France
SUPER ETENDARD (DASSAULT-BREGUET)
Gary's Combat Aircraft Reference Guide

FM 44-80:  Super Etendard

GENERAL DATA

Country of Origin: France.
Similar Aircraft: Fantan A, Mitsubishi F-1, Mirage F-1, YAK-38 Forger.
Crew: One.
Role: Strike, fighter.
Armament: Missiles, cannon, bombs.
Dimensions: Length: 47 ft (14.34 m). Span: 31 ft, 6 in (9.62 m).

DESCRIPTION

Wings: Mid-mounted, swept-back, and tapered with blunt tips. Sawtooth in the leading edges.

Engine(s): One turbojet inside the body. Semicircular air intakes below the canopy. Single exhaust.

Fuselage: Long, pointed nose. Body bulges at the air intakes and tapers to the rear. Bubble canopy well forward on the nose. Dorsal spine extends from the cockpit to midbody.

Tail: Large, swept-back, and tapered tail fin with curved tip. Flats are low- to mid-mounted on the tail fin, swept-back, and tapered with blunt tips.

USER COUNTRY

Argentina, France.