WS-9 Broadsword

• Production cost: $26 million (USD)
• Price: $42 million (USD)

Specifications

Primary Function

• Close air support attack aircraft

Builder

• Wingarde Aerospace Corporation

Power Plant

• 2 x Norton Power G-AF-57D turbofan engines

Thrust

• 4,371 kgf (each engine)
• 8,742 kgf (net thrust)
• 0.37 (thrust-to-weight ratio)

Length

• 15.8 metres

Wingspan

• 18 metres

Height

• 4.7 metres

Speed

• 607 km/h (cruise)
• 770 km/h (maximum)

Ceiling

• 18,110 metres (operational)
• 20,860 metres (maximum)

Range

• 1,479 km (combat)
• 4,480 km (ferry)

Weight

• 9,636 kg (empty)
• 23.659 kg (normal combat)
• 24,090 kg (max take-off)

Crew

• One (Pilot)

Ordnance Mounts

• 12 mounts (8,000 kg maximum payload)
• 8 pylons on each wing (500 kg each)
• 4 pylons on the fuselage (1,000 kg each)

Armament

• Internally-mounted 30mm gun.
• Air-to-Ground missiles and/or rockets.
• Next-generation short range air-to-air missiles.
• High precision smart bombs.
• Conventional bombs.
• Advanced cluster bombs.
• Active/passive Electronic Warfare (EW) systems.