Comparison of Alenia Aermacchi MB-339 and Mitsubishi T-2

Attribute	Mitsubishi T-2 ×	Alenia Aermacchi MB-339 ×
General
Manufacturer	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries	Alenia Aermacchi
Model	Mitsubishi T-2	Alenia Aermacchi MB-339
Country	Japan	Italy
Manufactured from (year)	1971	1979
Manufactured to (year)	1988	-
Type	Military Trainers	Military Trainers
Icao	T2	M339
Performance
Engine	2x Ishikawa-Harima TF40-801A	1x 1 × Rolls-Royce Viper Mk. 632
Power, lbf (lbf)	7,140	4,400
Avionics	Mitsubishi Electric J/AWG-11, French Thomson-CSF HUD, Lear-Siegler 501OBL AHRS	Honeywell H-764 laser gyro platform and embedded global positioning system
Max cruise speed (km/h)	1,704	896
Travel range (km)	2,871	1,759
Fuel economy (km/l)	-	2.74
Service ceiling (m)	15,240	14,630
Rate of climb (m/sec)	177.8	33.5
Take off distance (m)	-	189
Landing distance (m)	-	146
Weights
Max take off weight (kg)	12,800	13,999
Max payload (kg)	2,700	1,361
Fuel tank capacity (l)	3,823	1,412
Dimensions
Seats	2	2
Exterior length (m)	17.85	11.24
Tail height (m)	4.39	3.9
Fuselage diameter (m)	1.1	-
Wing span (m)	7.88	11.22
Wing tips	No Winglets	No Winglets