page_title: Soko J-22 Orao
section_title: Specifications (J-22)
hierarchical_section_title: Soko J-22 Orao / Specifications (J-22)
caption_attribution_description: English: three view of Soko J22 Orao
context_page_description: The Soko J-22 Orao is a Yugoslav twin-engined, subsonic ground-attack and aerial reconnaissance aircraft. It was developed and built in collaboration by SOKO in Yugoslavia and by Avioane Craiova in neighbouring Romania, being known in the latter as the IAR-93 Vultur.
  The Orao was designed as either a single-seat main attack version or as a combat-capable twin-seat version, the latter being principally intended for advanced flight and weapons-training duties. It was developed as a joint Yugoslav-Romanian project, known as YuRom, during the 1970s. Early ambitions to produce a supersonic fighter were scuppered by Britain's unwillingness to permit the desired engine to be license-produced in Eastern Europe. Further difficulties in fitting an afterburner to the older Rolls-Royce Viper also hindered development and the performance of early-build aircraft.
  First flying during November 1974, the resulting aircraft would equip the air forces of both Romania and Yugoslavia, as well as several of Yugoslavia's successor states. On 22 November 1984, the Orao became the first Yugoslav-designed aircraft to exceed Mach 1, albeit achieved while in a shallow dive.
context_section_description: General characteristics
  Crew: 1
  Length: 13.02 m (42 ft 9 in) (fuselage length); 14.90 m (48 ft 11 in) (including nose probe)
  Wingspan: 9.30 m (30 ft 6 in)
  Height: 4.52 m (14 ft 10 in)
  Wing area: 26.00 m² (279.9 sq ft)
  Aspect ratio: 3.33:1
  Airfoil: NACA 65A-008 (modified)
  Empty weight: 5,500 kg (12,125 lb)
  Gross weight: 8,170 kg (18,012 lb) (clean)
  Max takeoff weight: 11,080 kg (24,427 lb)
  Fuel capacity: 3,120 L (820 US gal; 690 imp gal)
  Powerplant: 2 × Orao/Turbomecanica-built Rolls-Royce Viper Mk 633-47 turbojets, 17.79 kN (4,000 lbf) thrust  each dry, 22.24 kN (5,000 lbf) with afterburner
  Performance
  Maximum speed: 1,130 km/h (700 mph, 610 kn) at sea level; Mach 0.96 at 11,000 m (36,000 ft)
  Stall speed: 185 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn) (gear and flaps down)
  Combat range: 522 km (324 mi, 282 nmi) (hi-lo-hi profile with 4× BL755 cluster bombs and 1× 1,500 L (400 US gal; 330 imp gal) drop tank)
  Ferry range: 1,320 km (820 mi, 710 nmi) (2× 500 L (130 US gal; 110 imp gal) drop tanks)
  Service ceiling: 15,000 m (49,000 ft)
  Rate of climb: 89.0 m/s (17,520 ft/min)
  Armament
  Guns: 2× GSh-23L cannons
  Hardpoints: 5 (4 underwing and 1 centreline) with a capacity of 500 kg (1,100 lb) wing hardpoints, 800 kg (1,800 lb) fuselage station, 2,800 kg (6,200 lb) total,with provisions to carry combinations of:
  Missiles: AGM-65 Maverick TV guided AGM or Grom-1 AGM (based on Soviet Kh-23)
  Bombs: free-fall bombs, BL755 cluster bombs
  Other: Matra Durandal
caption: Three point view
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