Aerfer Ariete

The Aerfer "Ariete" (Italian for "Ram") was a prototype fighter aircraft built in Italy in 1958. It was a refined derivative of the Aerfer Sagittario 2, and was an attempt to bring that aircraft up to a standard where it could be mass-produced as a viable combat aircraft.

Retaining most of the Sagittario 2's layout, the Ariete added a Rolls-Royce Soar RS.2 auxiliary turbojet engine to provide additional power for climbing and sprinting.

No production ensued.

pecifications (Ariete)

aircraft specifications
plane or copter?= plane
jet or prop?= both
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crew= one, pilot
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length main= 9.60 m
length alt= 31 ft 3 in
span main= 7.50 m
span alt= 24 ft 7 in
height main=
height alt=
area main= 14.5 m²
area alt= 156 ft²
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empty weight main= 2,400 kg
empty weight alt= 5,290 lb
loaded weight main= 3,535 kg
loaded weight alt= 7,793 lb
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engine (jet)= Rolls-Royce Derwent 9
type of jet= turbojet
number of jets=1
thrust main= 16.2 kN
thrust alt= 3,640 lbf
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engine (prop)= Rolls-Royce Soar RSr 2
type of prop= turbojet
number of props=1
power main= 8.025 kN
power alt= 1,804 lbf
power original=
max speed main= 1,080 km/h
max speed alt= 583 knots, 675 mph
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ceiling main= 12,000 m
ceiling alt= 39,360 ft
climb rate main= 2,667 m/min
climb rate alt= 8,747 ft/min
loading main= 244 kg/m²
loading alt= 48 lb/ft²
thrust/weight= 1:2
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armament=
* 2 × 30 mm cannons
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ee also

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* Ambrosini S.7
* Ambrosini Sagittario
* Aerfer Sagittario 2
* Aerfer Leone
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