FLIGHT International, 4 June 1970

Left, prototype of the Argentine FMA A-X2

twin turboprop COIN aircraft. A Neiva
YL-42 Regente, below left, liaison monoplane
of La Forca Aerea Brazileira. Below, Brazil's
new trainer, the Neiva T-25. Bottom, Canadair
CL-4IA of the CAF. Right, DHC Caribou of
the Abu Dhabi Defence Force. Below right,
still with a doubtful future, the magnificently
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al t hough four pre-product i on aircraft are
being flown experimentally by t he Armee
de l' Air. Span, 76ft 9i n; length, 77ft l l i n ;
max payl oad, 22,0451b; max gross STOL,
48,5001b, CTO gross. 58,4001b; max cruise,
at 10,000ft, 225kt ; range wi t h max pay-
load, 538 n. m. , with max fuel, 1,670 n. m.
Breguet Br.1050 Alize (One 2,020 e.s.h.p.
Rolls-Royce Dart RDa. 7 Mk 21 t ur bopr op) .
Two carrier squadrons and an OTU
operat e the remainder of 75 Arizes delivered
to A6ronavale in 1959. A handful still serve
with t he Indian Navy. Span 51ft 2i n; length,
45ft 6i n; max gross, 18,1001b; max speed.
25kt ; ferry range, 1,550 n. m.
Breguet Br.llSO Atlantic (Two 6,105
e.s.h.p. Hi spano/ Rol l s- Royce Tyne RTy. 20
Mk 21 t urboprops). The 40 Atlantics for
France and 20 for Ger many for ASW
dut i es were compl et ed in 1968; ni ne for
t he Royal Net herl ands Navy and 18 for t he
Italian Navy will mai nt ai n product i on i nt o
1973. Span, 119ft l i n; length, 104ft 2i n;
max gross, 95,9001b; max speed, 380 m. p. h. ;
pat rol speed, 355kt; max endurance at
170kt, 18hr; max range, 4,850 n. m.
Breguet/BAC (SEPECAT) JaguarSee Great
Britain, BAC/ Breguet.
Dassault/Breguet-Domier Alpha Jet (Two
2,3001b SNECMA/ Tur bomeca Larzac t urbo-
fans). One of the t wo Fr anco- Ger man
projects for these count ri es' joint require-
ment for 400 Magister replacements. As with
the E.650, the cockpit layout is in line with
moder n supersonic types. The Al pha Jet
has a modestly swept shoulder wing, low
tail and engines mount ed on the fuselage
sides. If ordered, the first flight would be
May 1972. An elaborate full-scale mock-up
has been built. Span, 29ft 7i n; length,
39ft 5i n; max gross, 8,8201b-9,9201b; max
speed, Mach 1-plus; landing speed under
lOOkt; endurance, approx 2hr.
Dassault Etendard
Snecma At ar 8B
o p e r a t e s three
squadrons with 69
IV-M (One 9,7001b
turbojet). Aeronaval e
carrier fighter/strike
Et endard IV-Ms, plus
further squadron with 21 Et endard IV-Ps for
tactical recce/aerial tanker duties. Span.
31ft 6in; length, 47ft 3i n; max gross,
22,4861b; max speed, Mach 1.02 at 36,000ft:
tactical radius (clean), lo-Io-Io, 160 n. m. ;
ferry range, 1,520 n. m.
Dassault Falcon (Two 4,2501b General
Electric CF700 t urbofans). Military orders
for the Fal con to date comprise two from
France, seven from Canada, one from
Belgium, two from Spain and three from
Australia. Span, 53ft 6i n; length, 56ft 3i n:
max gross, 28,6601b; max cruise, at 25,000ft,
460kt ; max range, 1,890 n. m.
Dassault Mirage IIIB (One 9,4361b
Snecma At ar 09C3 turbojet developing
144,1101b with afterburning). Over 60 t wo-
seat Mi rage trainers have been delivered t o
dat e, to France, Israel, Lebanon, Australia.
Switzerland and South Africa. Span, 27ft;
length, 50ft 6i n; max gross, 26,4551b; max
speed, Mach 2.2.
Dassault Mirage HIE (One 9,4361b
Snecma At ar 09C developing 13,6701b with
afterburning, 3,3001b SEPr jettisonable
rocket booster optional). The "s t andar d"
Mirage III interceptor is in service with the
Armee de l' Air. and has been used as
the basis for a large number of single- and
two-seat variants. By January this year 919
Mi rages had been ordered, 495 being
exported t o (or manufact ured in) nine
countries. Israel received 72 Mi rage III-CJ.
Sout h Africa 16 -CZ and three two-seat
- DZ and two squadrons of - EZ; the Swiss
built 34 -8 and the Australians 98 -0. Span.
27ft; length, 49ft 4i n; gross weight,
29.7601b; max speed, sea level, 755kt, at
40,000ft. l,268kt (Mach 2.2).
Dassault Mi rage IIIR (One 9,4361b
Snecma At ar 09C turbojet developing
13,7601b with afterburning). Basically a HI E
with redesigned nose containing a camera in
place of Cyr ano radar. The Armee de l' Air
ordered 80 in 1963, t ot al orders with exports
about 100. Span, 27ft; length 49ft 4i n; max
gross, 28,7601b appr ox; max speed, Mach
2. 2; endurance, maxi mum fuel, 3.7hr.
Dassault Mi rage IVA (Two 10,3601b
Snecma At ar 09K turbojets developing
15,4351b with afterburning). First-generation
Fr ench nuclear det errent delivery is the
responsibility of three wings with 62 Mi rage
I VAs. Span, 38ft 10in; length 77ft l i n;
nor mal gross, 69,6701b; max speed, at
36,000ft, Mach 2.2, combat speed Mach 1.8:
tactical radius, un-refuelled, 870 n. m. ,
hi-lo-hi, 600 n. m.
Dassault Mirage S (One 9,4351b Snecma
At ar 9C turbojet developing 13,6701b with
afterburning). The Mi rage 5 is an export
version of the HI E intercepter, optimised for
ground at t ack. Israel has ordered 50, but
was refused delivery. Peru has 12, 88 go
to Belgium, a further 54 will be delivered to
Iraq in 1970 and Li bya has ordered 100.