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WEIGHTS
DIFFERENT WEIGHTS' CONFIGURATIONS

Weights

Empty Basic, all variants - ca. 10,000 kg. (IIA: 9,980 kg.).

Equipment (estimated):

* One crewman, fully equipped: ca. 125 kg.

* Gun pack + ammunition: ca. 650 kg. ?

* Camerae x6 set: up to 750 kgs. ?

Equipment Weight:

* IIA: ca. 775 kg. (pilot & guns)

* IIN: ca. 900 kg. (2 crewmen & guns)

* IIB / IIBR: ca. 250 kg. (only crew)

Empty Operational: ( = Empty Basic+Equipment)

* IIA: ca. 10,750 kg.

* IIN: ca. 11,100 kg.

* IIB / IIBR: ca. 10,450 kg.

Internal Fuel (+ oils & compressed air, ~ 40 kg.):

* IIA: 4,340 kg. (fuel only - 4,291 kg.)

* IIN: 3,5900 kg. (fuel only - 3,541 kg.)

* IIB/IIBR: 3,480 kg. (fuel only - 3,340 kg.)

Loaded (Empty operational+internal fuel. No loads in weapon bay):

* IIA: 15,100 kg.

* IIN: 14,700 kg.

* IIB/IIBR: 13,930 kg.

Internal Load (in weapon bay), a total of 2,400 kg (fuel
or armament), for all variants, except for IIBR (1,500 l' fuel and a camerae pack).

See the [ Armament ] section.

Loaded (max. internal Loads), clean :

* IIA: ca. 17,500 kg.

* IIN: ca. 17,100 kg.

* IIB: ca. 16,330 kg.

* IIBR: ca. 15,880 kg.

External loads
Inner wing stations: up to 1,250 kgs. each.
Outer wing stations: up to 500 kgs. each (IAF)
Outer wing stations: up to 450 kgs. (IIB - FR-AF) or less (IIN - FR-AF)
A total of 3,500 kgs. or 3,400 kgs. (IIB - FR-AF) or ca. 2,900 (IIN - FR-AF)
Napalm tank, weight of ca. 450 kgs.
19 x 68mm. pod GP rockets, weight of ca. 250 kg.
IIN / FR-AF: R-511 AAM weight - 180 kg.
IIN(E) / IAF: "Yabelet" EW pod - ca. 500 kgs.

Max. Take Off Weight with external loads:
IIA / IAF:
* 17,500 + 3,500 = 21,000 kgS.
IIN / IAF:
* 17,100 + 3,500 = 20,600 kgs.
IIBR / IAF:
* ~ 15,900 + 3,500 = 19,400 kgs.
IIN / FR-AF:
* 17,100 + 2,900 = 20,000 kgs.
IIB / FR-AF:
* 16,330 + 3,400 = 19,730 kgs.

Loaded Weights - Configurations

different missions with various external loads;
A & N subtypes - with guns in all configurations.
( aqua background - in IAF service ) ( deep green background - in FR-AF service)

Variant	Mission	Internal Fuel	Weapon Bay	External Fuel	External Armament	T.O. Weight (kg)
IIA	Long-Range Bombing	5,364 l'	Fuel - 3,000 l'	2 drop tanks x 1,300 l'	2 bombs x 500 kg	21,000
IIA	Medium-Range Bombing	5,364 l'	6 bombs x 250 kg	2 drop tanks x 1,300 l'	2 bombs x 500 kg	20,100
IIA	Short-Range Bombing	5,364 l'	6 bombs x 400 kg	(none)	4 bombs x 500 kg	19,500
IIA	Medium-Range Close Support	5,364 l'	6 bombs x 250 kg	2 drop tanks x 600 l'	2 rockets pods	18,300
IIA	Short-Range Bombing	5,364 l'	6 bombs x 250 kg	(none)	4 Napalm tanks	18,400
IIN	Long-Range Air Patrol	4,426 l'	Fuel - 3,000 l'	2 drop tanks x 1,300 l'	(none)	19,600
IIN	Long-Range Bombing	4,426 l'	Fuel - 3,000 l'	2 drop tanks x 1,300 l'	2 bombs x 500 kg	20,600
IIN(E)	Medium/Long-Range ECM/PR Sortie	4,426 l'	Fuel - 3,000 l'	2 drop tanks x 1,300 l'	(2 ECM pods)	20,300
IIBR	Long-Range PR Sortie	4,300 l'	Fuel 1,500 l' & camerae set	2 drop tanks x 1,300 l'	(none)	18,400
IIN	Medium-Range Air Patrol	4,426 l'	Fuel - 3,000 l'	(none)	4 x R-511 AAM	17,900
IIB	Nuclear Bombing	4,300 l'	1 N Bomb, assumed 1,000 kg	2 drop tanks x 1,300 l'	(none)	17,500
IIB	Long-Range Bombing	4,300 l'	Fuel - 3,000 l'	2 drop tanks x 1,300 l'	2 bombs x 450 kg	19,730
IIB	Short-Range Bombing	4,300 l'	6 bombs x 350 kg	(none)	4 bombs x 450 kg	17,830

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