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Dassault Mystère ✕ Fairey Firefly ✕
Manufacturer Dassault Aviation Fairey Aviation Company
Description The Dassault MD.452 Mystère is a 1950s French fighter-bomber. The Fairey Firefly is a Second World War-era carrier-borne fighter aircraft and anti-submarine aircraft that was principally operated by the Fleet Air Arm (FAA).
ICAO Code FFLY
First Flight 1951-02-23 1941-12-22
Entry Into service 1954-01-01 1943-03-01
Production End 1957-01-01 1955-01-01
Service End 1963-01-01 1956-01-01
Designer Dassault Aviation Fairey Aviation Company
Type Fighter-bomber Carrier-borne fighter; Strike fighter ; Aerial reconnaissance
Length (m) 11.7 11.2776
Height (m) 4.26 4.2672
Cockpit Crew 1 2
Max Speed (km/h) 1060 590.6292
Cruise Speed (km/h) 336.3529
Max Ceiling (m) 15250 9723.12
Rate of Climb (m/s) 23
Armament 2× 30 mm DEFA cannon with 150 rounds per gun; 900 kg of payload on four external hardpoints, including a variety of bombs or Drop tanks; 2× Matra rocket pods with 18× 68 mm SNEB rockets each; Optional 2000 lbs of external ordnance including conventional drop bombs and up to 12 High Explosive (HE) air-to-ground rockets; 2 x 30mm DEFA internal cannons 4 × 20 mm Hispano Mk.V cannon; maximum 2 × 1000 lb on underwing pylons; maximum 16 × RP-3 60 lb rockets on 8 × zero-length launchers
National Origin France
Number Built 170 1702
Powerplant Description 1 × SNECMA Atar 101D axial flow turbojet, 29.4 kN thrust each 1 × Rolls-Royce Griffon 74 V-12 liquid-cooled piston engine, 1715 kW (2300 hp) each
Primary Users French Air Force Royal Navy, Royal Australian Navy , Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Netherlands Navy
Status Retired from military service
Wikipedia Article (URL) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dassault_Myst%C3%A8re en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairey_Firefly
Flat Wing Span (m) 13.1 12.4968
Flat Wing Area (m²) 30.3 30.658
Wake Category L
Aircraft Engine SNECMA Atar 101
Number of Engines 1 1