighter Jet With Surprising Capabilities |
Seoul - South Korea is a country in the East Asia region. They have the national capital in Seoul. In terms of status, South Korea also has military power that cannot be underestimated. Not inferior to other countries, they also have a lot of sophisticated military weapons that are of high quality. Of the many, one that is quite interesting is a fighter jet named FA-50.
South Korean FA-50 Fighter Jet Specifications The FA-50 is a fighter jet owned by South Korea. In production, they were developed by Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) for the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF).
Quoted from Airforce Technology, this fighter jet is a light fighter version of the KAI T-50 Golden Eagle. Development itself began in October 1997. During its development, six prototypes have been made as of January 2006.
In addition, the production itself was carried out to replace the ROKAF's F-5E/F and A-37 fleets which were considered old. In design, the FA-50 is based on the T-50 advanced supersonic trainer platform. They are embedded with a sophisticated radar with detection capabilities similar to the KF-16 fighter.
Then, on the engine side, the developer equipped it with a General Electric F404-GE-102 turbofan engine. The performance itself is supported by a dual-channel full authority digital engine control (FADEC) system. This machine can provide a maximum speed of up to 1,837.5 km/hour or around Mach 1.5.
In addition, this fighter jet can carry an additional 568 liters of fuel in its external tanks. Turning to weapons, South Korea's FA-50 can carry a weapon load of up to 4.5 tons.
A number of weapons that can be carried include AIM 9 Sidewinder short-range air missiles, AGM-65 Maverick tactical missiles, GBU-38 JDAM, CBU-105 Sensor Fused Weapon (SFW), Bombs Mk-82 Low Drag General Purpose (LDGP), and others. In addition, this fighter jet is also equipped with a 20mm Gatling gun and LAU-3 rocket launcher to fire Folding-Fin Aerial Rockets (FFAR).
This arsenal will make it capable of fighting various threats on the battlefield.
South Korea's FA-50 Fighter Jet full specifications:
- Production : Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI)
- Type : Light Fighter Jet
- Operator : South Korean Air Force (ROKAF)
- Crew : 2
- Length: 13.14 m
- Width : 9.45 m
- Height : 4.82 m
- Empty Weight: 6.47 tons
- Engine: Turbofan General Electric F404-GE-102
- Speed : Mach 1.5 (maximum)
- Weapon :
- Short range air missile
- AGM-65 Maverick tactical missile
- 20 mm Gatling gun
- LAU-3 rocket launcher
- And others