CPL-25 Uiracuir

The FAM CPL-25 Uirakuir is a supersonic jet fighter developed by FAM (Fábrica Maracatibenha de Aeronaves - Maracatibean Aircraft Factory). The three letters in its name are acronym for Caça Polivalente Leve, in English: Light Multirole Fighter, and Uirakuir, the chosen nickname, refers to the national bird of Maracatibe, the, which in Kwaba is called Uirakuir. The idea of his project was to develop a relatively small and compact aircraft, which could function both as a combat aircraft and as an advanced trainer for Maracatibean Air Force pilots. The CLP-25 was the first aircraft produced locally in Maracatibe to break the sound barrier, which was possible with its [] kg [] engine with static thrust, with afterburner. Currently, Maracatibe operates 72 airplanes of this type.

General characteristics

 * Crew: 2


 * Length: 12.15 m


 * Wingspan: 8.98 m


 * Height: 4.23 m


 * Wing area: 20.13 sqm


 * Empty weight: 6.398 kg


 * Max takeoff weight: 11.920 kg


 * Fuel capacity: 2.490 kg


 * Powerplant: 1 x [] afterburning turbofan engine, 53.2 kN thrust wet, 77 kN with afterburner

Performance

 * Max. speed: 1,840.5 km/h


 * Max. speed: Mach 1.7


 * Rate of climb: 200 m/s


 * Range: 1,870 km

Armament

 * Guns: 1 x 30 mm [] cannon [] rounds


 * Hardpoints: 7, being four underwing, 2 wingtip and one under fuselage to eletronic warfare, reconaissance or target designator


 * Missiles:


 * Air-to-air: MA-40 (Theykan short-range AAM), MA-120 (Theykan medium-range AAM)


 * - Air-to-ground: MG-45 (Theykan ATGM)


 * - Bombs: Various

Avionics

 * [] multi-mode doppler radar