SCHWEIZER AIRCRAFT
| Manufacturer | PWR | Max TD | Max TR | WS | FL | Max Kts/Mach | Max OC | Max WLE | CR Max PNR |
| RU-38A Attack | 24.6kN | 37.4kN | 8.7 | 17.0 | M 1.4 | 45,930 | 4760 | 535 | |
| 2 x Rolls-Royce Turboméca Adour 811 Military Turbofans/Jets | |||||||||
Abbreviations: PWR-Power, Max TD-Thrust dry, Max TR-Thrust re-heat, WS-Wingspan, FL-Fuselage length, Max RF-Max range (km), H-Hardpoints, Max OC-Max Operating Ceiling, Max Pay.-Max Payload, C-Crew, P-Pax, Max WLE-Max Load External (warload) (kg), E-Endurance, CR Max PNR-Combat Radius Max Payload No-Refuel.
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RU-38 TWIN CONDOR
Development of a twin-engined conversion of the Schweizer RG-8A Condor surveillance aircraft continues. One aircraft, with pusher and tractor Teledyne Continental GIO-550 piston engines and twin booms, has been flown. The US Coast Guard plans to convert two RG-8s to RU-38As.
The RU-38A is designed for covert, low-level day/night patrol missions. The programme had effectively been in limbo following the loss of a US Coast Guard R-G-8A in 1996, from which the RU-38A is derived. Flight testing of the RU-38A resumed in the second quarter of 1997.
Source: Flight International