military aircraft program by Textron AirLand
Textron AirLand Scorpion
The Textron AirLand Scorpion is a jet aircraft manufactured in the United States proposed for sale to perform light attack and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) duties. It is being developed by Textron AirLand, a joint venture between Textron and AirLand Enterprises. A prototype was secretly constructed by Cessna at their Wichita, Kansas facility between April 2012 and September 2013 and first flown on 12 December 2013.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Textron
- Country of origin
- United States
- First flight
- 2013-12-12
- Length
- 13.87 m
- Wingspan
- 14.58 m
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 310 kt
- Max speed
- 450 kt
- Range
- 2,200 nm
- Service ceiling
- 45,000 ft
- Max takeoff weight
- 22,000 lb
- Empty weight
- 12,700 lb
- Fuel capacity
- 6,000 US gal
- Powerplant
- 2 × Honeywell TFE731 turbofan
- Engines
- 2
- Seats
- 2
- Length
- 45.5 ft
- Wingspan
- 47.8 ft
- Height
- 13.3 ft
- Number built
- 4
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.