Aermacchi MB 339
The Aermacchi MB 339 is an Italian tandem two-seat advanced trainer aircraft. The first prototype was flown in 1976 and delivery to the Italian air force started in 1981. The aircraft is powered by a Fiat-built Rolls-Royce Viper 632-43 turbojet delivering a top speed of 558 mph and a range of 1760 km. The aircraft is equipped to carry 1814 kg of ordnance distributed between six under-wing stations. The MB 339K Veltro 2 variant is a single-seat attack derivative of the basic two-seater, with an internal armament of two 30 mm DEFA 554 cannons, and additional fuel plus avionics in the volume of the erstwhile rear cockpit.
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