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290 FLIGHT International, 20 August 1964 Dassault Mirage IN-C Of the 600-odd Mirage Ills being built, some 430 are being made in France and over 300 have been delivered. This Ill-C was photographed by "Flight Inter- national" near its base at Dijon, carrying a Matra R.5I3 missile thrust each; span, 29ft 6in; length, 49ft 3in; gross weight, 24,2501b; max Mach number, about 1.4; in service, 1964. Helwan HA-300 Egyptian Government Air- craft Works, Helwan, Egypt; E-300 turbojet, of about 6,8001b thrust; span, about 21ft; length, about 39ft; gross weight, about 11,000 lb; max Mach number, over 1; in service, pos- sibly 1965. Saab J 37A Viggen • Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget, Linkoping, Sweden; all-weather strike, interception and reconnaissance; Svenska Flygmotor RM 8A (JT8D-22) turbo- fan with reheat, of about 22,0001b thrust; span, about 36ft; length, about 56ft; gross weight, 40,0001b; max Mach number, about 2.5; in service, 1967-8. FACTS, FIGURES... Dassault Mirage III-O Licence-built by Government Aircraft Factories, Melbourne, Australia; day and limited all-weather strike and interception; SNECMA Atar 9C turbojet with reheat, of 14,1101b thrust (some Mirage Ills, optional 3,3711b SEPR rocket motor); span, 26ft 9in; length, 45ft lOin; gross weight, 27,7601b; max Mach number, 2.0; in service, 1964 (III-C, 1962). Dassault/Sud Mirage 1II-V CAM Dassault St-Cloud, and Sud-Aviation, France; V/STOL strike and interception; SNECMA/P&W TF-316turbofan with reheat, of about 20,000 lb thrust (also eight 5,0001b R-R RB. 162/31 lift jets); span, 30ft 6in; length, about 60ft; gross weight, about 32,0001b (VTOL); max Mach number, about 2.3; in service, possibly 1966. Dassault Super Mystere B.2 GAM Dassault, Saint-Cloud (S et O), France; day strike and interception; SNECMA Atar 101G turbojet with reheat, of 9,9201b thrust; span, 34ft 5Jin; length, 46ft lin; gross weight, 22,0461b; max Mach number, 1.13; in service, 1958. VFW/Fiat 1262 (formerly FW1262) Verein- igte Flugzeugwerke, Bremen, West Germany (in association with Fiat SpA, Turin, Italy); V/STOL tactical strike and reconnaissance; turbofan with vectored thrust, of about 10,0001b thrust (also four 5,0001b R-R/MAN RB. 162/31 lift jets); gross weight, about 18,0001b (VTOL); max Mach number, about 1.4; in service, about 1969. Fiat G.91R/4 Fiat SpA, Turin, Italy; day tactical strike and reconnaissance; Bristol Siddeley Orpheus 803 turbojet of 5,0001b thrust; span 28ft 2Jin; length, 34ft 2Jin; gross weight, 12,5001b; max Mach number, 0.91; in service, 1959. Saab J 35B Draken Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget, Linkoping, Sweden; all-weather intercepter and strike; SFA RM 6B (Avon 200 series) turbojet with reheat, of 14,4301b thrust; span, 30ft 91in; length, 51ft lOin; gross weight, 19,8001b; max Mach number, 1.9; in service, 1962. Saab J 29F Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget, Linkoping, Sweden; day strike and inter- ception; Svenska Flygmotor RM 2B (Ghost) turbojet with reheat, of 6,1701b thrust; span, 36ft lin; length, 33ft 2Jin; gross weight, 17,6371b; max Mach number, 0.90; in service, 1955. Hindustan HF-24 Maruta Hindustan Air- craft Ltd, Bangalore, India; day strike and interception; two Bristol Siddeley/HAL Orph- eus 703-Reheat turbojets, of about 7,0001b RECONNAISSANCE AND ASW Hawker Siddeley Shackleton MR.3 Avro Whitworth Division, Greengate, Middleton, Manchester, Lanes, England; ASW search and strike and ocean patrol; four Rolls-Royce Griffon 57A piston engines of 2,455 h.p. each (plus two BS Viper 11 of 2,5001b thrust each in RAF aircraft); span, 119ft lOin; length, 92ft 6in; gross weight, 100,0001b; max speed, 300 Hl,p,h,; in service, 1958. English Electric Canberra PR.9 English Electric Aviation (now BAC Preston Division) and Short Bros and Harland Ltd, Belfast, N. Ireland; photographic reconnaissance; two Rolls-Royce Avon 206 turbojets of 10,0501b thrust each; span, 68ft; length, 66ft 8in; max Mach number, over 0.85; in service, 1959. Canadair CP-107 (CL-28) Argus 2 Canadair Ltd, Montreal, Canada; ASW search and strike and ocean patrol; four Wright R-335O- 32W Turbo-Compound piston engines of 3,700 h.p. each; span, 142ft 3in; length, 128ft 3in; gross weight, 148,0001b; max speed, 288 m.p.h.; in service, 1958. North American RA-5C Vigilante NAA Columbus Division, Columbus, Ohio, USA; carrier-based multi-sensor reconnaissance, with residual strike capability; two General Electric J79-8 turbojets with reheat, of 17,0001b thrust each; span, 53ft; length, 73ft 3in; gross weight, about 72,0001b; max Mach number, 2.1; in service, 1964. McDonnell RF-4C Phantom n McDonnell Aircraft Corp, St Louis, Missouri, USA; all- weather multi-sensor reconnaissance (land or carrier-based), with residual strike capability; two General Electric J79-15 turbojets with reheat, of 17,0001b thrust each; span, 38ft 4$in; length, about 60ft; gross weight, about 46,0001b; max Mach number, 2.4; in service, 1964. Lockheed P-3A Orion Lockheed-California Co, Burbank, Calif, USA; ASW search and strike and ocean patrol; four Allison T56-10W turboprops of 4,585 e.h.p. each; span, 99ft 8in; length, 116ft 8in; gross weight, 127,5001b; max speed, 455 m.p.h.; in service, 1962. Lockheed U-2A Lockheed-California Co, Burbank, Calif, USA; day multi-sensor reconnaissance; Pratt & Whitney J75-13 turbojet, of 17,0001b thrust; span, 80ft; length, 49ft 7in; gross weight, 17,5001b; max Mach number, about 0.9; in service, 1959. Grumman HU-16A Albatross Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corp, Bethpage, NY, USA; amphibian patrol, reconnaissance, rescue and liaison; two Wright R-1820-76A piston engines of 1,425 h.p. each; span, 80ft (96ft 6in in HU-16B); length, 60ft 8in; gross weight, 27,0251b; max speed, 264 m.p.h.; in service, 1949. Lockheed P-2H Neptune Lockheed-Cali- fwiua Co, Burbank, Calif, USA; ASW search and strike and ocean patrol; two Wright R-3350-32W Turbo-Compound piston engines of 3,500 h.p. each, plus two Westinghouse J34-36 turbojets of 3,4001b thrust each; span, 103ft lOin; length, 91ft 8in; gross weight, 79,8951b; max speed, 403 m.p.h.; in service, 1958 (P-2A, 1946). Grumman S-2A Tracker Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corp, Bethpage, NY, USA; ASW search and strike; two Wright R-1820-82WA piston engines of 1,525 h.p. each; span, 69ft 8in (72ft 7in in later versions); length, 42ft 3in; gross weight, 24,0001b; max speed, 280 m.p.h.; in service, 1954. Grumman E-1B Tracer Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corp, Bethpage, NY, USA; air- borne early-warning and fighter direction; two Wright R-1820-82A piston engines of 1,525 h.p. each; span, 72ft 4in; length, 45ft 4in; gross weight, 27,0001b; in service, I960., Grumman E-2A Hawkeye Grumman Air- craft Engineering Corp, Bethpage, NY, USA; airborne early-warning and fighter direction; two Allison T56-8 turboprops of 4,050 s.h.p. each; span, 80ft 7in; length, 56ft 4in; gross weight, 49,5001b; in service, 1964. Lockheed YF-12A (originally A-ll) Lock- heed-California Co, Burbank, Calif, USA; high-performance research intercepter and reconnaissance; two Pratt & Whitney J58 turbojets with reheat, of over 30,0001b thrust each; span, about 45ft; length, about 100ft; gross weight, over 70,0001b; max Mach num- ber, over 3; in service (evaluation and trials)) 1964. MFI-10 Vipan AB Malmo Flygindustfl. Malmo O, Sweden; air observation aw liaison; Lycoming O-360 piston engine d 180 h.p.; span, 34ft 9£in; length, 26ft; gro» weight, 2,5901b; max speed, 150 m.p.h.; » service (evaluation), 1962. Martin P5M-2 Martin The Martin Com- pany, Baltimore, Maryland, USA; ASW sear* and strike and ocean patrol; two Wngn R-3350-32W Turbo-Compound piston of 3,700 h.p. each; span, 118ft 21 in;
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