Dassault Rafale
Dassault Rafale - A fifth-generation French multi-role fighter is to enter service in 2005. It is planned to produce several versions of the aircraft, including a deck-based one.
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The fighter is designed to perform versatile combat missions: gaining air supremacy, protecting its ground forces from air attacks, delivering missile-bomb strikes against ground targets, and delivering a nuclear strike.
Powerplant: two dual-circuit afterburning turbojet engine SNECmA M88-2 7440 kg of thrust, or two dual-circuit afterburning turbojet engine M88-3 8870 kg of thrust.
Dassault Rafale Photos
The performance characteristics of a fighter "Rafale":
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Wingspan, m 10,90
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Length, m 15,30
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Height, m 5,34
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Wing area, m2 46,00
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Empty aircraft weight, kg 9060
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Takeoff weight, kg 18 500
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Maximum takeoff weight, kg 21
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Flight speed (without outboard fuel tanks), km / h 2000
Dassault Rafale cockpit photo
Armament (in the presence of outboard fuel tanks):
- 12 250 kg of bombs and 4 8 SD or SD