| Manufacturer |
Saab |
Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation |
| Description |
The Saab JAS 39 Gripen (; ) is a light single-engine supersonic multirole fighter aircraft manufactured by the Swedish aerospace and defence company Saab AB. |
The Dassault Mirage III () is a family of single/dual-seat, single-engine, fighter aircraft developed and manufactured by French aircraft company Dassault Aviation. |
| ICAO Code |
SB39 |
|
| First Flight |
1988-12-09 |
1956-11-17 |
| Entry Into service |
1996-06-09 |
1961-01-01 |
| Designer |
Saab |
Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation |
| Length (m) |
14.9 |
15.03 |
| Height (m) |
4.5 |
4.5 |
| Cockpit Crew |
1 |
1 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
|
2350 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
15240 |
17000 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
|
83 |
| Armament |
1 × 27 mm Mauser BK-27 revolver cannon with 120 rounds (single-seat models only); 8 (two hardpoints under fuselage, two under each wing, and one on each wing tip, with one of these for FLIR/ECM/LD/Recon pod) |
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) |
2 |
2.2 |
| National Origin |
Sweden |
France |
| Number Built |
300 |
1422 |
| Powerplant Description |
1 × Volvo RM12 afterburning turbofan engine, 54 kN thrust each |
1 × SNECMA Atar 09C afterburning turbojet engine, 41.97 kN thrust each |
| Primary Users |
Swedish Air Force, Brazilian Air Force , South African Air Force , Hungarian 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/Saab_JAS_39_Gripen |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dassault_Mirage_III |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
8.4 |
8.22 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
30 |
34.85 |
| Wake Category |
M |
|
| Aircraft Engine |
Volvo RM12 |
|
| Number of Engines |
1 |
1 |