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MANUFACTURER
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SEPECAT
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TYPE
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Jaguar GR Mk.1
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SERIAL NUMBER
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XX109 / 8918M
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COUNTRY
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United Kingdom / France
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ROLE
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Fighter Bomber
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LENGTH
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57 ft 6.25 in
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WING SPAN
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28 ft 6 in
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HEIGHT
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16 ft 0.5 in
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MAX SPEED
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1,056 mph at 36,000 ft
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COMBAT RADIUS
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530 miles
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WEIGHT
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34,612 lbs max take off weight
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ENGINE
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2x Rolls Royce Adour 102 Turbofans giving 5,115 lbs thrust (dry) and 7305 lbs (reheat)
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CREW
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1x Pilot
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ARMAMENT
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2x DEFA 533 - 30mm cannons and 10,000 lbs of ordnance
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HISTORY
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This aircraft first flew on 16th November 1972 from BAC’s Warton site. On 1st May 1973, XX109 departed for the A&AEE at RAE Boscombe Down where it was used as a stress monitoring aircraft and involved in weapons carrage trials. After the trials ended in 1986, this aircraft returned to Warton and on 17th October was declared ‘Cat5 GIA‘ by the MOD Procurement Executive. XX109 was released to RAF Coltishall as a Weapon Load Trainer and Jaguar AEDIT developement aircraft and took its last flight on 24th October 1986. In 1990 XX109 was used to test the desert camouflage paint for the Gulf war and remained in the ‘pink’ colour scheme until very recently. After its retirement from GIA duties, a decision was made to turn this aircraft into a static display aircraft for the 30th Anniversary celebrations on 19-20th September 2003 and was since moved to the CNAM to allow the public a closer look at this historic aircraft.
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