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Published: 2020-01-18 21:13:47 +0000 UTC; Views: 4002; Favourites: 68; Downloads: 29
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Description General characteristics

    Crew: One (XL #1) or Two (XL #2)
    Length: 54 ft 2 in (16.51 m)
    Wingspan: 34 ft 3 in (10.44 m)
    Height: 17 ft 7 in (5.36 m)
    Wing area: 646 ft² (60.0 m²)
    Empty weight: 22,000 lb (9,980 kg)
    Loaded weight: 48,000 lb (21,800 kg)
    Max. takeoff weight: 48,000 lb (21,800 kg)
    Powerplant: 1 × General Electric F110-GE-100 turbofan
        Dry thrust: 17,100 lbf (76.3 kN)
        Thrust with afterburner: 28,900 lbf (125 kN)

Performance

    Maximum speed: Mach 2.05 (1,400 mph, 698 m/s)
    Cruise speed: 600 mph (268 m/s)
    Range: 2,480 nmi (2,850 mi, 4,590 km)
    Service ceiling: 50,000 ft (15,000 m)
    Rate of climb: 62,000 ft/min (320 m/s)

Armament

    Guns: 1 × 20 mm (0.79 in) M61 Vulcan (Gatling) gun
    Hardpoints: 17 pylons with a capacity of up to 15,000 lb (6,800 kg) of payload (Note: stations 2-5 and 13-16 were split into groups, similar to the F-15E)
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Comments: 4

ArmamentDawg [2021-05-27 22:47:18 +0000 UTC]

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UP5330 [2020-01-20 14:40:53 +0000 UTC]

oh shit nice

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Midway2009 [2020-01-19 07:16:33 +0000 UTC]

Awesome!

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NuclearPoweredPony [2020-01-19 03:11:45 +0000 UTC]

I mean the Strike Eagle is good but the XL just looks sexy as hell.

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