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[PEA] Dassault Super Mystere B-2

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Dassault Super Mystère

- About the aircraft

The Dassault Super Mystère is a French supersonic fighter-bomber and was the first Western European supersonic aircraft to enter mass production.

The Super Mystère represents the final step in evolution, which began with the Dassault Ouragan and progressed through the Mystère II/III and Mystère IV. While earlier Mystère variants could attain supersonic speeds only in a dive, the Super Mystère could exceed the speed of sound in level flight. This was achieved thanks to the new thin wing with 45° of sweep (compared with 41° of sweep in the Mystère IV and only 33° in Mystère II) and the use of an afterburner-equipped turbojet engine.

The first prototype Super Mystère B.1, powered by a Rolls-Royce Avon RA.7R, took to the air on 2 March 1954. The aircraft broke the sound barrier in level flight the following day.

As the Super Mystère B2, sometimes known as the SMB2, the aircraft entered production in 1957. The production version differed from the prototype by having a more powerful SNECMA Atar 101G engine. A total of 180 Super Mystère B2s were built.

C O N T R O L S
Trim : Flaps, cruising 'rotate' adjuster
VTOL : Further flaps

General Characteristics

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  • Wingspan 31.2ft (9.5m)
  • Length 43.7ft (13.3m)
  • Height 14.7ft (4.5m)
  • Empty Weight 13,777lbs (6,249kg)
  • Loaded Weight 17,189lbs (7,797kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.519
  • Wing Loading 43.2lbs/ft2 (210.7kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 398.3ft2 (37.0m2)
  • Drag Points 1883

Parts

  • Number of Parts 57
  • Control Surfaces 7
  • Performance Cost 410