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Dassault-Breguet Super Étendard ✕ Saab 35 Draken ✕
Manufacturer Dassault Aviation Saab
Description The Dassault-Breguet Super Étendard (Étendard is French for "battle flag", cognate to English "standard") is a French retired carrier-borne strike fighter aircraft designed and produced by the French aircraft manufacturer Dassault-Breguet. The Saab 35 Draken (; The Kite, ambiguous with The Dragon) is a Swedish fighter-interceptor developed and manufactured by Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget (SAAB) between 1955 and 1974.
ICAO Code SB35
First Flight 1974-10-28 1955-10-25
Entry Into service 1978-06-01 1960-03-06
Production End 1983-01-01 1974-01-01
Service End 2016-07-01 2005-01-01
Designer Dassault Aviation Saab
Type Strike aircraft Fighter-interceptor
Length (m) 14.31 15.35
Height (m) 3.86 3.89
Cockpit Crew 1 1
Max Speed (km/h) 1205 2450
Max Ceiling (m) 13700 20000
Rate of Climb (m/s) 100 199
Armament 2× 30 mm (1.18 in) DEFA 552 cannons with 125 rounds per gun; Conventional unguided or laser-guided bombs, provision for 1 × AN-52 free-fall nuclear bomb, provision for "buddy" air refuelling pod; 4× Matra rocket pods with 18× SNEB 68 mm rockets each; ; 1× AM-39 Exocet Anti-shipping missile or; 1× Air-Sol Moyenne Portée nuclear armed missile or; 2× AS-30L or; 2× Matra Magic Air-to-air missile; 4× … 1× or 2× 30 mm akan m/55 ADEN cannon with 100 rounds per gun (in Saab 35F one cannon was omitted (with 120 rounds) to fit avionics needed for Falcon missile integration, earlier variants and export variants retained twin guns.); six for ordnance, or drop tanks on the bottom two hardpoints
Max Mach (Mach) 2.3
National Origin France Sweden
Number Built 85 651
Powerplant Description 1 × Snecma Atar 8K-50 turbojet, 49 kN thrust each 1 × Svenska Flygmotor RM6C afterburning turbojet engine, 56.5 kN thrust each
Primary Users French Naval Aviation (historical), Argentine Naval Aviation (historical) , Iraqi Air Force (historical) Swedish Air Force, Austrian Air Force, Finnish Air Force, Royal Danish Air Force
Status Retired from military service
Wikipedia Article (URL) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dassault-Breguet_Super_%C3%89tendard en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab_35_Draken
Flat Wing Span (m) 9.6 9.42
Flat Wing Area (m²) 28.4 49.2
Wake Category M
Number of Engines 1 1