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AV-8B+ Harrier II Plus General characteristics  * Crew: 1 pilot  * Length: 46ft 4in (14.12m)  * Wingspan: 30ft 4in (9.25m)  * Height: 11ft 8in (3.55m)  * Wing area: 243.4sq ft (22.61sq m)  * Airfoil: supercritical airfoil  * Empty weight: 13,968lb (6,340kg)  * Loaded weight: 22,950lb (10,410kg)  * Max takeoff weight:     - Rolling: 31,000lb (14,100kg)     - Vertical: 20,755lb (9,415kg)  * Powerplant: 1 Rolls-Royce F402-RR-408 (Mk 107) vectored-thrust turbofan, 23,500 lbf (105 kN) Performance  * Maximum speed: Mach 0.89 (662mph, 1,070km/h) at sea level  * Range: 1,200 nm (1,400mi, 2,200km)  * Combat radius: 300nm (556km)  * Ferry range: 1,800nm (3,300km)  * Rate of climb: 14,700ft/min (4,485m/min)  * Wing loading: 94.29lb/sq ft (460.4kg/sq m) Armament  * Guns: 1 General Dynamics GAU-12 Equalizer 25mm (0.984in) 5-barreled gatling cannon mounted under-fuselage in the left pod with 300 rounds of ammunition in the right pod (American/Spanish/Italian configuration)  * Hardpoints: 6 under-wing pylon stations holding up to 13,200lb (5,988kg) of payload:  * Rockets:     - 4 LAU-5003 rocket pods (each with 19 CRV7 70mm rockets)  * Missiles:     - Air-to-air missiles:       + 4 AIM-9 Sidewinder or similar-sized infrared-guided missiles       + 6 AIM-120 AMRAAM (mounted on radar equipped AV-8B+ variants)     - Air-to-surface missiles:       + 6 AGM-65 Maverick; or       + 2 AGM-84 Harpoon; or       + 2 AGM-88 HARM; or  * Bombs:     - CBU-100 Cluster Bombs (CBUs)     - Mark 80 series of unguided bombs (including 3kg and 14kg practice bombs)     - Paveway series of Laser-guided bombs (LGBs)     - Mark 77 napalm canisters  * Others:     - up to 4 300/330/370 US Gallon drop tanks (pylon stations No. 2, 3, 4 & 5 are wet plumbed) for ferry flight/extended range/loitering time Avionics  * Raytheon APG-65  * AN/AAQ-28V LITENING targeting pod (mounted on radar equipped AV-8B+ variants)     - Special note: An upgrade program is currently fitting airframes with wiring and software to employ 1760 bus-based smart weapons, such as Joint Direct Attack Munitions
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