McDonnell Douglas AV-8B+ Harrier II BuNo:165417

Markings: VMA-513 Flying Nightmares

BuNo: 165417

The Harrier II Plus is very similar to the Night Attack variant, with the addition of an APG-65 radar in an extended nose, making it capable of operating advanced missiles such as the AIM-120 AMRAAM. The radars were removed from early F/A-18 Hornets, which had been upgraded with the related APG-73. The Harrier II Plus is in service with the USMC,

Specifications (AV-8B+ Harrier II Plus)

General characteristics

Crew: 1 pilot

Length: 46 ft 4 in (14.12 m)

Wingspan: 30 ft 4 in (9.25 m)

Height: 11 ft 8 in (3.55 m)

Wing area: 243.4 ft² (22.61 m²)

Airfoil: supercritical airfoil

Empty weight: 13,968 lb (6,340 kg)

Loaded weight: 22,950 lb (10,410 kg)

Max takeoff weight:

Rolling: 31,000 lb (14,100 kg)

Vertical: 20,755 lb (9,415 kg)

Powerplant: 1× Rolls-Royce F402-RR-408 (Mk 105) vectored-thrust turbofan, 23,500 lbf (105 kN)

Performance

Maximum speed: .89 Mach (662 mph, 1,070 km/h) at sea level

Range: 1,200 nm (1,400 mi, 2,200 km)

Combat radius: 300 nmi (556 km)

Ferry range: 1,800 nmi (3,300 km)

Rate of climb: 14,700 ft/min (4,485 m/min)

Wing loading: 94.29 lb/ft² (460.4 kg/m²)

Armament

Guns: 1× GAU-12U "Equalizer" 25 mm (0.98 in) cannon (left pod) and 300 rounds of ammunition (right pod)

Hardpoints: 7 with a capacity of 13,200 lb (STOVL) of stores, including gravity bombs, cluster bombs, napalm canisters, laser-guided bombs, AGM-65 Maverick or AGM-84 Harpoon missiles, a LITENING targeting pod, up to four AIM-9 Sidewinder or similar-sized infrared-guided missiles. Radar equipped AV-8B+ variants can carry up to four AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles. An upgrade program is currently fitting airframes with wiring and software to employ 1760 bus-based smart weapons, such as Joint Direct Attack Munitions,

Avionics

APG-65

 

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