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F-16 vs F-15 Dogfight
Dogfight F-15 vs F-16 recorded by an IMAX High Definition camera during Operation Red Flag. As you're watching, remember that the F-16 is the single engine, single tail wing aircraft.
Mirage 2000
The Mirage 2000 is a multirole fighter jet manufactured by the French company, Dassault Aviation. It was meant to compete with the American F-16 which was favored over the Mirage F1 by several European air forces. The Mirage 2000 became operational in 1984. French Mirage 2000s saw action in the Persian Gulf War, as well as air operations over Yugoslavia, with one Mirage 2000 shot down by a surface-to-air missile. The Mirage 2000 is being replaced by the Dassault Rafale, which became operational in 2006.
General characteristics
* Crew: 1
* Length: 14.36 m (50 ft 3 in)
* Wingspan: 9.13 m (29 ft)
* Height: 5.30 m (17 ft 5 in)
* Wing area: 41 m² (441.32 ft²)
* Empty weight: 7,600 kg (17,000 lb)
* Loaded weight: 13,800 kg (30,420 lb)
* Max takeoff weight: 17,000 kg (37,500 lb)
* Powerplant: 1× SNECMA M53-P2 afterburning turbofan, 95 kN (21,400 lbf)
Performance
* Maximum speed: (Mach 2.2) altitude
* Range: 1,480 km (770 nm, 890 mi)
* Service ceiling: 18,000 m (59,000 ft)
* Rate of climb: 285 m/s (56,000 ft/min)
* Wing loading: 337 kg/m² (69 lb/ft²)
* Thrust/weight: 0.70
Armament
* Guns: 2× 30 mm (1.18 in) DEFA cannons
* Missiles: 4× MBDA MICA air-to-air missiles