AIRCRAFT BRIEF
The Dassault Mirage 2000C is a French fourth-generation, single-engine delta-wing interceptor that entered service in 1984. Designed as the successor to the Mirage III/F1, it features a fly-by-wire flight control system and the powerful SNECMA M53-P2 engine, enabling speeds up to Mach 2.2. Armed with the Super 530D and Magic 2 missiles, it served as France's primary air defense interceptor for two decades.
SPECIFICATIONS
- manufacturer
- Dassault Aviation
- first Flight
- 1978
- role
- Interceptor / Multirole fighter
- crew
- 1 pilot
- engines
- 1x SNECMA M53-P2 (21,400 lbf with AB)
- max Speed
- 2,336 km/h (Mach 2.2)
- range
- 1,550 km (837 nmi)
- ceiling
- 60,000 ft
- weight
- 17,000 kg (MTOW)