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The EADS Mako/High Energy Advanced Trainer (Mako/HEAT) was a high-performance jet trainer or light attack aircraft intended for service with several European air forces. EADS proposed the Mako for the Eurotrainer program. The program was the final result of the AT-2000 project.

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Mako/HEAT
EADS Mako art concept
Role	Jet Trainer / light attack Type of aircraft
Manufacturer	EADS
Status	Cancelled

Design and development

The Mako design featured a single aft-mounted jet engine, fed by two air intake ramps at the roots of the mid-fuselage-wing. It features a trapezoidal wing with a sharp taper. The horizontal tail was an all-flying unit mounted close behind the wing and at nearly the same height. The retractable landing gear was a tricycle unit. The two occupants shared a highly streamlined bubble canopy.^{[citation needed]}

Subcontractors would have included Diehl Aerospace, Aermacchi (now Leonardo), Saab, EAB[1] and Dassault Aviation.

The Mako shows remarkable stealth aircraft features, partially due to faceting and partially due to composite materials, using some results from the MBB Lampyridae stealth program.[2][3][4]^{[citation needed]}

The intended engine was the General Electric F414M, which is a slightly derated version (at 75 kN) of the standard F414.

The Mako/HEAT was to be deployed at three shared bases around the continent of Europe, for use by all partner nations. There were nine candidate bases in seven countries, but no final selection was made. The Aermacchi M-346 trainer, also being proposed for Eurotrainer, made its maiden flight on 15 July 2004; As of 2010^[update], EADS had yet to announce a date for the Mako's maiden flight, and the project appeared to be defunct.

The Mako/HEAT bid for the 1998 South African Air Force strategic procurement project, but lost to the BAE Hawk and Saab Gripen.[5]

Specifications

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General characteristics

• Crew: 1 (attack), 2 (trainer)
• Length: 13.75 m (45 ft 1 in)
• Wingspan: 8.25 m (27 ft 1 in)
• Height: 4.5 m (14 ft 9 in)
• Wing area: 25.08 m² (270.0 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 6,200 kg (13,669 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 13,000 kg (28,660 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × General Electric F414M turbofan, 55.56 kN (12,490 lbf) thrust dry, 75 kN (17,000 lbf) with afterburner

Performance

• Maximum speed: 1,600 km/h (990 mph, 860 kn)
• Maximum speed: Mach 1.5
• Combat range: 1,300 km (810 mi, 700 nmi)
• Ferry range: 3,700 km (2,300 mi, 2,000 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 15,240 m (50,000 ft)

Armament

• Guns: 1× 27 mm gun
• Hardpoints: 7 with a capacity of 4500 kg
• Rockets: 4 pods
• Missiles: 4× AIM-9 Sidewinder, IRIS-T or ASRAAM, AMRAAM, FMRAAM or MICA, 5x AGM-65 Maverick, 2× anti-ship missile
• Bombs: Up to 12× Mk 82, 8× Mk 83, 4× GBU-16, or 3x GBU-24

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

• Aermacchi M-346
• Hongdu L-15
• Guizhou JL-9
• HAL HJT-36
• KAI T-50 Golden Eagle
• Yakovlev Yak-130

References

External links

• UAE chooses M-346 as advanced lead-in fighter trainer
• Italy Orders M346 Jet Trainers

На других языках

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[de] EADS Mako

Der EADS Mako war ein Projekt für einen Jet-Trainer, der für zahlreiche europäische Luftwaffen im Rahmen des Eurotrainer-Programms entwickelt, aber nicht realisiert wurde. Der Mako ist auch unter den Bezeichnungen „Mako-LCA“ („Light Combat Aircraft“) oder „HEAT“ („High Energy Advanced Trainer“) bekannt.

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- [en] EADS Mako/HEAT

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[fr] EADS Mako HEAT

L'avion militaire d'EADS Mako HEAT (pour High Energy Advanced Trainer) est un projet abandonné d'avion d'entraînement à hautes performances, prévu pour servir dans différentes forces aériennes européennes. Les sous-traitants sont Aermacchi (aujourd'hui Leonardo), Saab et Dassault.

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