Attack aircraftprototype light attack and observation aircraft built 1964
Convair Model 48 Charger
The Convair Model 48 Charger was a prototype light attack and observation aircraft of the 1960s, developed to meet a requirement for a dedicated counter-insurgency (COIN) aircraft. It was a two-seat, twin-boom aircraft powered by two turboprop engines which lost out to the North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco of similar layout. Only the single prototype Model 48 was built, and this turned out to be the last complete aircraft constructed by Convair.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Convair
- Category
- Attack aircraft
- Country of origin
- United States
- First flight
- 1964-11-25
Specifications
- Max speed
- 277 kt
- Range
- 2,600 nm
- Service ceiling
- 21,300 ft
- Max takeoff weight
- 10,460 lb
- Empty weight
- 4,457 lb
- Fuel capacity
- 258 US gal
- Powerplant
- 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada T74-CP-8/10 turboprop
- Engines
- 2
- Seats
- 2
- Length
- 34.8 ft
- Wingspan
- 30.1 ft
- Height
- 13.6 ft
- Number built
- 1
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.