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The J-1 Jastreb (hawk) is the single-seat light attack derivative of the G-2 Galeb, with a strengthened airframe and uprated powerplant for higher performance and greater payload. Production of the Jastreb series ended in 1979. The Jastreb was participant in the civil war in the former Yugoslavia. In the February 28, 1994 American F-16 Fighting Falcons shoot down three Jastrebs from Republic Srpska AF over Banja Luka after they had bombing “Bratstvo” factory in Novi Travnik. One Serb damaged plane was safely landed on Mahovljani airport.
Variants:
RJ-1 Jastreb: This is the tactical reconnaissance version of the J-1 with cameras in the forward fuselage and in the forward portion of the tip tanks, and only four underwing hardpoints for 800 kg of disposable stores.
RJ-1-E Jastreb: This is the export version of the RJ-1 with various combinations of Vinten cameras and flash equipment for day and night photo- reconnaissance.
TJ-1 Jastreb: This is the operational conversion trainer version of the J-1.
Specifications:
Origin: Yugoslavia
Manufacturer: Vazduhoplovna Industrija SOKO DD
Type: Light attack aircraft
Crew: 1
Powerplant: One 1361-kg (3,000-lb) dry thrust Rolls-Royce Viper Mk 531 turbojet
Operators: Libya (25+),SFR Yugoslavia (100+),Zambia (6)
Performance :
Max Range: 1520 km / 944 miles
Maximum level speed: ‘clean’ 820 km/h at 6000 m;
Cruising speed: 740 km/h at 5000 m
Dimensions:
Wing span: 11.68 m / 38 ft 3.8 in
Length: 10.88 m / 35 ft 8.3 in
Height: 3.64 m / 11 ft 11.3in
Weight: empty 2,820 kg / 6,217 lb - maximum take-off 5,100 kg / 11,244 lb
Armaments:
Three 12.7-mm (0.5-in) machine guns with 135 rounds per guns;
Up to 500 kg (1,102 lb) of disposable stores, including bombs, bomblet containers, flares, rocket-launcher pods and gun pods carried on two inboard hardpoints,
Six 127-mm (5-in) air-to-surface rockets on outboard attachments
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