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Dassault-Breguet Super Etendard

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A remastered version on my old etendard link for it:https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/o0Oo0T/dassault-breguet-super-etendard-Argentine-Air-force

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The Dassault-Breguet Super Étendard (Étendard is French for "battle flag", cognate to English "standard") is a French carrier-borne strike fighter aircraft designed by Dassault-Breguet for service with the French Navy.

The aircraft is an advanced development of the Étendard IVM, which it replaced. The Super Étendard first flew in October 1974 and entered French service in June 1978. French Super Étendards have served in several conflicts such as the Kosovo war, the war in Afghanistan and the military intervention in Libya.

The Super Étendard was also operated by Iraq (on a temporary lease) and Argentina, which both deployed the aircraft during wartime. Argentina's use of the Super Étendard and the Exocet missile during the 1982 Falklands War led to the aircraft gaining considerable popular recognition. The Super Étendard was used by Iraq to attack oil tankers and merchant shipping in the Persian Gulf during the Iraq-Iran War. In French service, the Super Étendard was replaced by the Dassault Rafale in 2016.

Argentina

The Argentine Naval Aviation decided to buy 14 Super Étendards in 1979 after the United States put an arms embargo in place, due to the Dirty War and refused to supply spare parts for Argentina's fleet of A-4Q Skyhawks. Between August and November 1981, five Super Étendards and five anti-ship sea-skimming Exocet missiles were shipped to Argentina.The Super Étendards, armed with Exocet anti-ship missiles played a key role in the Falklands War between Argentina and the United Kingdom in 1982. The 2nd Naval Squadron was stationed at the Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego naval air base; during the conflict. The threat posed to British naval forces led to the planning of Operation Mikado and other proposed infiltration missions to raid the airbase, aiming to destroy the Super Étendards to prevent their use.A total of four Super Étendards were operational during the conflict.

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Ag-1 Drop tank
Ag-3 Arresting hook
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General Characteristics

  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 34.0ft (10.4m)
  • Length 52.5ft (16.0m)
  • Height 18.8ft (5.7m)
  • Empty Weight 12,562lbs (5,698kg)
  • Loaded Weight 15,371lbs (6,972kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.315
  • Wing Loading 20.5lbs/ft2 (100.3kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 748.4ft2 (69.5m2)
  • Drag Points 5000

Parts

  • Number of Parts 108
  • Control Surfaces 13
  • Performance Cost 446