MAIN FEATURES
Dorsal airbrake (raised)
Rearward retracting, steerable,
single wheel nose gear unit
Forward retracting, single
wheel main gear unit
Dorsal
airbrake
(raised)
M-346 (armed and dirty)
AIM-9 Sidewinder IR AAM on outboard wing pylon
630 l (140 Imp gal, 170 US gal)
drop tanks on centreline and
inboard wing pylons
Galileo Avionica HUD
'Glass' cockpits/HOTAS
Avionics: Selex FCS, 2 x
MIL-STD-1533B databuses,
MIL-STD-1760 armament
databus, Honeywell laser
gyro INS with GPS, Selex
VHF/UHF radios, Gemelli
intercom, Collins VOR/ILS
marker beacon receiver,
Thales Tacan, Selex IFF
1 x 454 kg (1,000 lb) GBU-16 Paveway
LGB on centre underwing hardpoint
ILS antennas
M-346 (armed)
Large, swept fin
Tandem, stepped cockpits
Intake at tail root
Formation 'slime' lights
Anti collision light
2 x Honeywell F124-GA-200 turbofans
Main gear bays/doors
Prominent blade antenna
Formation 'slime' light
Large,
single-
piece
rudder
Small radome
Detachable IFR probe
on starboard side
'Blade' wing fence
Squared-off tail
empennage
Martin Baker Mk.16D
zero-zero ejector seats
Leading edge dogtooth
Leading edge flap
Large trailing
edge flap
Outboard
aileron
Prominent LERX
One-piece,
all-moving
tailplane
Large forward-
hinged dorsal
airbrake
APU
exhaust
APU intake
grille
One-piece canopy with single bow,
hinged/opening to starboard
One-piece wraparound
windshield
FBW (Fly-By-Wire) Flight Control System
Shoulder mounted, variable camber
wing with 30º 50' leading edge
sweep, 1º dihedral
Flap actuator fairings
Tall, wing fences
Engine intakes under LERX
ILS antennas
Tailplane anhedral
M-346 (clean)
ILLUSTRATIONS: © ADRIAN DAVID MOORE 2015
ILLUSTRATIONS: © ADRIAN DAVID MOORE 2015 • NO ITEMS MAY BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT THE PERMISSION OF THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER