| Manufacturer |
Mikoyan-Gurevich |
Dassault Aviation |
| Description |
The Mikoyan-Gurevich I-3 was the first of three interrelated fighter prototype programs developed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich design bureau in the Soviet Union in the mid/late 1950s – starting with the I-3, continuing with the I-7 and finally evolving into the I-75. |
The Dassault Étendard IV is a transonic carrier-borne strike fighter aircraft developed and manufactured by French aerospace company Dassault Aviation. |
| First Flight |
1956-01-01 |
1956-07-24 |
| Entry Into service |
|
1962-01-01 |
| Service End |
|
1991-01-01 |
| Designer |
Mikoyan-Gurevich |
Dassault Aviation |
| Type |
|
Strike fighter |
| Length (m) |
15.78 |
14.35 |
| Height (m) |
|
3.9 |
| Cockpit Crew |
1 |
1 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
1960 |
1099 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
18800 |
15500 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
|
100 |
| Armament |
2 × 30 mm Nudelman-Rikhter NR-30 autocannon |
2 × 30 mm (1.18 in) DEFA 552 cannons with 150 rounds per gun; 1,360 kg (3,000 lb) of payload on four external hardpoints, including a variety of bombs or Drop tanks; 2 × Matra rocket pods with 18× SNEB 68 mm rockets each; AIM-9 Sidewinder and Matra Magic air-to-air missiles, Nord AS.30 and AS.20 air-to-surface missiles. |
| Max Mach (Mach) |
1.59 |
|
| National Origin |
Soviet Union |
France |
| Number Built |
1 |
90 |
| Powerplant Description |
1 × Klimov VK-3 afterburning turbojet engine, 82.4 kN thrust each |
1 × SNECMA ATAR 08B turbojet engine, 43.16 kN thrust each |
| Primary Users |
|
French Navy |
| Status |
|
Retired |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich_I-3 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dassault_%C3%89tendard_IV |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
8.98 |
9.6 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
30 |
28.4 |
| Aircraft Engine |
Klimov VK-3 |
|
| Number of Engines |
1 |
1 |