IML Addax

IML Addax
Role Multirole combat aircraft
National origin New Zealand
Designer IML Group
Status cancelled

The IML Addax was a proposed multirole combat aircraft designed by the New Zealand IML Group. The aircraft came in 2 variants, the Addax 1 which would have been a ground attack aircraft and the Addax S which would have performed in air superiority roles. The project was cancelled after the team split up in 1982.

Development

The project was a second generation supersonic aircraft of an advanced conception, resulted from prolonged study of existing combat aircraft to see how they would complete their mission with major components missing. The Addax 1 was schemed as a STOL aircraft with 2 vectored turbofans and with an SSA (Self Stabilized Aerofoil) forming the fuselage between the tail booms. USB (Upper Surface Blowing) was to be used on the flaps on the wing of the SSA. The Addax S was a different design intended as an air superiority fighter. Both designs were configured for STOL and flight manoeuvrability.

Variants

Addax 1
Subsonic ground attack variant.
Addax S
Supersonic air superiority variant.

Specifications

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General characteristics

Performance

Armament

References

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