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Description: The AMX A11 T is the training two Seat version version of the AMX Ghili.The AMX project was started when the AMI (Italian Air Force) was looking for a light strike fighter to replace the old G91R and bomber variants F104S and ASA in 1977. At that time, Italy was also participating in the Panavia programme for the Tornado with Germany and the United Kingdom, but the AMI also asked for another ground attack aircraft, one that would be cheaper and smaller compared to the Tornado and could be used alongside it. For this purpose, the AMX (Alenia-Macchi-Experimental) project was created, while Brazil was looking for a new light combat aircraft to replace Aermacchi’s MB326 in 1981. After some discussions and agreements between the two countries, Embraer (a Brazilian aircraft company) joined the project. The first goal of the project was to build a total of 6 prototypes and the initial plans called for a total of 187 aircraft for Italy and 100 for Brazil (a total of 132 aircraft for the Italian Air Force and 56 aircraft for the Brazilian Air Force). Unfortunately, the aircraft was lost after its fifth flight and the pilot, Manrio Quarantelli, died after some time from wounds sustained in the high-speed impact. After this problem, the manufacturer of the engine, the British Rolls-Roice, was forced to rebuild the compressor that was the cause of the previous incident. The project continued until 2005 with the new upgrade ACOL that made the aircraft capable of use gps bombs (GBU 32) and 55 units were converted to this variant in the Italian air force. The AMX A11 T was has the same sistems and capability of the AMX 11B
Why it should be in the game: I believe like the A7K, this coud be a very interesting and capable event aircraft
Specifications:
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Wingspan: 8.84m
Length: 13.58m
Height: 4.58m
Wing area: 21.0m2
Wing sweep: 27.5°
Practical ceiling: 13.000m (42650 ft)
Speed (clean): Mach 0.9 above 18,000 ft 440 Kcas / Mach 0.9 between 15,000 and 18,000 ft Mach 0.85 below 18,000 ft
Transfer autonomy: (with two external 1100 liter tanks) 1800nm (3300 Km)
Range of action (profile hi-lo-hi, payload 2000 lbs) 480nm (890 Km)
Internal fuel: 2790 Kg
External tanks: 580 liters (on outer pylons) 1100 liters (on internal pylons)
Max weight at take off: 13000 Kg
Normal take-off weight: 9600 Kg
Empty weight: 6700 Kg Max war load: 3800 Kg
Take-off run (at the weight of 10750 Kg): 631 m
Load factor: -3g / +7.3g
Armaments
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Cannon/Machinegun:
1x 20 mm M61 Vulcan
Air to Air missiles:
2x AIM-9L
2x AIM-9LI/LI-1
2x Matra Magic R550
2x IRIS-T
Air to Ground missiles:
2x IRIS-T air to ground missile
4x AGM-65 D/E maverik
2x AS-30 Laser
Anti Ship missiles:
2x AM-39 Exocet
2x Marte MK2A
2x AS-34 Kormorans
Unguided Bombs:
8x BL-775 Bombs
8x AEREA Fire Bombs
8x Matra Belouga
8x MK-83
10x MK82
10x MK 82 Snakeye
10x MK-20 Rockeye
10x Matra 250
10x SEI Low Drags bomb
10x AV-BAFG-120 Low Drags bombs
Other type of unguided bombs
Guided Bombs:
6x GBU-12
2x GBU-24
4x GBU-16
8x GBU-32
8x GBU-31
4x BGL-400
6x Lizard I/II/III/IV (MK82) LGB
4x Lizard I/II/III/IV (MK83) LGB
2x Lizard I/II/III/IV (MK84) LGB
8x MK82 GP Orpher
2x CasmuSkyshark
Unguided Rokets
4x LR -25 Orione roket launcher
4x 122 mm SNIA Falco rokets dispenser
BAP-100
Other type of unguided rokets
Anti Radiation Missiles:
4x AGM 88 HARM
Laser Pod:
CLDP
TIALD
ATLIS II
Sources:
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https://www.aviaspotter.it/2016-decimomannu-amx-prove-gbu/
https://www.giorgiociarini.it/index.php/13-contributors/500-32-stormo-aeronautica-militare.html
http://www.aviastore.it/?p=8686
https://www.coccardetricolori.it/amx-ghibli-a-11/
AMX International AMX - Wikipedia
https://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/amx-fighter-bomber/
Pictures:
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