Dassault Rafale
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Type |
Multirole Aircraft ; Ground attack, Fighter, Anti-ship, Reconnaissance
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| Manufacturer(s) | AMD-BA (Dassault
Aviation since 1990) |
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| Prototype first flight | 4 July 1986 (Demonstrator) 19 May 1991 (Prototype) |
Introduction | 2002 (Model M) |
| Produced | under way |
Number built | 196 on 321 ordered (12/2019) |
| Status | In Service |
Crew | 1-2 (on 2-seater) |
| Variants | |||
| Dassault ACT92 | Precursor to the Rafale project, never built. | ||
| Rafale A | Technological demonstrator. 1 copy. | ||
| Rafale B | Two-seater version. 1 prototype + 63 copies. | ||
| Rafale C | Single seat version. 1 prototype + 69 copies. | ||
| Rafale DH | Two-seater version for India. 8 copies ordered. | ||
| Rafale DM | Two-seater version intended for Egypt. 16 copies. | ||
| Rafale DQ | Two-seater version for Qatar. 6 copies ordered. | ||
| Rafale EH | Single seater version for India. 28 copies. | ||
| Rafale EM | Single-seater version for Egypt. 8 copies. | ||
| Rafale ES | Single seater version for Qatar. 30 copies ordered. | ||
| Rafale M | Carrier-borne Single seater version. 2 prototypes + 48 copies. | ||
| Rafale N | Project of carrier-borne two-seater version. | ||
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Length | 15.27 m |
Empty Weight | 10450 kg (B), 9850 kg (C), 10196
kg (M) |
| Wingspan | 10.86 m |
Loaded Weight | 19500 kg |
| Height | 5.34 m |
Max takeoff weight | 24500 kg |
| Wing area | 45.7 m² |
Wing loading | 536 kg/m² |
| ARMAMENT | |||
| Guns | 1 × 30 mm Nexter DEFA 30M
791B |
Ammunition Carried |
125 |
| Hardpoints | 14 hardpoints, 9500 kg of missiles
or bombs
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| Rockets | 7x LAU-10 rocket pods (for a total of 28 rockets) | ||
| Air-Air | 2 x MICA-IR 2 x MICA-EM 2 x 2000 L drop tanks 2 x Meteor |
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| Air-Ground | 2 x MICA-IR 2 x 3 guided bombs 2 x 2000 L drop tanks 1 x Damocles pod |
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| Reconnaissance | 2 x MICA-IR 2 x MICA-EM 2 x 2000 L drop tanks 1 x Areos pod |
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| Deep strike | 2 x MICA-IR 2 x MICA-EM 3 x 2000 L drop tanks 2 x SCALP-EG underwings |
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| POWERPLANT | |||
| Engine | 2 x Snecma
M88-2, Double-flow turbojet engines with afterburning
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| Dry thrust | 5097 kgp (50 kN) each |
Thrust with afterburner | 7645 kgp (75 kN) each |
| Thrust/weight | 1.55 empty,
0.63 with loaded weight |
Fuel Capacity | 4700
kg internally* |
(*) 6700 kg capacity external tanks
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 1912 km/h
(Mach 1.912) at high altitude |
Supercruise Speed | 1487
km/h (Mach 1.4) at high altitude |
| Stall Speed* | 213 km/h |
Rate of climb | 304.83 m/s |
| Penetration Configuration Range | 1056 km (w/ 3t of bombs + 4 MICA) |
Air-Air Configuration Range | 1759 km (6 MICA) |
| Endurance | 12 hours with in-flight refueling |
Service Ceiling | 15240 m |
(*) Vitesse de décrochage
| Sources | |||
| Wikipédia(fr) | aviationsmilitaires.net | - |
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