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	AERFER SAGITTARIO (ARCHER) 2	1956
	LIGHT FIGHTER - PROTOTYPE

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*AERFER SAGITTARIO (ARCHER) 2*

CLASSIFICATION
CLASS :	LIGHT FIGHTER - PROTOTYPE
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN :	ITALY
MANUFACTURER :	INDUSTRIE MECCANICHE AERONAUTICHE MERIDIONALI (AERFER)
FIRST FLIGHT :	MAY 19, 1956
SERVICE DELIVERY :	NONE
NUMBER BUILT :	1

SPECIFICATION
SPAN :	24 ft 7-1/4 in (7.50 m)
LENGTH :	31 ft 2 in (9.50 m)
HEIGHT :	--
WING AREA :	156.08 sq ft (14.50 m sq)
WEIGHT EMPTY :	5,070 lb (2300 kg)
WEIGHT LOADED :	7,275 lb (3300 kg)
WEIGHT MAX :	--
POWER PLANT :	1 x Rolls-Royce Derwent 9 Centrifugal-Flow Turbojet, Producing
	3,600 lb (1633 kgp) of Thrust
ARMAMENT :	2 x 30mm Hispano-Suiza HDD-825 Cannon with 200 rpg
BOMB LOAD :	701 lb (318 kg) or
	Missiles - 2 x 701 lb (318 kg)
	Bombs - 2 x 500 lb (227 kg)
	Rockets - 12 x 3 in (7.62 cm)
	Other - 2 x Machine Gun Pods or Cannons
CREW :	1 - Pilot

PERFORMANCE
MAXIMUM SPEED :	646 mph (1040 kmh) at Sea Level,
	634 mph (1020 km/h) at 27,230 ft (8300 m)
CRUISING SPEED :	--
LANDING SPEED :	--
CLIMB RATE :	7,997 ft/min (40.62 m/s)
RANGE :	475 mi (765 km)
SERVICE CEILING :	39,370 ft (12,000 m)

	REFERENCES
	Green, William; Swanborough, Gordon. The Complete Book of Fighters. New York: Barnes & Noble Books. 1998. ISBN 0-07607-0904-1. Taylor, John W.R. JANE'S Fighting Aircraft of World War I. New York:Military Press, 1990. ISBN 0-517-03376-3. Sharpe, Michael. Biplanes, Triplanes, & Seaplanes, London:Brown Brooks, Ltd, 2000. ISBN 1-897884-68-0.

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