Dassault Mirage 5 - Specifications (Mirage 5F)

Specifications (Mirage 5F)

Data from Encyclopedia of World Military Aircraft

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 15.55 m (51 ft 0¼ in)
• Wingspan: 8.22 m (26 ft 11⅝ in)
• Height: 4.50 m (14 ft 9 in)
• Wing area: 35.00 m² (376.8 ft²)
• Empty weight: 7,150 kg (15,763 lb)
• Max. takeoff weight: 13,700 kg (30,203 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × SNECMA Atar 09C turbojet
  • Dry thrust: 41.97 kN (9,436 lbf)
  • Thrust with afterburner: 60.80 kN (13,688 lbf)

Performance

• Maximum speed: Mach 2.2 (2,350 km/h, 1,268 knots, 1,460 mph) at 12,000 m (39,400 ft)
• Cruise speed: 956 km/h (516 knots, 594 mph)
• Combat radius: 1,250 km (675 nmi, 777 mi) hi-lo-hi profile, payload two 400 kg bomb and max external fuel
• Ferry range: 4,000 km (2,158 nmi, 2,485 mi)
• Service ceiling: 18,000 m (59,055 ft)
• Rate of climb: 186 m/s (36,600 ft/min)

Armament

• Guns: 2× 30 mm (1.18 in) DEFA 552 cannons with 125 rounds per gun
• Rockets: 2× Matra JL-100 drop tank/rocket pack, each with 19× SNEB 68 mm rockets and 66 US gallons (250 liters) of fuel
• Missiles: 2× AIM-9 Sidewinders OR Matra R550 Magics
• Bombs: 8,800 lb (4,000 kg) of payload on five external hardpoints, including a variety of bombs, reconnaissance pods or Drop tanks