South
African Air Force
Aermacchi/Atlas
MB326M
Impala Mk 1
No 85 Combat Flying School - AFB
Hoedspruit (Silver Falcons)
Country of Origin: Italy
Powerplant: One
4000lb (1814kg) Static thrust Rolls-Royce
VIPER 632-43 turbojet
Maximum Speed: Clean at 5000ft
(1525mt) 553mph (890kmh)
Maximum Speed with Armament: At 30,000ft
(9150mt) 426mph (686kmh)
Combat Radius: 644miles
(1036km)
Ferry Range with Two Drop Tanks:
1,323miles (2130km)
Weights Empty: 6,885lbs
(3123kg)
Maximum Weight with Armament: 13,000lbs
(5897kg)
Wing Span over Tip Tanks: 35ft 7in
(10,85mt)
Length: 35ft
1/4in (10,67mt)
Height: 12ft 2in
(3,72mt)
Wing Area: 203,3 Sq
ft (19,35 sq mt)
Armament: Two 0,50in (12,7mm)
Browning machine gun pods, two six tube (68mm)
rocket pods, two 250kg bombs, under the wings.
Four Impala Mk 1's were modified to carry two
SS 11 air-to-surface missiles.
Purpose and Used As: Jet
trainer and light attack aircraft.
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MB326M Impala Mk 1 No 3 of the "Silver
Falcons", Display team
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MB326M Impala Mk 1 No 3 of the "Silver
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MB326M Impala Mk 1 of the
"Silver Falcons", Display team - South
African Air Force Museum - Air Force
Base Zwartkop - Pretoria
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MB326M Impala Mk 1 No 1 of the "Silver
Falcons", Display team - Rand Airport
- Germiston
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Atlas MB326M Impala Mk 1
No 3 of the "Silver Falcons", Display
team - Rand Airport - Germiston -
Taxying for takeoff.
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MB326M Impala Mk 1's of the "Silver
Falcons", Display team - Rand Airport
- Germiston |
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MB326M Impala Mk 1 No 1 of the "Silver
Falcons", Display team - Rand Airport
- Germiston |
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MB326M Impala Mk 1's of the "Silver
Falcons", Display team - Rand Airport
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