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CL-1200 Lancer / X-27
Lockheed Corporation · Interceptor · USA · Cold War (1970–1991)
The Lockheed CL-1200 Lancer was a late 1960s company-funded proposal for a fighter aircraft based on the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter. The CL-1200 was conceived and marketed mainly for and to non-US military services, as an export product. As such it would have competed with combat-proven designs like the Dassault Mirage III, McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II, Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21, and Northrop F-5E Tiger II. The CL-1200 competed unsuccessfully against proposed fourth generation designs, under the US government's Lightweight Fighter program, which would eventually result in the General Dynamics F-16 and Northrop F-17 Cobra.
Specifications
- Category
- Fixed Wing
- Sub-Category
- Fighter
- Domain
- Defence
- Era
- Cold War (1970–1991)
- Country
- USA
- Manufacturer
- Lockheed Corporation
- Primary Role
- Interceptor
- Status
- Retired
- Engine
- 1× turbofan
- Thrust / Power
- 15,000 lbf (66.7 |eng1 lbf-ab= 25,000 |eng1 kn-ab= 111.2 kN)
- Length (ft)
- 57
- Wingspan (ft)
- 29
- Empty Weight (lb)
- 17885
- MTOW (lb)
- 35000
- Service Ceiling (ft)
- 60000
- Max Speed (mph)
- 1690
- Max Speed (Mach)
- 2.57
- Armament
- CL-1200-2 only:; 1 × 20 mm General Electric M61 Vulcan cannon with 725 rounds, or; 1 × 30 mm DEFA cannon with 400 rounds; Up to 12000 lb ordnance