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CF-29B Snow Leopard

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The CF-29B Snow Leopard is the twin-seat companion to the CF-29A, built as a conversion-trainer and light multirole strike platform under the Canadair–Starcrest partnership. Sharing the CF-29’s basic airframe and Arctic-hardened systems, the B adds a second cockpit for instructor/pilot pairs, beefed-up avionics for weapons training, and extra wiring and hardpoints to carry a broad ordnance mix — from classic air-to-surface loads like Mighty Mouse FFARs, Mk.82 Snakeye bombs, and Starcrest’s own SUGO-M1 / SUGO-L1 unguided munitions, to a range of allied American and Starcrest smart stores. Designed to turn rookies into interceptor and strike pilots, the CF-29B also performs secondary roles as a maritime-patrol/light-strike workhorse: longer endurance (thanks to auxiliary tanks), simplified instructor consoles for live-weapon passoffs, and a mission computer that can emulate both A- and B-variant tactics — making it the Swiss army knife of the early Leopard family.

CF-29A single-seater variant available here:

CF-29A Snow Leopard

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 25.7ft (7.8m)
  • Length 44.3ft (13.5m)
  • Height 16.4ft (5.0m)
  • Empty Weight 14,677lbs (6,657kg)
  • Loaded Weight 24,110lbs (10,936kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 4.893
  • Wing Loading 66.0lbs/ft2 (322.3kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 365.3ft2 (33.9m2)
  • Drag Points 4040

Parts

  • Number of Parts 138
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 704