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Dassault Rafale M Jet Fighter Plane

The Dassault Rafale fighter was designed as a replacement for the aging French Navy (Aéronavale) Chance-Vought F-8E Crusader fighters as the Rafale M (Marine) and for the the French Air Force (Armée de l'Air) SEPECAT Jaguar fighter bomber as the Rafale B single seater and Rafale C two seater aircraft, the prototype first flew in late 1993 and became operational with the Aéronavale in 2002.

Dassault Rafale M Jet Fighter Plane

 
Dassault Rafale M Specifications:
  • Crew: Pilot only
  • Length: 15.27 m (50.0 ft)
  • Wingspan: 10.80 m (35.4 ft)
  • Height: 5.34 m (17.4 ft)
  • Wing area: 45.7 m² (492 ft²)
  • Max takeoff weight: 24,500 kg (54,000 lb)
  • Engines: Twin 17,000 lbf (75 kN) SNECMA M88-2 afterburning turbofans
  • Maximum speed: Mach 1.8
  • Range: 1,800 km (970 nm, 1,100 mi)
  • Service ceiling 18,000 m (60,000 ft)
 
Dassault Rafale M Armament:
  • Single 30 mm GIAT 30/719B cannon

Air-to-air Missiles can be any of the following:

  • MICA IR/EM
  • AIM-9 Sidewinder
  • AIM-132 ASRAAM
  • AIM-120 AMRAAM
  • MBDA Meteor
  • Magic II
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    Dassault Rafale Jet Fighter


    		 
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    Air-to-ground Missiles can be any of the following:
    • MBDA Apache
    • SCALP EG
    • AASM
    • AM 39 Exocet
    • ASMP nuclear missile
    		 
     
     
    French Navy Rafale M F3 jet fighter
     

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