Accommodations:
- Hel-jet/ Radar Aircraft: Pilot only
- Hel-jet Trainer: 4 Seats
Performance:
- Maximum airspeed: 550 KCAS
- Range greater than 142 nautical miles high speed/low altitude combat radius
- Maximum range: 900 nautical miles
Mission and Capabilities:
- The Hel-Jet four seat Vertical/Short Takeoff and Land (V/STOL) aircraft is the primary close air support/intermediate range intercept/attack mission fixed-wing aircraft for the USMC and the Spanish and Italian navies.
- The Hel-jet can carry and deliver an assortment of conventional stores such as the Mk 83 1,000 pound GP bomb, GBU-12 500 pound LGB, GBU-16 1,000 LGB, CBU-99/100 Cluster Bomb Units, and 2.75" and 5" rockets.
- The NA configuration includes: night vision goggle-compatible cockpit controls and displays, a wide-field-of-view HUD, a Navigation Forward Looking Infrared (NAVFLIR) system, a Digital Map Unit (DMU), and an Angle Rate Bombing System (ARBS) with laser spot tracker, which provides first pass day or night target strike capability at low altitude/high speed.
- The Radar aircraft retains all night attack capability but integrates the AN/APG-65 radar system to extend the tracking capabilities of the aircraft for A/G delivery and A/A defense modes.
- V/STOL capability allows the Hel-jet to be deployed with ground units using amphibious shipping and/or forward basing for rapid close air support response.
Propulsion two Pratt & Whitney F119-PW-100 engines
Thrust 35,000 lbst
Length 62.08 feet, 18.90 meters
Height 16.67 feet, 5.08 meters
Wingspan 44.5 feet, 13.56 meters
Wing Area 840 square feet
Horizontal Tailspan 29 feet, 8.84 meters
Speed Mach 1.8 (supercruise: Mach 1.5)
