Posts Tagged ‘bomber’
A-4SU attacker, Singapore
Posted: March 9, 2011 in b) Attack PlaneTags: airforce, attack plane, bomber
Mirage IV, France Air Force long-range bomber – part1
Posted: March 7, 2011 in a) BomberTags: air force, airforce, attack, bomber, launch, mirage, missile
Mirage IVA data
Description : Role Bomber aircraft
Crew : Two-pilot, navigator
First flight : 17 June 1959
Entered service : 1964
Manufacturer : Dassault Aviation
Dimensions : Length – 23.50m 77ft
Wingspan – 11.84m 38ft 11 in
Height – 5.65m 18ft 6 in
Wing area – 78.00m2 840 ft2
Weights – Empty 14,500kg 32,000ib
Loaded 31,600kg 69,666ib
Maximum takeoff : 33,475kg 73,645ib
Powerplant : Engines – 2x SNECMA ATAR 9k-50
:Thrust – 75.61 kn 31,750ib
Performance : Maximum speed – Mach 2.2(high altitude dash)
Combat Radius – 1,240 km 775 miles
Ferry range – 4,000 km 2,500 miles
Service ceiling – 20,000 m 65,615ft
Rate of climb – 2,588m/min 8,490 ft/min
Wing loading – 405-429kg/m2 83-88 ib/ft2
Thrust/Weight – 0.46ibf / ib 4.6 N/kg
Avionics : Avionics Thomson-CSF(Thales) navigation radar, Doppler navigation, INS(IVP)
Armament : Bombs – 1 AN-11 or AN-22 free-fall bomb (Mirage IVA)
Missiles – 1 medium range air-to-round missile ASMP (Mirage IVP)
Other CT-52 sensor pod for strategic reconnaissance