Super-Mirage

Super-Mirage
Super-Mirage prototype 001 in the late 1970s.
Role	Interceptor, air superiority fighter, Strike fighter
National origin	Sieuxerr
Manufacturer	Dassault
Designer	Dassault
First flight	1977
Introduction	1984
Status	In service
Primary user	Sieuxerrian Air Force Sieuxerrian Navy
Produced	1984–present
Number built	300~
Developed from	Mirage-Menace

The Dassault Super-Menace is a twin or single-seat, twinjet, interceptor, air superiority fighter and Strike fighter used by the Sieuxerrian Navy and Sieuxerrian Air Force. Developed from the Mirage-Menace, the Super-Mirage features a matured design, improved sensors, upgrade capacity, and armament. It shares some design features, a common engine, and other similar parts, allowing for relaxed logistical need to maintain the aicraft between the air force and the navy.

Design

Engines

The Super-Mirage is equipped with two Snecma M53 afterburning turbofan engines. Equipped with the improved M53-P2 found in the Mirage-Menace and the Dassault Mirage 2000. From 2005 to 2011, the entire fleet was upgraded with the M88-10 engine, based off the M88-2 engine used by the Rafale, generating 70 kN (15,500 lbf) and 100 kN (25,000 lbf) (with afterburner). The engine greatly improved handling of the aircraft at speed.

Weaponry

The Menace is equipped with a single 30mm GIAT 30 revolver cannon with selectable rate of fire of 300 rpm to 2,500 rpm. It is mounted under the right intake.

Avionics

The Super-Mirage uses a derivative of the Thomson-CSF Giraffe radar from the Menace. It achieves upwards of 165km range against comparable fighter-sized objects with over 270km range against large bomber-sized objects. It has multi-target tracking abilities. In the mid-2000s, apart of a major overhaul, the older mechanically scanned radar arrays were replaced by electronically scanned active radar arrays.

Operators

Current

• Sieuxerr
  • Sieuxerrian Air Force -
  • Sieuxerrian Navy - 48 in active service, with an additional 8 in storage for parts.
    • Flottille 17F - 12
    • Flottille 20F - 12
    • Flottille 23F - 12
    • Flottille 25F - 12

Specifications

General characteristics

• Crew: 2 (Pilot and Weapon Systems Officer)
• Length: 19.1 m (62.66 ft)
• Wingspan: 11.2 m (36.7 ft)
• Height: 5.8 m (19 ft)
• Empty weight: 14,187 kg (31,276 lb)
• Max. takeoff weight: 29,000 kg (63,934 lb)
• Powerplant: 2 × M53-P20 afterburning turbofans
  • Dry thrust: 64.7 kN (14,545 lbf) each
  • Thrust with afterburner: 98,06 kN (22,044 lbf) each

Performance

• Maximum speed:
  
  • High altitude: Mach 2.2
  • Low altitude: Mach 1.2
• Combat radius: 2,000 km (1,242 mi)
• Ferry range: 5,000 km (3,106 mi)
• Service ceiling: 20,000 m (65,616 ft)
• Rate of climb: 305 m/s (60,000 ft/min)
• Thrust/weight: 0.9

Armament

• Guns: 1× 30mm GIAT 30 revolving autocannon, 125 rounds
• Hardpoints: Total of 12: Six under-wing, four under-fuselage, two centerline pylon stations.  and provisions to carry combinations of:
  • Missiles:
    
    • 6× R.550 Magic II
    • 6× Super R.530F/D
    • 6× Meteor
    • 10× MICA