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Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)


Mirage IV

Specifications
Builder team :

Dassault Aviation / SNECMA
First flight : June, 1959 (aircraft) / October, 1982 (recce system)
In-service in French Air Force : May 1986 (strategic recce version)
Span 11,84 m
Length 23,5 m / 23.32 m
Height 5,40 m / 5.65 m
Weight : empty 14.5 t / 14 000 kg
Weight : maximum at takeoff : 33 t
Fuel capacity : Internal / External / In-flight refuelling
Power plant / Thrust : 2 SNECMA Atar 9K14 jet engines / 2x4.7 t and 2x6.7 t with afterburner
Operational ceiling : 66,000 ft
18 000 m / 59 000 ft
Maximum speed : at an altitude of 11000 m 2340 km / h (M = 2.20) Mach 2.2
Maximum speed : at sea level 1349 (M = 1.27)
Cruising speed, km / h 1913 (M = 1.80)
Practical range, km 4000
Battle radius of action, km 1240
Maximum climb rate, m / min 2588
takeoff Run, m 1700
landing run, m 700
Landing speed, km / h 260
Crew : 1 pilot + 1 weapon system navigation officer
Special equipment : Highly developed navigation system including
  • 2 inertial navigation systems
  • cartography radar
  • optical or infrared CT52 pod (75 and 150 mm cameras for low altitude
  • 150 and 600 mm Wild cameras or Super Cyclope camera for infrared imagery)
    • Number of units produced : 18
    Main user countries : No authorisation for export
    NATO interoperability : In-flight refuelling by French or foreign tanker
    French Air Force inventory : One 5-aircraft squadron (after suppression of nuclear attack Mirage IV)




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