Country of Origin. France.
Similar Aircraft. Super Etendard,
Mitsubishi F-1,
AV-8B Harrier II,
Fantan A.
Crew. One; trainer--two.
Role. Attack, fighter, reconnaissance.
Armament. Two 30-mm cannons, missiles, bombs.
Dimensions. Length: 49 ft (14.94 m). Span: 27 ft, 7 in (8.4 m).
Wings. High-mounted, swept-back, and tapered. Missiles are usually mounted at the wing
tips.
Engine(s). One turbojet in the body. Semicircular air intakes alongside the body forward of the wing
roots. Single exhaust.
Fuselage. Long, slender, pointed nose and a blunt tail. Two small belly fins under the tail section.
Bubble canopy.
Tail. Swept-back and tapered fin with a blunt tip. Flats are mid-mounted on the fuselage, swept-back,
and tapered with blunt tips.
France, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Qatar, South Africa, Spain.
Updated: 30 January 2008 | Born on 31 August 2000 |