AMX A-1A

This page is about the Brazilian jet fighter-bomber AMX A-1A. For other versions, see AMX (Family).

AMX A-1A

AMX A-1A

Italy

VII Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
11.3	11.3	11.3

Class:

PREMIUM

Strike aircraft

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Description

The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) needed a replacement for the obsolete AT-26 Xavante light attack and training aircraft. In 1981, after extensive negotiations between the countries, the Brazilian company Embraer was invited to take part in the Italian project of the AMX, resulting in the AMX-International consortium. The project was split into three companies: 46.7% for Aeritalia (including the central fuselage), 23.6% for Aermacchi (which included the front fuselage), and 29.7% for Embraer (including the wings, landing gear, and disposable fuel tanks). The first prototype of the AMX first flew on 15 May 1984. The Brazilians decided to use two 30 mm DEFA cannons as primary armament instead of a 20 mm minigun. The AMX entered service with the FAB in 1989 and was upgraded to the A-1M standard in 2013, almost the same version as the Italian AMX A-11A ACOL.

Introduced in Update "Seek & Destroy", the AMX A-1A Ghibli is pre-upgrade to the A-1M standard. Compared to the Italian A-11A, the AMX A-1A has different armaments as primary weapons with two powerful 30 mm DEFA cannons, air-to-air missiles such as the MAA-1 Piranha, and other kinds of rockets and bombs. The AMX A-1A is a perfect vehicle for CAS in ground RB with its guided bombs, capable of making easy work of enemy tanks.

General info

Flight performance

Arrestor gear

Accelerates braking by grabbing the brake cable on the deck of the aircraft carrier

Air brakes

Allows you to dramatically reduce the flight speed by releasing special flaps

Max speed

at 0 m1 152 km/h

Turn time31 s

Max altitude12 500 m

EngineRolls-Royce Spey 807

TypeJet

Cooling systemAir

Take-off weight13 t

Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.

Characteristics	Max speed (km/h at _,___ m)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	1140	1132	12500	32.3	33.6	76.2	67.5	1000
Upgraded	1162	1152		29.7	31.0	105.1	90.0

Details

Features
Combat flaps	Take-off flaps	Landing flaps	Air brakes	Arrestor gear	Drogue chute
✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	X

Limits
Wings (km/h)	Gear (km/h)	Flaps (km/h)			Max Static G
		Combat	Take-off	Landing	+	-
1,180	444	850	793	500	~__	~__

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< 650	< 650	< 650	-

Engine performance

Engine			Aircraft mass
Engine name		Number	Basic mass		Wing loading (full fuel)
Rolls-Royce Spey 807		1	6,807 kg		417 kg/m2
Engine characteristics			Mass with fuel (no weapons load)				Max Gross Weight
Weight (each)	Type		10m fuel	20m fuel	30m fuel	34m fuel
1,856 kg	Low-bypass turbofan		7,644 kg	8,447 kg	9,269 kg	9,597 kg	13,477 kg
Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB)			Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (100%)
Condition	100%	WEP	10m fuel	20m fuel	30m fuel	34m fuel	MGW
Stationary	4,719 kgf	-	0.62	0.56	0.51	0.49	0.35
Optimal	5,120 kgf (1,000 - 1,180 km/h)	-	0.67	0.61	0.55	0.53	0.38

Survivability and armour

Flares/Chaff

Aircraft countermeasures to distract IR and radar-guided missiles and also AA radar

Crew1 person

Speed of destruction

Structural0 km/h

Gear444 km/h

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Modifications and economy

Repair cost

AB2 441

RB6 249

SB7 210

Crew training10 000

Experts1 350 000

Aces3 000

Research Aces2 280 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

2 × 80 / 310 / 600 %

2 × 238 / 238 / 238 %

Modifications

Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
Compressor New boosters Wings repair Engine	Fuselage repair Airframe Cover	Flares/Chaff aden_belt_pack BINC-300 LITENING II G-suit BAFG-230 Lizard Skyfire-70 aden_new_gun BAFG-460 EFS BAFG-920

Armaments

Ballistic Computer
CCIP (Guns)	CCIP (Rockets)	CCIP (Bombs)	CCRP (Bombs)	EEGS

Offensive armament

The AMX A-1A is armed with:

• 2 x 30 mm DEFA 554 cannons, nose-mounted (150 rpg = 300 total)
• 120 x countermeasures

Suspended armament

The AMX A-1A can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
230 kg BAFG-230 bombs		1	1, 2	1, 2	1, 2	1
230 kg BFA-230/2 bombs		1	1, 2	1, 2	1, 2	1
460 kg BAFG-460 bombs		1	1	1, 2	1	1
460 kg BFA-460/2 bombs		1	1	1, 2	1	1
500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs		1	1, 2	1, 2	1, 2	1
500 lb Mk 82 Snakeye bombs		1	1, 2	1, 2	1, 2	1
920 kg BAFG-920 bombs			1	1	1
1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs		1	1	1, 2	1	1
BA-FG-230-Lizard-2 bombs		1*	1, 2 *		1, 2 *	1*
BINC-300 incendiary bombs		1	1, 2	1, 2	1, 2	1
Skyfire-70 AC/AP rockets		7, 19	7, 14, 19, 38		7, 14, 19, 38	7, 19
MAA-1 Piranha missiles	1						1
LITENING II targeting pod				1*
580 l drop tanks		1				1
Maximum permissible weight imbalance: 1,500 kg
* LITENING pod must be equipped when equipping guided bombs

Default weapon presets

2 x 580 l drop tanks 2 x MAA-1 Piranha missiles 42 x Skyfire-70 AC/AP rockets 114 x Skyfire-70 AC/AP rockets 5 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs (2,500 lb total) 8 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs (4,000 lb total) 8 x 500 lb Mk 82 Snakeye bombs (4,000 lb total) 6 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs (6,000 lb total) 8 x 230 kg BAFG-230 bombs (1,840 kg total) 6 x 460 kg BAFG-460 bombs (2,760 kg total) 8 x 230 kg BFA-230/2 bombs (1,840 kg total) 6 x 460 kg BFA-460/2 bombs (2,760 kg total) 3 x 920 kg BAFG-920 bombs (2,760 kg total) 6 x BA-FG-230-Lizard-2 bombs (3,043 lb total) 8 x BINC-300 incendiary bombs

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

• Powerful anti-air missile MAA-1
• Guided bombs
• Good acceleration for a subsonic engine.
• Powerful 30mm DEFAs
• LITENING can lock onto planes, providing advanced gun aim assist against aircraft (generally a feature only expected of a 11.0+ plane with a radar)
• Modern hud, useful in Simulation

Cons:

• No Afterburner
• No Supersonic
• Can rip the wings when having too much G-overload during a turn
• MAA-1 has no flare resistance so will easily be flare even in tail chase and a enemy missile launch can fool the missile

History

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Devblog

During the late 1970s, the Italian Air Force specified a set of requirements for a new aircraft to replace the outdated G.91 and F-104 in their respective roles of ground attack and aerial reconnaissance. Aeritalia and Aermacchi entered a joint venture to develop the new aircraft, with work on the project commencing in 1978. By 1980, Brazil was also looking into modernizing their strike aircraft fleet and thus expressed interest in joining the development of the new aircraft. After agreeing on the requirements in 1981, Embraer joined the consortium, subsequently named AMX International.

Focusing on designing a light and cost-efficient strike aircraft, development of the new aircraft progressed quickly. The first prototype of the aircraft flew in 1984 and following a successful test period, the AMX entered production in 1988. Due to the shared development effort, the Italian and Brazilian variants of the aircraft only differ in minor aspects. After entering service, Italian AMX aircraft participated in operations during the Balkan Wars of the 1990s and Libya in 2011 where the type distinguished itself in combat. The AMX is still in active service Brazilian air forces to this day, while in Italy they were just retired in 2024.

Media

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See also

Related development

• AMX

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

• Alpha Jet (Family)
• Jaguar (Family)

External links

• [Devblog] Pre-order: AMX A-1A

AMX International Ltd.
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