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      Aermacchi M.B.339A 
      
        
      
        
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          Origin: | 
          
          Italy | 
         
        
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          Type: | 
          
          basic/advanced 
          trainer and close-support aircraft | 
         
        
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          Max Speed: | 
          
          485 kt / 559 
          mph | 
         
        
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          Max Range | 
          
          593 km / 368 
          miles | 
         
        
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          Dimensions: | 
          
          span 10.858 m 
          / 35 ft 7.5 in 
          length 10.97 m / 36 ft 0 in 
          height 3.99 m / 13 ft 0 in | 
         
        
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          Weight: | 
          
          empty 3125 kg 
          / 6,889 lb maximum take-off 5895 kg / 13,000 lb | 
         
        
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          Powerplant: | 
          
          one 1,814-kg 
          (4,000-lb) dry thrust Piaggio (Rolls-Royce) Viper 632-43 turbojet | 
         
        
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          Armament: | 
          
          provision for 
          up to 1,814 kg (4,000 lb) of stores carried on six underwing 
          hardpoints; the two inboard points can each carry a 30-mm cannon or 7 
          62-mm (0.3-in) multi-barrel Minigun in a Macchi pod, and the two 
          centre points are 'wet' for the carriage of drop tanks; a wide variety 
          of weapon loads includes bombs, napalm, AS.11/AS.12 or Magic missiles, 
          rocket launchers, and a single four-camera reconnaissance pod | 
         
       
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