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Type: Atlas Cheetah single seat strike fighter and two set conversion/operational trainer.
Max. Speed: 1,453 mph.
Climb Rate:
Service ceiling: 55,775 ft.
Range:
Armament: Two internal 30 mm cannons in lower fuselage/intakes. approximately 8,818 lb of external stores up to seven removable under-wing/under-fuselage attachments for two fuel tanks.
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Three different variants were created, the dual-seat Cheetah D, and the single-seat Cheetah E and Cheetah C. The Cheetah E was retired in 1992, and the SAAF currently has a mixture of 28 Cheetah Cs and Cheetah Ds in operational service. From 2007, the Cheetah fleet will be replaced by 28 Saab JAS-39 Gripens (19C/9D) under the auspices of the Denel corporation (espablished 1992) that absorbed the functions of Atlas Aircraft Corporation in South Africa. The Atlas Cheetah is a fighter aircraft of the South African Air Force. It was first built as a major upgrade of the Dassault Mirage III by the Atlas Aircraft Corporation of South Africa (established 1965) in South Africa.

 

Type: Denel Oryx a three crew multi-Roll transport.
Max. Speed: 192 mph.
Climb Rate:
Service ceiling: 20,000 ft.
Range: 829 miles.
Armament: Using detachable weapons pylons.
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The Oryx is basically a re-engineered Puma with Super Puma/Cougar features, and excellent hot and high performance.

 

Type: Atlas Denel Rooivalk two seat combat support attack helicopter.
Max. Speed: 192 mph.
Climb Rate:
Service ceiling: 20,000 ft.
Range: 829 miles.
Armament: One 20 mm Armascor F2 cannon insteerable chin mounting linked to gunner helmet mounted sight display. Maximum of 4,480 lb. on six hardpoints beneath helicopter's stub wings.
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Conceived when South Africa was subject to UN arms embargo, the Rooivalk was designed to meet SouthAfrica Air Force need for combat support/attack helicopter.

 

Type: Atlas Impala a two seat basic / advance trainer / light attack aircraft.
Max. Speed: 501 mph.
Climb Rate:
Service ceiling: 41,000 lb.
Range: 1,035  miles.
Armament: Up to approximately 2,000 lb. of external stores on up to six underwing attachments for various gun, cannon and unguided rocket pods.
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A licence built derivtive of the Aermacchi MB. 326, the Impala was built by the Atlas Aircraft Corp. in South Africa in two distinct models. Ideally suited to pilot training/weapons training and light attack missions, the simple but rugged impala has excellent handling characteristics and is able to sustain substantial combat damage yet return safely to base.

 

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