BAC Strikemaster Aircraft

Strikemaster 80, Duxford

Production Details

Design Company:

British Aircraft Corporation Ltd

First Flight:

26 October 1967

Strikemaster 80:

136 - BAC

Strikemaster 90:

10 - BAC

Type Specification

Applies to:

BAC Strikemaster 80

Type:

Attack aircraft developed from Jet Provost T.5

Wing:

Low wing, cantilever, all metal monoplane

Fuselage:

All metal, stress skin construction

Tail Unit:

Single fin and rudder, with tailplane at base

Landing Gear:

Retractable tricycle undercarriage. Nose wheel retracts forwards into fuselage with main wheels retracting inward into wing root

Power Plant:

One 3,410 lb thrust Bristol Siddeley Viper 535 turbojet mounted in fuselage

Accommodation:

Side by side seats for two in enclosed cockpit

Armament:

Total load of 3,000 lb of bombs, rockets and guns carried on pylons under wing

Span:

36 ft 11 in

Length:

33 ft 7.5 in

Height:

10 ft 2 in

Wing Area:

Unknown

Empty:

6,195 lb

Max:

11,500 lb

Max Speed:

418 mph at 18,000 ft

Initial Climb:

5,250 ft/min

Service Ceiling:

40,000 ft

Preserved in British Museums

Strikemaster 80:

1133 - Imperial War Museum, Duxford Aerodrome - Display

Web Sites