Alpha Jet

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The Alpha Jet is a light attack and advanced jet trainer aircraft developed jointly by France and Germany in the 1970s and widely used for pilot training and tactical support roles.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Alpha Jet canonical 3
Alpha Jet (as consortium partner) 1
Alpha Jet A 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf advanced jet trainer
light attack aircraft
military aircraft
aircraftCategory subsonic jet trainer
armamentOptions air-to-ground missiles
bombs
cannon pods
unguided rockets
cockpitConfiguration tandem
countryOfOrigin France
Germany
crew 2
designedFor pilot training
tactical support
designedToReplace Fouga CM.170 Magister
surface form: Fouga Magister

Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star
developedInCollaborationWith France
Germany
developmentStart early 1970s
engineType turbofan
era Cold War
firstFlight 1973-10-26
hardpoints 5
introduced 1979
landingGear tricycle retractable landing gear
manufacturer Breguet Aviation
surface form: Dassault-Breguet

Fairchild-Dornier
surface form: Dornier
maximumSpeed about 1000 km/h
notableVariant Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet
surface form: Alpha Jet A

Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet
surface form: Alpha Jet E
numberOfEngines 2
operatorType air force
powerplant 2 × SNECMA Turbomeca Larzac turbofan engines
primaryRole advanced jet training
range about 2900 km with drop tanks
secondaryRole light attack
serviceCeiling about 14000 m
status in service
tailConfiguration conventional tail
usedAs aerobatic display aircraft
usedBy Belgian Air Force
Cameroon Air Force
Egyptian Air Force
French Air Force
German Air Force
Ivory Coast Air Force
Nigerian Air Force
French Air Force
surface form: Patrouille de France

Portuguese Air Force
Qatar Emiri Air Force
Royal Moroccan Air Force
Togolese Air Force
wingConfiguration high-wing

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mauser BK-27 27 mm cannon usedInAircraft Alpha Jet
subject surface form: Mauser BK-27
Portuguese Air Force operates Alpha Jet
Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm notableProduct Alpha Jet
this entity surface form: Alpha Jet (as consortium partner)
Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet variant Alpha Jet
this entity surface form: Alpha Jet A