Dassault-Mirage-2000

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The Dassault Mirage 2000 is a French multirole, single-engine fourth-generation jet fighter manufactured byDassault Aviation.

It was designed in the late 1970s as a lightweight fighter based on the Mirage III for the French Air Force (Armée de l'Air).

he Mirage 2000 evolved into a multirole aircraft with several variants developed, with sales to a number of nations.

The variants include the Mirage 2000N and 2000D strike variants, the improved Mirage 2000-5 and several export variants.

Over 600 aircraft were built and it was in service in nine countries as of 2009.

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 14.36 m (47 ft 1 in)
• Wingspan:9.13 m (29 ft)
• Height: 5.20 m (17 ft)
• Wing area: 41 m² (441.3 ft²)
• Empty weight: 7,500 kg (16,350 lb)
• Loaded weight: 13,800 kg (30,420 lb)
• Max. takeoff weight: 17,000 kg (37,500 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × SNECMA M53-P2 afterburning turbofan
• Dry thrust: 64.3 kN (14,500 lbf)
• Thrust with afterburner: 95.1 kN (21,400 lbf)

Performance

• Maximum speed: Mach 2.2 (2,530+ km/h, 1,500+ mph) at high altitude/ 1,110 km/h (690 mph) at low altitude
• Range: 1,550 km (837 nmi, 963 mi)with drop tanks
• Ferry range: 3,335 km (1,800 nmi, 2,073 mi) with auxiliary fuel
• Service ceiling: 17,060 m (59,000 ft)
• Rate of climb: 285 m/s (56,000 ft/min)
• Wing loading: 337 kg/m² (69 lb/ft²)
• Thrust/weight: 0.7 at loaded weight

Armament

• Guns: 2× 30 mm (1.18 in) DEFA 554 revolver cannon, 125 rounds per gun
• Hardpoints: 9 total (4× under-wing, 5× under-fuselage) with a capacity of 6,300 kg (13,900 lb) external fuel and ordnance
• Rockets: Matra 68 mm unguided rocket pods, 18 rockets per pod
• Missiles:
• Air-to-air missiles:
• 6× MBDA MICA IR/RF
• 2× Matra R550 Magic-II and 2× Matra Super 530D
• Air-to-surface missiles:
• 2× AM.39 Exocet
• 2× AS-30L laser-guided missile
• 1× ASMP tactical nuclear cruise missile
• Bombs: 9× Mk.82

Avionics

• Thomson-CSF RDY (Radar Doppler Multi-target) radar

woody2858 Uploaded by woody2858 on Apr 4, 2014. Dassault-Mirage-2000 - Desktop Nexus Aircraft Download free wallpapers and background images: Dassault-Mirage-2000. Desktop Nexus Aircraft background ID 1718795. The Dassault Mirage 2000 is a French multirole, single-engine fourth-generation jet fighter manufactured byDassault Aviation.

It was designed in the late 1970s as a lightweight fighter based on the Mirage III for the French Air Force (Armée de l'Air).

he Mirage 2000 evolved into a multirole aircraft with several variants developed, with sales to a number of nations.

The variants include the Mirage 2000N and 2000D strike variants, the improved Mirage 2000-5 and several export variants.

Over 600 aircraft were built and it was in service in nine countries as of 2009.

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 14.36 m (47 ft 1 in)
• Wingspan:9.13 m (29 ft)
• Height: 5.20 m (17 ft)
• Wing area: 41 m² (441.3 ft²)
• Empty weight: 7,500 kg (16,350 lb)
• Loaded weight: 13,800 kg (30,420 lb)
• Max. takeoff weight: 17,000 kg (37,500 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × SNECMA M53-P2 afterburning turbofan
• Dry thrust: 64.3 kN (14,500 lbf)
• Thrust with afterburner: 95.1 kN (21,400 lbf)

Performance

• Maximum speed: Mach 2.2 (2,530+ km/h, 1,500+ mph) at high altitude/ 1,110 km/h (690 mph) at low altitude
• Range: 1,550 km (837 nmi, 963 mi)with drop tanks
• Ferry range: 3,335 km (1,800 nmi, 2,073 mi) with auxiliary fuel
• Service ceiling: 17,060 m (59,000 ft)
• Rate of climb: 285 m/s (56,000 ft/min)
• Wing loading: 337 kg/m² (69 lb/ft²)
• Thrust/weight: 0.7 at loaded weight

Armament

• Guns: 2× 30 mm (1.18 in) DEFA 554 revolver cannon, 125 rounds per gun
• Hardpoints: 9 total (4× under-wing, 5× under-fuselage) with a capacity of 6,300 kg (13,900 lb) external fuel and ordnance
• Rockets: Matra 68 mm unguided rocket pods, 18 rockets per pod
• Missiles:
• Air-to-air missiles:
• 6× MBDA MICA IR/RF
• 2× Matra R550 Magic-II and 2× Matra Super 530D
• Air-to-surface missiles:
• 2× AM.39 Exocet
• 2× AS-30L laser-guided missile
• 1× ASMP tactical nuclear cruise missile
• Bombs: 9× Mk.82

Avionics

• Thomson-CSF RDY (Radar Doppler Multi-target) radar
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