Comparison of Alenia Aermacchi M-346 and Mitsubishi T-2

Attribute	Mitsubishi T-2 ×	Alenia Aermacchi M-346 ×
General
Manufacturer	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries	Alenia Aermacchi
Model	Mitsubishi T-2	Alenia Aermacchi M-346
Country	Japan	Italy
Manufactured from (year)	1971	2009
Manufactured to (year)	1988	-
Type	Military Trainers	Military Trainers
Icao	T2	Y130
Performance
Engine	2x Ishikawa-Harima TF40-801A	2x 2 × Honeywell F124-GA-200
Power, lbf (lbf)	7,140	6,300
Avionics	Mitsubishi Electric J/AWG-11, French Thomson-CSF HUD, Lear-Siegler 501OBL AHRS	Grifo-M346 radar
Max cruise speed (km/h)	1,704	1,059
Travel range (km)	2,871	1,924
Fuel economy (km/l)	-	1.957
Service ceiling (m)	15,240	13,716
Rate of climb (m/sec)	177.8	127
Take off distance (m)	-	320
Landing distance (m)	-	470
Weights
Max take off weight (kg)	12,800	9,000
Max payload (kg)	2,700	3,000
Fuel tank capacity (l)	3,823	2,002
Dimensions
Seats	2	2
Exterior length (m)	17.85	11.49
Tail height (m)	4.39	4.76
Fuselage diameter (m)	1.1	-
Wing span (m)	7.88	9.72
Wing tips	No Winglets	No Winglets