Jordan training aircraft

[Mosamania]

This is something I just found out about and it makes me proud to no end to say. This my friends is a training airplane made and produced in Jordan. The best to my jordanian brothers and sisters and keep us the good work.

It is called Shibel.

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General characteristics
Crew: One pilot
Capacity: 2 passengers
Length: 25 ft 6 in (7.80 m)
Wingspan: 27 ft 10 in (8.48 m)
Empty weight: 3,200 lb (1,452 kg)
Gross weight: 5,100 lb (2,320 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × General Electric J85, 2,850 lbf (12.7 kN)
Performance

Maximum speed: 437 mph (700 km/h)
Cruise speed: 391 mph (626 km/h)
Stall speed: 80 mph (130 km/h)
Range: 1,500 miles (2,400 km)
Service ceiling: 45,000 ft (13,715 m)
Rate of climb: 12,000 ft/min (61 m/s

This is actually called the Viper Jet but Jordan had a ToT for it and now they are making it.

 

[silko]

seems like a reverse engineering or something, i dont know. it's like i've seen this before!

 

[Mosamania]

seems like a reverse engineering or something, i dont know. it's like i've seen this before!

It looks a lot like the Mig-AT. Also this is a technology JAI (Jordan Aerospace Industry) bought from two American brothers so they would make their own aircraft. and as we all know a Trainer jet is the first step to a fighter jet and we have seen that with many countries. If an Arabic country is going to be self sufficient regarding Military hardware first. It has got to be Jordan.

 

[Desert Fox]

This is something I just found out about and it makes me proud to no end to say. This my friends is a training airplane made and produced in Jordan. The best to my jordanian brothers and sisters and keep us the good work.

It is called Shibel.

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General characteristics
Crew: One pilot
Capacity: 2 passengers
Length: 25 ft 6 in (7.80 m)
Wingspan: 27 ft 10 in (8.48 m)
Empty weight: 3,200 lb (1,452 kg)
Gross weight: 5,100 lb (2,320 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × General Electric J85, 2,850 lbf (12.7 kN)
Performance

Maximum speed: 437 mph (700 km/h)
Cruise speed: 391 mph (626 km/h)
Stall speed: 80 mph (130 km/h)
Range: 1,500 miles (2,400 km)
Service ceiling: 45,000 ft (13,715 m)
Rate of climb: 12,000 ft/min (61 m/s

This is actually called the Viper Jet but Jordan had a ToT for it and now they are making it.

Is it for training Air force pilots? Looks more like some kind of luxury private aircraft tailor made for some rich Arab prince.

 

[Mosamania]

Is it for training Air force pilots? Looks more like some kind of luxury private aircraft tailor made for some rich Arab prince.

I am really running out of sarcastic jokes for the likes of you. But I will answer you with no it is a trainer aircraft. not for an arab prince I assure you.

 

[Kompromat]

I love those seats.

 

[untitled]

The back seat has no controls ? ... it does ... no instruments though

 

[Mech]

All Jordan pilots either come from the royal family or from one of those elite families. Its rather obvious when you start seeing "leather trimmed interiors" on a jet trainer....

 

[Roybot]

All Jordan pilots either come from the royal family or from one of those elite families. Its rather obvious when you start seeing "leather trimmed interiors" on a jet trainer....

Its probably for marketing/air show. Don't forget its an aircraft we are talking about. Spending couple of hundred dollars on leather trim is peanuts if you look at the price of an aircraft.

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Looks like its the American company who came up with the leather trim.

 

[Mech]

Its probably for marketing/air show. Don't forget its an aircraft we are talking about. Spending couple of hundred dollars on leather trim is peanuts if you look at the price of an aircraft.

Give credit where its due, you sounded very patronizing there.

It still doesn't change the fact that most pilots in their airforce are royals.

 

[Mosamania]

Its probably for marketing/air show. Don't forget its an aircraft we are talking about. Spending couple of hundred dollars on leather trim is peanuts if you look at the price of an aircraft.

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Looks like its the American company who came up with the leather trim.

Yes I read it was those two brothers that sold this to JAI.

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It still doesn't change the fact that most pilots in their airforce are royals.

It still doesn't change the fact that most of their aircraft are the best pilots they have to offer. And leave your stereotyping BS at the door please.

 

[Roybot]

It still doesn't change the fact that most pilots in their airforce are royals.

There are probably some royals in the air force, but not all. And if they are qualified and trained enough to fly the planes, doesn't really matter if they are royals or not.