Friday, June 01, 2007

The Mirage:Specs.

       The MICA air to air missile(above)
A Mirage2000 with Armaments(above)
1)CREW:
One or two occupants on SEMMB licence-built Martin-Baker Mk 10Q zero/zero ejection seat(s), in an air conditioned and pressurised cockpit. Pilot-initiated automatic ejection in the two-seat aircraft, with 500 microseconds delay between departures. The canopy/ies is/are hinged at the rear to open upward and, on Mirage 2000D, is covered in gold film to reduce the radar signature.

2)ESTIMATED COST:
$23 million

3)AIRFOIL SECTIONS:
Wing Root unknown
Wing Tip unknown

4)DIMENSIONS:
Length 47.10 ft (14.36 m)
Wingspan 29.96 ft (9.13 m)
Height 17.02 ft (5.20 m)
Wing Area 441 ft2 (41.98 m2)

5)WEIGHTS:
Empty 16,534 lb (7,500 kg)
Normal Takeoff 20,944 lb (9,500 kg) [fighter mission]
Max Takeoff 37,480 lb (17,000 kg)
Fuel Capacity:- internal: 3,795 L/external: unknown
Max Payload 13,890 lb (6,300 kg)

6)PROPULSION:
Powerplant :one SNECMA M53-P2 afterburning turbofan.The air intakes are fitted with an adjustable half-cone-shaped centerbody, which provides an inclined shock of air pressure for highly efficient air intake
Thrust :14,462 lb (64.3 kN)and 21,385 lb (95.1 kN) with afterburner

7)PERFORMANCE:
Max Level Speed:at altitude: 1,455 mph (2,340 km/h) at 36,090 ft (11,000 m), Mach 2.2 [sustained]1,550 mph (2,495 km/h), Mach 2.35 [dash]

At sea level: 915 mph (1,470 km/h), Mach 1.2

Initial Climb Rate:55,971 ft (17,076 m) / min

Service Ceiling:54,000ft (16,460m)

Range -typical: 380 nm (700 km)
Operational range:1852 km(1000 miles)

Rate of climb:17060 m/min. viz 56000 ft/min.

G-limit :+9.0 / -3.2
( Figures are approximate)

8)ARMAMENT
The Mirage 2000 can carry up to 6.3 tons (13,900 lb) of stores on nine pylons, with two pylons on each wing and five under the fuselage. A fixed removable refuelling probe can be attached in front of the cockpit, offset slightly to the right of center.

Gun : two 30-mm DEFA 554 cannons(now GIAT 30-550 F4) 30 mm revolver-type cannons with 125 rounds each. The cannons have selectable fire rates of 1,200 or 1,800 rounds per minute.

Stations : nine external hardpoints

Primary Armaments
i)Air-to-Air Missile :Matra Super 530( medium-range semi-active radar-guided air-to-air missile on the inboard wing pylons), Matra 550 Magic(short-range infrared-seeking AAM on the outboard wing pylons), MICA.The MICA AAM is optional on the Mirage 2000-5

ii)Air-to-Surface Missile :AS.37, AS.39 Exocet, Wasp, ASMP cruise missile, AS30/ARMAT ARM

iii)Bomb :The Mirage 2000C can carry air-to-ground stores such as the Matra 68 mm rocket pods, iron bombs, and cluster bombs(BAP 100, Durandal, BGL 1000 laser-guided, 250/400 kg GP, cluster bombs )

iv)Other
ECM pods, rocket pods



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