The AMX single seat/single engine attack aircraft is developed by Italy and Brasil. The main purpose of AMX is close airborne support, anti-ship and reconnaissance. In mid 1970s, Italy required a new attack aircraft to replace the G91R, G91Y and F-104. At the same time Brasil brought out the A-X project replacing the MB-236GB. In 1980 the Italy Aermecchi company and EMBRAER company of Brasil signed the contract for developing the AMX.
May 1984, the first prototype made its test flight. The AMX for Italy began to be deployed in 1988, and 1989 in Brasil. The whole porduction is about 266 AMXs, Italy has 187 of them and Brasil 79.
The main difference between the AMX in two countries is the weapon and electronic system.
The AMX got a sweepback high positioned wing and normal tail wing. The engine is one Rolls Roys Spey MK.807 non afterburn turbofan engine, thrust 49.1KN. The wing can carry a 1000l fuel tank in the inside pylon and a 500l tank in the outside pylon. The AMX can be airborne refueled.
The core of the electronic equipments is the MIL-1553B Bus, includes EM-M-200B radar, the weapon aimming system based on the Lipton computer, payload management system, HUD, multi-function display, weapon and navigation display, electronic countermeasure system, atmosphere data computer, navigation system and IFF equipment. Since some of them is only used by NATO airforces, the detail of the systems of AMX in the two countries appeared.
The fuselage has a dual pylon. And two 1000 pound pylon is on the inside of the main wing, two 500 pound pylon is on the outside. The wingtip can carry a AIM-9 air-to-air missle. The AMX can carry kinds of air-to-ground missle, anti-radar missle, anti-ship missle, laser guided bomb and rocket. The reconnaissance pod. The Italian type has a M61A1 20mm gun, the Brasilian has a DEFA554 30mm gun.
Wing span 8.87m
Length 13.58m
Height 4.58m
Wing area 31 square meter
Aspect ratio 3.75
Empty weight 6700kg
Takeoff weight 10750kg
Maxium takeoff weight 12750kg
Maxium payload 3800kg
-4g～＋8g
Maxium speed M0.8
Ceiling 13000m
Takeoff distance 950m
Misson Radius 520km
Maxium Range 3150km