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Engines: Two 882-pound thrust Turbomeca Marbore IIA turbojets
Weight: Empty 4,740 lbs., Max Takeoff 7,055 lbs.
Wing Span: 39ft. 10in. including tip tanks
Length: 33ft. 0in.
Height: 9ft. 2in.
Performance
Maximum Speed: 444 mph
Ceiling: 36,090 ft.
Range: 575 miles
Armament (Optional):Two 7.5-mm (0.295-inch) or 7.62-mm (0.3-inch) machine guns in nose, plus underwing hardpoints for rockets, bombs or Nord AS.11 missiles.
The Magister sprang from the previous work of designer Pierre Mauboussin, who was known for fitting small turbojet engines to light aircraft and gliders.
The Magister was also built under license in several other nations, including Germany (by Messerschmitt), Finland (by Valmet), and Israel.
After France began retiring their Magisters in the 1980s, private warbird collectors began acquiring them, and today, over 50 of them are on the civil rosters in the USA, New Zealand and England.
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