ME-464:

Design and Development Designer: Messerschmitt AG First Flight: January 1961 Introduction: December 1963 Role: Multi-role fighter Primary Users: Luftwaffe

Dimensions Length: 18 meters (59 feet) Wingspan: 14 meters (45.9 feet) Height: 5 meters (16.4 feet) Wing Area: 40 square meters (430.6 square feet)

Weight Empty Weight: 9,000 kg (19,841 lbs) Loaded Weight: 14,000 kg (30,865 lbs) Max Takeoff Weight: 17,000 kg (37,478 lbs)

Powerplant Engines: 2 × Heinkel-Henschel HE-1200 turbojet engines Thrust: 70 kN (15,737 lbf) each Afterburner: Yes, 100 kN (22,480 lbf) each with afterburner

Performance Maximum Speed: 3,000 km/h (1,864 mph, Mach 2.8) Range: 3,500 km (2,175 miles) with drop tanks Service Ceiling: 25,000 meters (82,021 feet) Rate of Climb: 300 meters/second (59,055 feet/minute) Thrust-to-Weight Ratio: 1.4

Avionics Radar: FuG 280 "Falcon's Eye" multi-mode radar with look-down/shoot-down capability Avionics Suite: Advanced integrated flight and weapons systems, electronic countermeasures (ECM), and electronic warfare (EW) capabilities Navigation: Inertial Navigation System (INS) with Doppler radar and GPS

Armament Guns: 2 × 35mm MK 225 autocannons 2 × 25mm MG 213 revolver cannons Missiles: 6 × Ruhrstahl X-5 air-to-air missiles with all-aspect infrared homing 2 × Henschel Hs 293D anti-ship guided bombs Option for additional air-to-ground ordnance, including AGM-12 Bullpup missiles Bombs: Up to 3,000 kg (6,614 lbs) of bombs Features

Airframe: Advanced aerodynamics with variable-geometry wings for optimal performance at all speeds Reinforced airframe for extreme high-G maneuvers and stress resistance

Cockpit: Pressurized with advanced ejection seat State-of-the-art heads-up display (HUD) and multifunction displays (MFDs) with night vision compatibility Stealth: Extensive stealth features with radar-absorbing materials (RAM), reduced radar cross-section (RCS), and infrared signature reduction

Fuel Capacity: Internal: 6,000 liters External: Provision for 2 drop tanks of 1,500 liters each Operational History

Roles: Air superiority Interception Ground attack Reconnaissance Electronic warfare