JET STRIKE AIRCRAFT
A fighter aircraft is primarily designed for air to air military combat. This German striker is a beauty of a fighter craft designed in 1977. This was actually built in collaboration with the French and the Germans. The German used it as a trainer aircraft. But the Germans modified it to fully equipped fighter aircraft. The German Fiat G.9 was replaced by the Germans for the Alpha Jet.
This is a twin engine aircraft that has got a normal swept for the wings. The advantage of this aircraft is not the technological advancements. This is one of the cheapest aircraft now available. They are easy to maintain and is suitable small scale military combat. The aircraft is primarily indented to strike the ground target by dropping bombs. A cheap air craft is ideal for small intensity military operations.
The power of bigger and technologically advanced aircraft like Tornado will be wasted in such conditions. The Dassault-Breguet/Dornier Alpha Jet is designed to be used as a secondary attack force. The old trainer version was developed by the French. The design of the aircraft was done back in 91960. Fighter version of the Alpha Jet by the Germans is exclusively used as a fighter. It has only a single seat capacity and ability to carry weapons.
The load of the weapons cannot suit to the modern fighter planes. But that are easy to handle and maintain. Countries in the Africa and Middle East have purchased a lot of Alpha Jets from the Germans. The length of the plane is 13.23 m and height is 4.33 m. The aircraft will weigh only 3115 kg without arming. iT can hold the maximum of 8000Kg and fly up to a height of 15000m. The speed of the fighter is also ideal since it can fly up to Mach 0.86
