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France |
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Type: Strategic bomber |
| Manufacturer:
Dassault |
| Service:
1964 - 2005 |
| First
Flight: 17 June 1959 |
| Production:
62 |
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The Dassault Mirage IV is a French jet-propelled supersonic strategic bomber and reconnaissance aircraft. For many years the Mirage IV served as a component of the French nuclear deterrent, the Force de frappe. In 1996 nuclear mission was transferred to the Mirage 2000N and the remaining Mirage IV aircraft were assigned to strategic reconnaissance. In that role, the Mirage IVP has seen service over Bosnia, Iraq, Kosovo, and Afghanistan. Surviving Mirage IVPs were retired in 2005.
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| TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS ( Mirage IVA) |
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General characteristics
- Crew: 2: pilot, navigator
- Length: 23.50 m (77 ft)
- Wingspan: 11.84 m (38 ft 11 in)
- Height: 5.65 m (18 ft 6 in)
- Wing area: 78.0 m (840 ft)
- Empty weight: 14,500 kg (32,000 lb)
- Loaded weight: 31,600 kg (69,700 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 33,475 kg (73,645 lb)
- Powerplant: 2 x SNECMA Atar 9K-50 turbojets
Performance
- Maximum speed: Mach 2.2 (2,350 km/h, 1468 mph)
- Combat radius: 1,240 km (670 nm, 775 mi)
- Ferry range: 4,000 km (2,200 nm, 2,500 mi)
- Service ceiling 20,000 m (66,000 ft)
- Rate of climb: 43.1 m/s (8,490 ft/min)
- Wing loading: 405-429 kg/m (83-88 lb/ft)
- Thrust/weight: 0.46
Armament
- nuclear gravity bombs like the AN-11 or AN-22
Avionics
- Thomson-CSF navigation radar
- Doppler navigation
- CT-52 sensor pod for strategic reconnaissance
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