Aermacchi M-346 Master
The Leonardo M-346 Master is an advanced jet trainer built to prepare pilots for modern fighters with a digital cockpit and fly-by-wire controls. Its handling can simulate different combat aircraft, reducing the need to use expensive frontline fighters for training. It has been exported widely and also serves in a light-combat role.
.jpg){kind=link}
Did you know?
The M-346 Master is an advanced jet trainer whose fly-by-wire controls can mimic different frontline fighters, sparing costly combat aircraft for training flights.
Specifications
| Length | 11.5 m (38 ft) |
|---|---|
| Wingspan | 9.7 m (32 ft) |
| Height | 4.8 m (16 ft) |
| Persons on board | 2 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Maximum take-off weight | 9.5 t |
| Range | 1,050 NM (1,945 km) |
| Maximum speed | 575 kt (1,065 km/h) |
| Stall speed | 90 kt (167 km/h) |
| Service ceiling | 45,000 ft (13,716 m) |
| Rate of climb | 25,000 ft/min (127 m/s) |
| Engines | 2x Honeywell F124-GA-200 |
| Units built | 103 |
Curated by CatchFlights from manufacturer documents, ICAO Doc 8643 and reference works; values are left out where no source could confirm them. Sources are listed on our credits page.
In CatchFlights
In CatchFlights the Aermacchi M-346 Master starts as a Rare catch. The tier is an editorial judgement of how special a sighting of this type is. The more often you catch it, the closer it moves to Common for you.
A catch counts for the manufacturer Aermacchi, the M-346 Master family and the model in your collection, and the daily Type Rating quiz asks about the types of each family.
Catch it yourself.CatchFlights shows the aircraft flying near you on a radar, so a type like this one is only a catch away when it passes overhead. Explore CatchFlights.
Browse all aircraft types, or learn to tell Airbus from Boeing.