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Introduction | Specifications | Variants | Programme Costs | History | Combat System | Problems | Gallery Specifications* Role: Multi-role fighter aircraft * Crew: 1 or 2 * First Flight 1986 (demonstrator), 1991 (prototype) * Length: 15.3 m (50 ft 2 in) * Wingspan: 10.9 m (35 ft 9 in) * Height: 5.34 m (17 ft 6 in) * Wing area: 46 m² (ft²) * Empty: Air: 9,060 kg (19,975 lb) Marine: 9,800 kg (21,319 lb) * Loaded: 14,710 kg (32,330 lb) * Maximum takeoff: 19,700 kg (42,990 lb) * Powerplant: 2 Snecma M88-2 turbofans each rated at 75 kN (17,000 lbf) in reheat Performance * Maximum speed: o Mach 2.0+ — 2325km/h at altitude * Range: : 1850 km (1150 miles) * Service ceiling: 18,000 m (60,000 ft) * Rate of climb: 333 m/min (>10,000 ft/min) * Wing loading: 320 kg/m² (65.6 lb/ft²) * Thrust/weight: 6.39 N/kg (0.725 lbf/lb) Avionics * Thales RBE2 radar. * Thales Spectra electronic warfare system. * Thales/SAGEM OSF (Optronique Secteur Frontal) infrared search and track system. Armament * Guns: 1 30 mm GIAT 30/719B cannon with 125 rounds. * Missiles: air-to-air missile: MICA IR/EM, AIM-9 Sidewinder, AIM-132 ASRAAM, AIM-120 AMRAAM, MBDA Meteor, MAGIC 2. air-to-ground weapons: MBDA Apache, SCALP EG, AASM, AM 39 Exocet, ASMP nuclear missile. * Bombs: Various Source: Wikipedia |