Lightning F.53

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#1003171 - Lightning F.53 -- Kuwait (Air Force), 1969-1988, -

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General Data

Country:	Kuwait	Service:	Kuwait Air Force
Category:	Fixed Wing	Aircraft size:	Medium Aircraft (Length 12.1-18m)
Type:	Fighter	Fighter Generation / Agility:	2.5 gen
Length:	16.8 m	Average Climb Rate:	84.6 m/sec
Wingspan:	10.6 m	Instantaneous Climb Rate, S/L:	253.8 m/sec
Height:	6 m	Take-off/Landing Distance:	451-900m TOD/LAD
Crew:	1
Empty Weight:	12719 kg
Max Weight:	18915 kg
Payload Weight:

Properties

Property
Night Navigation (Ferry, Air-to-Air, Air-to-Surface Missiles)
Bombsight - Ballistic Computing
Probe Refuelling

Sensors/EW

Sensors

Name	Type	Role	Max Range (nm)	Arc Search	Arc Engage
AI.23	Radar	Radar, FCR, Air-to-Air, Short-Range Air Search Range Information Altitude Information Speed Information Heading Information Sensors Name Type Role Max Range (nm)	40

Mounts

Mounts

Mount	ROF	Capacity	Weapons, Sensors and Magazine	Arc
30mm ADEN Mk4 x 2 (120 rnds x 2)	5	4	Weapons Name Type DefaultLoad MaxLoad ROF Range Targets 30mm ADEN Mk4 x 2 Burst (60 rnds) Gun 4 4 5 Min Max Air 0 nm 1 nm Surface 0 nm 1.5 nm Land 0 nm 1.5 nm Aircraft Helicopter Missile Surface Vessel Land Structure - Soft Mobile Target - Soft Sensors Name Type Role Max Range (nm) Magazine Name Type DefaultLoad MaxLoad ROF Range Targets

Loadouts

Name	ID	Role	Ready Time (minutes)	Combat Radius (nm)	Time On Station (minutes)	Time of Day	Weather	Weapons
(Reserve [Available])	1000003	Reserve	180	0	0	n/a	n/a	Quantity Name Type Range Targets
(Maintenance [Unavailable])	1000004	Unavailable	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	Quantity Name Type Range Targets
(Ferry)	1007679	Ferry	30	1800	0	Day and night	All-weather	Quantity Name Type Range Targets 2 260 ImpG Drop Tank Drop Tank Min Max
A/A: Red Top	1007680	Air Superiority, BVR AAMs	180	350	15	Day and night	All-weather	Quantity Name Type Range Targets 2 Red Top Guided Weapon Min Max Air 1 nm 16 nm Aircraft Missile
A/A: Firestreak	1007683	Intercept, WVR AAMs	180	350	15	Day and night	All-weather	Quantity Name Type Range Targets 2 Firestreak Guided Weapon Min Max Air 0.2 nm 4.7 nm Aircraft Helicopter Missile
2-inch Rocket, SNEB 68mm Rocket [Heavy]	1007684	Strike, Land/Naval	360	380	0	Day-only	Limited all-weather	Quantity Name Type Range Targets 32 2-inch Rocket Rocket Min Max Air 0 nm 1.5 nm Surface 0 nm 2 nm Land 0 nm 2 nm Aircraft Helicopter Surface Vessel Land Structure - Soft Land Structure - Hardened Mobile Target - Soft Mobile Target - Hardened 36 SNEB 68mm Rocket Rocket Min Max Surface 0 nm 2 nm Land 0 nm 2 nm Surface Vessel Land Structure - Soft Land Structure - Hardened Mobile Target - Soft Mobile Target - Hardened
2-inch Rocket, SNEB 68mm Rocket [Light]	1007685	Strike, Land/Naval	360	400	0	Day-only	Limited all-weather	Quantity Name Type Range Targets 32 2-inch Rocket Rocket Min Max Air 0 nm 1.5 nm Surface 0 nm 2 nm Land 0 nm 2 nm Aircraft Helicopter Surface Vessel Land Structure - Soft Land Structure - Hardened Mobile Target - Soft Mobile Target - Hardened 18 SNEB 68mm Rocket Rocket Min Max Surface 0 nm 2 nm Land 0 nm 2 nm Surface Vessel Land Structure - Soft Land Structure - Hardened Mobile Target - Soft Mobile Target - Hardened
2-inch Rocket, Mk13 1000lb GPB	1007686	Strike, Land/Naval	360	320	0	Day-only	Limited all-weather	Quantity Name Type Range Targets 32 2-inch Rocket Rocket Min Max Air 0 nm 1.5 nm Surface 0 nm 2 nm Land 0 nm 2 nm Aircraft Helicopter Surface Vessel Land Structure - Soft Land Structure - Hardened Mobile Target - Soft Mobile Target - Hardened 2 Mk13 1000lb GPB Bomb Min Max Surface 0 nm 1 nm Land 0 nm 1 nm Surface Vessel Land Structure - Soft Land Structure - Hardened Runway Mobile Target - Soft Mobile Target - Hardened

Signatures

Signature Type	Front	Side	Rear	Top
		nm for Visual/IR	dBsm for Radar	db for Sonar
Visual Detection Range	2.77	6.41	2.77	7.57
Visual Classification Range	1.55	3.6	2.54	4.13
Infrared Detection Range	2.77	8.16	12.74	9.11
Infrared Classification Range	1.55	3.6	1.55	4.13
Radar, A-D Band (30-2000 MHz)	5.8	8.1	5.8	8.5
Radar, E-M Band (2-100 GHz)	5.8	8.1	5.8	8.1

Comms/Datalinks

Comms

Name	Type	Range (nm)	Channels
UHF/VHF Radio (Unsecure)	Radio	100	2
HF Radio (Unsecure)	Radio	300	10

Propulsion

Engines	Type	Loiter Speed (kts)	Cruise Speed (kts)	Military Speed (kts)	Afterburner Speed (kts)
2x Avon 302C	Turbojet	350	515	640	1150

Fuel

Fuel Type	Quantity (kg)
Aviation Fuel	4550

Credits

• Database information: CWDB CWDB_445.db3 & DB3000 DB3K_446beta1.db3 by Ragnar Emsoy and Warfare Sims (Permission has been granted for this Baloogan Database Viewer to use DB3000) (The "Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported" licence DOES NOT APPLY to database information, content, descriptions and images over which I make no claims of ownership! It does, however, apply to the code which displays the database information)
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• Descriptions: CV60, apd1004, El Savior, Steven Lohr, Jeff Leslie
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