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219:85,000 ft (25,908 m)
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60:United States Air Force
29:reconnaissance aircraft
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235:Beriev S-13
198:Performance
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93:Development
62:(intended)
1449:Categories
1434:See also:
1424:Tigershark
1271:Tacit Blue
1173:Transports
970:A-17/Nomad
913:'P' series
367:'N' series
258:References
165:Wing area:
190:turbojets
159:Wingspan:
134:Data from
1404:Scorpion
1399:Reporter
1294:Aircraft
1157:Trainers
1046:Fighters
319:Northrop
224:See also
1389:Pioneer
1359:Dervish
1296:engines
989:Bombers
946:By role
153:Length:
48:Status
1414:Spirit
1394:Raider
1379:Hornet
1349:Chukar
1344:Boojum
1324:Bantam
1251:MX-334
1246:MX-324
1210:YC-125
1030:Drones
953:Attack
211:Range:
116:Design
1419:Talon
1409:Snark
1384:Nomad
1374:Gamma
1354:Delta
1319:Alpha
1312:Names
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1261:M2-F3
1256:M2-F2
1205:C-100
1195:Delta
1190:Gamma
1180:Alpha
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1143:N-165
1133:RF-61
1112:YF-23
1102:F-18L
1097:YF-17
1068:XP-79
1058:XP-56
1001:YB-49
996:YB-35
975:N-3PB
965:XA-16
960:YA-13
904:N-381
899:N-370
894:N-353
889:N-330
884:N-322
879:N-321
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864:N-307
859:N-306
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719:N-112
714:N-111
709:N-110
704:N-105
699:N-103
694:N-102
485:N-25A
358:Delta
353:Gamma
343:Alpha
147:Crew:
24:Role
1436:TR-3
1364:Fang
1329:Beta
1303:XT37
1281:X-21
1241:JB-1
1236:N-9M
1231:N-1M
1200:C-19
1185:Beta
1164:T-38
1138:RF-5
1128:F-15
1107:F-20
1073:F-89
1063:P-61
1006:B-62
980:YA-9
934:P630
929:P610
924:P600
919:P530
689:N-96
684:N-94
679:N-87
674:N-86
669:N-84
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639:N-71
634:N-69
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519:N-35
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435:N-12
430:N-10
348:Beta
185:8 ×
78:The
1276:X-4
1088:F-5
1083:F2T
1078:XFT
1037:Q-4
1021:B-2
1016:B2T
421:N-9
416:N-8
411:N-7
406:N-6
401:N-5
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