| Manufacturer |
Israeli Aircraft Industries |
Atlas Aircraft Corporation |
| Description |
The Israel Aircraft Industries Kfir () is an Israeli all-weather multirole combat aircraft based on the French Dassault Mirage 5, with Israeli avionics and an Israeli license-built version of the General Electric J79 turbojet engine (J79-J1E). |
The Atlas Cheetah is a South African fighter aircraft produced by the aviation company Atlas Aircraft Corporation (later Denel Aeronautics). |
| ICAO Code |
KFIR |
MIRA |
| First Flight |
1973-06-01 |
|
| Entry Into service |
1976-01-01 |
1986-01-01 |
| Designer |
Israeli Aircraft Industries |
Atlas Aircraft Corporation |
| Type |
Fighter-bomber, multirole combat aircraft |
Fighter aircraft |
| Length (m) |
15.65 |
15.55 |
| Height (m) |
4.55 |
4.5 |
| Cockpit Crew |
1 |
|
| Max Speed (km/h) |
2440 |
2350 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
17680 |
17000 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
233 |
233.5 |
| Armament |
2× Rafael-built 30 mm (1.18 in) DEFA 553 cannon with 140 rpg; 9390 kg of payload on nine external hardpoints, including bombs such as the Mark 80 series, Paveway series of LGBs, Griffin LGBs, SMKBs, CBU-100 Rockeyes, BLU-107 Matra Durandal, reconnaissance pods or drop tanks; FFAR and Zuni unguided air-to-ground rockets; 4× AIM-9 Sidewinders or Python-series AAMs |
2 × 30 mm (1.18 in) DEFA 552 cannons with 125 rounds per gun; 8,800 lb (4,000 kg) of payload on five external hardpoints, including 250 kg Laser-guided bombs (LGB), GPS-guided bombs, 250 kg 'booster' bombs, a variety of unguided 'iron' bombs, reconnaissance pods or drop tanks; 4 × Matra rocket pods with 18 × SNEB 68 mm rockets each, OR 2 × Matra JL-100 drop tank/rocket pack, each with 19 × SNEB 6… |
| Max Mach (Mach) |
2.3 |
|
| National Origin |
Israel |
South Africa |
| Number Built |
220 |
38 |
| Powerplant Description |
1 × IAl Bedek-built General Electric J79-J1E turbojet, 52.9 kN thrust each |
1 × Snecma Atar 9K50C-11 afterburning turbojet engine, 49.2 kN thrust each |
| Primary Users |
Israeli Air Force (historical), United States Navy (historical) , Colombian Aerospace Force , Sri Lanka Air Force |
South African Air Force (historical), Chilean Air Force (historical), Ecuadorian Air Force (historical) |
| Status |
In service with Colombia and Sri Lanka |
Active with private companies |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IAI_Kfir |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_Cheetah |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
8.22 |
8.22 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
34.8 |
35 |
| Wake Category |
M |
M |
| Aircraft Engine |
General Electric J79 |
|
| Number of Engines |
1 |
1 |