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General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 14.36 m (47 ft 1 in)
  • Wingspan: 9.13 m (29 ft 11 in)
  • Height: 5.2 m (17 ft 1 in)
  • Wing area: 41 m2 (440 sq ft)
  • Aspect ratio: 2.36
  • Airfoil: NACA 6 series airfoil
  • Empty weight: 7,500 kg (16,535 lb)
  • Gross weight: 13,800 kg (30,424 lb
  • Max takeoff weight: 17,000 kg (37,479 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × SNECMA M53-P2 afterburning turbofan engine

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 2,336 km/h (1,452 mph, 1,261 kn) / M2.2 at high altitude
  • Range: 1,550 km (960 mi, 840 nmi)
  • Ferry range: 3,335 km (2,072 mi, 1,801 nmi) with auxiliary fuel
  • Service ceiling: 17,060 m (55,970 ft)
  • Rate of climb: 285 m/s (56,100 ft/min)
  • Wing loading: 337 kg/m2 (69 lb/sq ft)
  • Thrust/weight: 0.7

Armament

  • Guns: 2× 30 mm (1.2 in) DEFA 554 revolver cannon, 125 rounds per gun
  • Air-to-air mission loadout:
    • 6× MBDA MICA IR/RF (Mirage 2000-5, Mirage 2000-9, Mirage 2000 I)
    • 2× Matra R550 Magic-II and 2× Matra Super 530D (Mirage 2000 C)
  • Air-to-ground mission loadout:
    • 2× AM.39 Exocet (Mirage 2000 EG, Mirage 2000-5 Mk2)
  • Unguided Bombs
    • Mk.82
  • Guided Bombs
    • PGM 500 and PGM 2000 modular guided bombs (Mirage 2000-9)
    • 2× AS-30L laser-guided missile (Mirage 2000 D)
    • 2× GBU-49 laser-guided bombs (Mirage 2000 D)
    • 1× ASMP-A tactical nuclear cruise missile (Mirage 2000 N)
    • 1x Spice 2000 (Mirage 2000 N)
  • Hardpoints: 9 total (4× under-wing, 5× under-fuselage) with a capacity of 6,300 kg (13,900 lb) external fuel and ordnance
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