Specifications |
Builder team :
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Anglo-French co-operation Dassault / BAe
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Typical mission
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Close Air Support (CAS), Battlefield Air Interdiction (BAI)
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First flight :
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March 1969
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In-service in the French Air Force :
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May 1969
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Similar Aircraft | - F-4 Phantom II
- Mitsubishi F-1
- MiG-27 Flogger
- AMX
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Powerplant | Two Turbomeca/Rolls-Royce Adour 104 turbofans of 7,305lb st.
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Span | 28ft 6 in (8.69m)
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Length | 55ft 2.5in (16.83m)
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Height :
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4.80 m
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Weight : empty / maximum at takeoff :
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7.5 t / 15 t
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Fuel capacity :
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4,200 l internal / 7,800 maximal / In-flight refuelling
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Power plant / Thrust :
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2 Rolls-Royce / Turboméca Adour MK 102 jet engines / 2x3,3 t with
afterburner
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Max Speed | Mach 1.35 990mph (1,593km/h) at 36,000ft (11,000m).
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Operational ceiling :
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40,000 ft
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Accommodation | - GR1B pilot only
- T2: pilot and pupil in tandem.
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Armament | - Two 30mm Aden / DEFA 553 guns
up to 10,000lb (4,500kg) stores including
- Matra Magic R550 air-to-air missile ;
- AS 30 laser air-to-surface missile,
- laser guided bombs
- Martel rockets
- laser-guided bombs.
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Special equipment :
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Electronic counter measures, photo recce capacity with Omera 40 camera,
and gyroscopic guidance
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NATO interoperability :
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In-flight refuelling by NATO aircraft, armament and ammunitions in accordance
with NATO standards
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Number of units produced :
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573
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User Countries |
- Ecuador
- France
- India
- Nigeria
- Oman
- UK,
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