| Manufacturer |
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited |
Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation |
| Description |
The HAL Tejas () is an Indian single-engine, 4.5 generation, delta wing, multirole combat aircraft designed by the Aeronautical Development Agency and manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Indian Navy. |
The Dassault Mirage III () is a family of single/dual-seat, single-engine, fighter aircraft developed and manufactured by French aircraft company Dassault Aviation. |
| First Flight |
2001-01-04 |
1956-11-17 |
| Entry Into service |
2015-01-17 |
1961-01-01 |
| Designer |
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited |
Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation |
| Type |
Multirole light fighter |
|
| Length (m) |
13.2 |
15.03 |
| Height (m) |
4.4 |
4.5 |
| Cockpit Crew |
1 |
1 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
2220 |
2350 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
16000 |
17000 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
|
83 |
| Armament |
1 × 23 mm twin-barrel GSh-23 cannon with 220 rounds; 9 |
2 × 30 mm DEFA 552 cannon with 125 rounds per gun; 4000 kg of payload on five external hardpoints, including a variety of bombs, reconnaissance pods or Drop tanks; French Air Force IIIEs through to 1991 were equipped to carry the AN-52 nuclear bomb.; 2 × Matra JL-100 drop tank/rocket pack, each with 19× 68 mm SNEB rockets and 250 L of fuel; 2 × AIM-9B Sidewinder Air to Air missiles (AAM) or; 2 × … |
| Max Mach (Mach) |
1.8 |
2.2 |
| National Origin |
India |
France |
| Number Built |
45 |
1422 |
| Powerplant Description |
1 × General Electric F404-GE-IN20 afterburning turbofan with FADEC |
1 × SNECMA Atar 09C afterburning turbojet engine, 41.97 kN thrust each |
| Primary Users |
Indian Air Force |
French Air Force (historical), Royal Australian Air Force (historical), Pakistan Air Force , Israeli Air Force (historical) |
| Status |
In service |
In service with the Pakistan Air Force |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HAL_Tejas |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dassault_Mirage_III |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
8.2 |
8.22 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
38.4 |
34.85 |
| Aircraft Engine |
General Electric F404 |
|
| Number of Engines |
1 |
1 |