Please introduce the French mirage jets series.

Phantom 2000 is very similar to Phantom III/5 and Phantom 50, but not the same. Mirage 2000 is a new fighter controlled by an advanced interceptor. In the second phase of the ground attack mission, Mirage 2000 carried laser-guided missiles, rockets and bombs. Phantom 2000N also has nuclear projection capability.

Mirage 2000-5 is the latest fighter of Mirage 2000 series. As a multi-role fighter with the ability to accomplish multiple tasks, Mirage 2000-5 integrates the modern technology of the original Mirage 2000 fighters (Mirage 2000DA, Mirage 2000E and Mirage 2000D) and has the most advanced weapons. Mirage 2000-5' s new weapon delivery system is designed for air defense missions, carrying Matera MICA multi-target air-to-air interceptor missiles and Magic 2 missiles. The "Magic" 2 missile system integrates automatic detection capability. Mirage 2000-5 carried four mica multi-target air-to-air interceptor missiles and two Magic 2 missiles. Phantom 2000-5 can use all conventional weapons. 1992165438+1October, Taiwan Province Province purchased 60 Mirage 2000-5 fighters.

Mirage 2000D is a two-seat air-to-ground attack aircraft, which was transformed from Mirage 2000N by the French Air Force. Phantom 2000D's tactical penetration two-seater fighter carries air-to-ground high-precision guided weapons, which can be detonated in a safe range day and night. Phantom 2000D's navigation and attack system enables it to fly under any conditions. In addition to launching nuclear weapons, Mirage 2000D also carries laser-guided weapons, low-resistance bombs and Apache cruise missiles. Phantom 2000D has the same geometric features and main performance as Phantom 2000-5. (Picture viewing: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,1,12, 13,/kloc.

Specific data

Country of origin: France

Manufacturers Dassault Aviation, Aircraft Engine Development Company, Thomson Wireless Telegraph Company.

First flight1March 978 ["Phantom" 2000C]

199 1 February ["Phantom" 2000D]

The service time in the French Air Force was1summer of 983 ["Phantom" 2000C].

1April 993 ["Phantom" 2000D]

Similar to the plane Mirage III/5 (France)

Lion cub multi-role fighter (Israel)

Saab-37 Thunder Fighter (Sweden)

Crew 1

Phantom 2000n &；; Two people in 2000D (1 pilot+1 pilot and weapons commander)

Mission interceptor ["Phantom" 2000C]

24-hour air interception in all-weather battlefield ("Phantom" 2000D)

Main operating performance ("Phantom" 2000D)

Automatic terrain tracking at ultra-high altitude and ultra-low altitude

Complete the bombing mission under any conditions.

High-precision bombing under any conditions

Captain 50 feet 3 inches (14.36 meters)

The wingspan is 29 feet 5 inches (9.13m).

The height of the machine is 5.30m.

The empty weight is 7600kg ("Phantom" 2000C).

The maximum weight is 65438+500kg.

Maximum load: 5900kg ("Phantom" 2000C)

6200kg (9 storerooms) ("Phantom" 2000D)

Power/propulsion equipment: SNECMAM53P2 jet engine /9.7t jet engine.

Maximum speed Mach number 1, 2 (low altitude)

Mach number 2.2 (high altitude)

The climbing rate is17000m/min.

The rising height is higher than 50,000 feet/16,500m.

The operational radius is 800 nautical miles (1, 475 kilometers).

4250 kg explosion

1 0,000 nm (1 0,850 km) wide/

2 1 700-liter auxiliary fuel tank

1.800 nm (3,335 km) wide/

2 1, 700L+1,300L auxiliary fuel tank

Air supply tank

Fuel capacity ("Phantom" 2000C)

3950 liters ~ 8000 liters/

Air supply ("Phantom" 2000D)

3 1t ~ 62tl/ air replenishment

Sensor RDI radar (interceptor), general early warning radar, advanced bombing sight

Auxiliary fuel tank volume 1700L, weight 1358kg, flyable 188nm.

Auxiliary fuel tank volume 1300L, weight 1038kg, flyable 144nm.

weapon

Cannon: two 30 mm caliber 554 air guns.

Air-to-air weapons: mica air-to-air missiles, Magic 2 missiles, super 530F missiles and super 530D air-to-air missiles.

Air-to-ground bombs: BGL 1000 bomb, Boom (BM)400 guided bomb, BAP 100 bomb.

Air-to-surface missiles: Durandal missile, Beloga cluster bomb, amath anti-radar missile, Abbas long-range air-to-surface missile, scalp missile, AS30L missile, AM39 flying fish anti-ship missile and ASMP tactical nuclear warhead missile. Typical load:

Two AM.39 flying fish anti-ship missiles, 1 1300L auxiliary fuel tank (855nm).

1 1300L auxiliary fuel tank, 2 ARMAT anti-radar missiles and 2 super 550 Magic missiles (885nm).

1 1300L auxiliary fuel tank, two super 500 magic missiles and two super 530D missiles (885nm).

Four Belloga missiles, two 1700L auxiliary fuel tanks, and two super 550 magic missiles (1094nm).

18 Eu2 250kg bomb (756nm)

Special equipment ("Phantom" 2000C)

RDI pulse Doppler radar of Thomson-Wireless Telegraph Company, integrated electronic countermeasure facilities, electronic control system, autopilot and inertial navigation system.

(Phantom 2000D)

Electronic control system, two sets of inertial navigation systems, Thomson-wireless telegraph company's "Antelope" 5 terrain tracking radar, Icare digital map, integrated GPS, integrated countermeasure equipment and laser indicating pod.

NATO's ability to cooperate, protect radio communication, identify the enemy and ourselves, refuel with NATO aircraft in the air, and the weapons and equipment are consistent with NATO.

The production quantity is 526 (including all models of Mirage 2000).

Countries of use (including all models of Mirage 2000): Egypt, France, Greece, India, Peru, Qatar, Taiwan Province Province and United Arab Emirates.

Fighter France >:> Phantom 4000

Author: Buyi in southern Hunan

Phantom 4000

Power plant: two M53 turbofan engines of French state-owned aero-engine development company, with single afterburner thrust of 95. 10 kN (9700 kg).

Airborne weapons: two 30 mm "Defa" machine guns, 1 1 external points, which can be hung with medium and short-range air-to-air missiles for air combat; When attacking the ground, all kinds of bombs, air-to-surface missiles and rockets can be hung, and reconnaissance pods can also be hung, with a maximum external load of 8000 kg.

Size data: wingspan12.00m, captain18.70m, and wing area of 73.00m2..

Weight and load: gross takeoff weight 17000- 18000 kg (the aircraft is full of oil, without external stores) and 25000 kg (with external stores, the maximum).

Performance data: maximum level flying speed M2.3/2440/h, maximum climbing rate (sea level) 305m/s, climbing time (to 15000m, m2)3min, service ceiling of 20000m, and maximum operational radius (with auxiliary fuel tank and reconnaissance pod)1855.

Power system landing system weapon equipment wing fuselage drive system radar system

Phantom 4000 is a single-seat dual-engine multi-role fighter invested and developed by Dassault France. Its main task is air defense to intercept and attack long-range targets. Phantom 4000 is a single wing. Compared with Mirage 2000, Mirage 4000 has a larger vertical tail and adopts new technologies such as fly-by-wire control, relaxing static stability and composite materials used in Mirage 2000. Parallel to Phantom 2000. 1March, 979, the prototype made its first test flight, and then it was grounded because there was no order. 1986 circled again, which is a subject of delta wing-canard layout under turbulent conditions for the "gust" test flight of the next generation fighter. It is estimated that the development cost of Mirage 4000 from development to mass production is about 5 billion francs, and the estimated unit price of this machine 1983 is 3,000 dollars.

Introduction to Phantom 4

/kloc-in the 1950s, France's policies led to differences between France and NATO. NATO did not want France to engage in its own independent nuclear forces, and NATO even refused France to participate in decision-making. After many considerations, France decided to accelerate the development of nuclear weapons. The French government believes that nuclear weapons are a special tool of France's independent defense policy and a low-cost strategic choice (the price of nuclear weapons is relatively cheap), which has far-reaching influence. This statement was unanimously endorsed by the French public and political parties. After de Gaulle was elected president of France in 1958, he accelerated the production of nuclear weapons and gradually established a medium-sized trinity nuclear strike system consisting of space-based Mirage IV bombers, land-based Prussian medium-range ground-to-ground ballistic missiles and sea-based French "awesome" class nuclear submarines. 1964, 36 Mirage IV bombers entered combat readiness for the first time, which unveiled the French nuclear deterrent policy.

Mirage IV strategic bomber may be the smallest supersonic strategic bomber in the modern world. Developed by Dassault, the aircraft is mainly used to carry nuclear bombs or nuclear cruise missiles to break through defense at high speed and attack enemy strategic targets. 1956, in order to establish an independent nuclear deterrent force, while giving priority to the development of missiles, the air force was responsible for organizing the development of bombers capable of carrying atomic bombs to carry out nuclear attacks. China Southern Aircraft Company and Dassault Aircraft Company compete. The former introduced the improved Super Condor -4060 of the light bomber Condor II, while the latter developed Mirage III's developmental Mirage IV. The French Air Force finally selected "Phantom IV", and its production model was named "Phantom IV A".

The general layout of the aircraft follows the traditional tailless delta wing layout of Phantom series, and the main landing gear has two wheels, one in front and one behind. 1956 started development and put into mass production in 1964. The French Air Force bought 62 planes. The first pre-production aircraft was used for bombing test and made its first flight in June/KOOC-0/96/KOOC-0/month 65438+/KOOC-0/month/KOOC-0/2. The second one is used to study the navigation system and carry out aerial refueling test with KC- 135F tanker. The third aircraft is a complete actual combat type, equipped with two "Atta" 9K engines and a complete set of equipment, including the nose aerial refueling oil receiving pipe and weapons. It was first tested on196365438+1October 23rd. The main weapon of the prototype is a 50,000-ton nuclear bomb, or 16 bombs of 454 kg, or four AS.37 air-to-surface missiles. The normal bomb load is 6400 kilograms.

However, it must be pointed out that since the end of the First World War, the development of military science and technology in France has been relatively slow, and there are many backwardness compared with other powerful countries. This trend became more obvious after World War II. There are many reasons why France failed to develop a truly excellent large-scale long-range strategic bomber, but the limitation of technical strength is an iron fact. Although Mirage IV is very distinctive, it is obviously smaller than the advanced strategic bombers of the United States and the Soviet Union, and it is difficult to form a more powerful deterrent.

"Phantom" IV adopts a triangular single wing layout, with no tail and a large swept vertical tail, which conforms to area rule's streamlined fuselage, and two turbojet engines are installed in the rear fuselage. The wing is a mechanism metal structure, and the single wing is a cantilever triangle. The relative thickness gradually changes from 3.8% to 3.2%, and the leading edge sweepback angle is 60. The main beam is perpendicular to the fuselage, and there are two auxiliary beams at the trailing edge, which are almost parallel to the leading edge. There are two lift ailerons at the trailing edge of the wing, which are controlled by an electro-hydraulic dual-cylinder servo control system, and the automatic stabilizer inputs control signals to the system. The upper and lower wing surfaces of the leading edge of the wing root are equipped with hydraulically operated speed brake. No high-lift devices, conical torsion, spoilers or tabs are used. There is a gap at about 66% span of the leading edge of the wing, and there is no anti-icing system.

The fuselage is an all-metal semi-hard shell structure. The nose is sharp, and the front end is the aerial refueling receiving tube. This kind of head filler tube looks like a pitot tube and is very special. Above the front section of the fuselage is the crew capsule, with two passengers and a row of seats, which can be ejected, and below is the front landing gear capsule. There is a fuel tank in the middle of the fuselage, and the engine is mainly installed in the rear section. The tail wing is a vertical tail and rudder with large sweepback angle, with multi-beam metal structure and no tabs and anti-icing devices. The rudder operates in the same way as the aileron. There is a deceleration parachute cabin under the rudder. The front landing gear is two wheels that can be turned and retracted into the fuselage. The main landing gear is a four-wheeled cart type and extends inward into the fuselage. Adopt oil-gas shock absorber. The main tire pressure is about11.77×105 pa (12 kg/cm2), and the front tire pressure is about 7.85× 105 Pa (8 kg/cm2).

The power plant is two "ATA" 9K afterburner turbojet engines, with a single afterburner thrust of 46. 1 kN (4,700kg) and a afterburner thrust of 68.6kN (7,000kg). The air inlet is equipped with a semi-conical adjustable air inlet cone. The leading edge between the wing main beam and the rear beam and before the landing gear installation point is an integral fuel tank. The fuselage fuel tank occupies almost the entire middle section of the fuselage between the rear cockpit and the engine. The fuel tank is installed between the double skins on the outside of each engine inlet, under the inlet and the engine, and perpendicular to the leading edge of the tail. The aerial refueling device is installed on the nose. In order to take off in a small field, two sets of ***6 boosters can be installed under the wing. The cockpit and electronic equipment compartment exhaust air from the engine to adjust the temperature. The compound hydraulic system is used to adjust the intake cone, retract the landing gear, brake, control the front wheel, operate the speed brake and release the parachute. The cold air system pressurizes the hydraulic accumulator and radar equipment cabin to seal the cabin and door. The electrical system is powered by two 20 KVA alternators driven by engines.

Airborne equipment includes CSF radar (installed in the lower part of the middle fuselage), Doppler radar, computer, electronic countermeasures equipment and autopilot.

The cockpit and electronic equipment compartment exhaust air from the engine to adjust the temperature. The compound hydraulic system is used to adjust the intake cone, retract the landing gear, brake, control the front wheel, operate the speed brake and release the parachute. The cold air system pressurizes the hydraulic accumulator and radar equipment cabin to seal the cabin and door. The electrical system is powered by two 20 KVA alternators driven by engines.

1979 Phantom IV began to equip with ASMP medium-range air-to-surface nuclear missiles, and the improved version was named Phantom IV P. 1985 was delivered, and all the missiles ordered by 18 P in 1987 were delivered. At that time, a base plane crashed, so one more plane was converted into a P-type. Since 1992, except for these P-models of 19, the old Phantom IV has been retired. Type P changed Thomson -CSF DR-AA8A radar into ARCANA pulse Doppler radar, added a dual-redundancy inertial navigation system, and improved navigation and fire control capabilities. Thomson -CSF Seval radar warning receiver and antenna are installed in the outer wing lower drum cabin and the rear fuselage upper cabin; A Thomson -CSF TMV 105 BAREM self-defense jamming pod is hung on the left-wing pylon, and a BOZ- 103 jammer dropping pod is hung on the right-wing pylon. Hangers on the inner side of the wing can each be equipped with a 2500-liter auxiliary fuel tank. At present, Mirage IV P and Mirage 2000N, which are also equipped with ASMP nuclear missiles, are responsible for the strategic bombing mission of the French Air Force. Phantom IV will be supported by KC- 135 tanker in battle.

ASMP missile is a strategic and tactical dual-purpose air-to-ground cruise missile equipped by the French Air Force in 1986. It is mainly equipped with Mirage IV P and Mirage 2000N bombers and super flag fighter bombers. The missile adopts inertial and program guidance, and is equipped with an integral liquid ramjet engine and a thermonuclear warhead. The maximum range is 250 kilometers, the speed is Mach 3 (high altitude), the bomb weighs 860 kilograms, and the warhead is equivalent to about 300,000 tons. Its improved ASMP-A will adopt the basic airframe of ASMP, with a new generation of liquid ramjet engine integrated with booster as the power device, greatly increasing the range of ASMP by 250 kilometers (the specific figures are confidential). The cruising speed is higher than Mach 3 at high altitude and Mach 2 at low altitude. This ramjet is controllable, has a large flight envelope, and has a variety of trajectories to choose from to improve its penetration ability. However, since Phantom IV has retired from active service, this modification will be mainly carried by Phantom 2000N.

Phantom IV also has reconnaissance modification. Its biggest advantage is that it can fly at ultra-low altitude, and can take side photos of hillsides to find hidden caves. Phantom IV-P has fast flight speed and certain penetration ability.

In February 2003, French Defense Ministry officials said that they had ordered the dispatch of two Mirage-4 reconnaissance planes to help UN weapons inspectors locate and determine the locations suspected of possessing weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. French Defense Ministry spokesman Biro said on the same day: "The deployment of Mirage IV to assist in verification is under negotiation with Hans Blix, chairman of the International Monitoring and Verification Commission." Sending two reconnaissance planes to assist in the verification work is a proposal put forward by Germany, France and Russia. They want their reconnaissance plane to be stationed outside the Prince Sultan military base in Saudi Arabia. It is reported that eight phantom reconnaissance planes have been deployed there. UNMOVIC also confirmed on June 5, 2008 that an American U-2 reconnaissance plane had carried out its first flight mission over Iraq the day before.

In June 2005, at the Paris Air Show, the Mirage IV nuclear bomber of the French Air Force made its last public flight, 46 years after its first flight. Jaguar, the close support attack aircraft of the French Air Force, was also statically displayed with Mirage IV at this air show. Both types of aircraft will be retired this year. 1964 Mirage IV was developed on the basis of Mirage III fighter. At first, people suspected that it was only a transitional nuclear strike platform of the French Air Force, but in fact it has been the core of the hollow-based nuclear force of France's "Trinity" strategic nuclear force since its service, and has been carrying An -22 nuclear bomb to defend the French sky for 40 years. The French Air Force has nine Mirage IV squadrons, and each squadron always has 1 aircraft, carrying nuclear bombs and ready to attack. But in the future, the task of the aircraft will mainly turn to long-range reconnaissance. Phantom IV is even called "SR-7 1 for the poor" because of its excellent sustained high-speed flight capability. It has carried out target search/reconnaissance missions in the Balkans and Afghanistan. After entering 2 1 century, only 5 aircraft are still in service, and the remaining 6 1 aircraft are retired. The nuclear attack mission was changed to Mirage 2000N. The number of Jaguar attack aircraft of the French Air Force is much more than that of Phantom IV. Since the service of 1973, the aircraft has been equipped with about 200 single-seat Jaguar A and two-seat coach Jaguar B. The external load of this aircraft can reach 4,763kg (including An -52 nuclear bomb). It has carried out missions in Chad and Mauritania, and became famous together with similar equipment of the Royal Air Force in the 199 1 Gulf War. After Jaguar retires, its mission will be carried out by Gust Multi-role Fighter. However, the service time of the latter was delayed. So far, the French Air Force has only received five gusts, and the other nine will be delivered before the end of this year. The French Air Force and Navy hope to equip 120 gusts 20 12 years ago, and the final number of equipment will reach 294. The retirement of Phantom IV will leave a blank for the French high-altitude high-speed long-range reconnaissance platform, and the French Air Force may choose drones or gusts with reconnaissance pods to fill this blank.

Milla Gayev took off quickly with the help of a booster rocket. Two groups of ***6 booster rockets can be installed under the wing.

Captain: 23.50 meters

Machine height: 5.65m.

Span:11.85m.

Wing area: 78.00 square meters

Aspect ratio: 1.80

Empty weight:14500kg

Normal takeoff weight: 31600kg.

Maximum takeoff weight: 33,500 kg

Maximum speed: M2.2 (height11000m)

High altitude combat speed: M 1.8

Cruise speed: 960 km/h (altitude12200m).

Service limit: 20,000m.

Range: 3,700 kilometers

Operational radius:1250 ~1600km.

Phantom F 1 was the main fighter equipped by France in 1970s, and it was one of the best fighters in the world at that time. In addition to the characteristics of high altitude and high speed, it also has the characteristics of strong maneuverability, large bomb load, long voyage, ability to take off and land in airstrips, and strong ability to attack the ground. It is a fighter with a relatively successful design. It has been exported to many countries in the world and has become their main fighter.

Maximum speed: 2.2M (high altitude); Service ceiling; Twenty thousand meters;

Operational radius:1300 km; Bomb load: 4 tons; Captain:15m;

Wingspan: 8.4 meters; Take-off weight: 10.9 ton;

Weapons and equipment: 2 30mm guns, 3 matra R530 air-to-air missiles and 2 R550 "magic" air-to-air missiles or air-to-surface missiles, rockets, bombs, etc. Balzac and Phantom III

One model in the Phantom III family is particularly eye-catching, that is, the Phantom IIV VTOL aircraft. Please note that the "V" after the number is an English letter, not a Roman numeral. The aircraft is equipped with eight small engines, which are distributed on both sides of the main engine for vertical take-off and landing. The aircraft was developed in the mid-1960s at the request of NATO vertical fighters. At that time, in addition to Dassault, Hawke Siddeley was also developing vertical take-off and landing aircraft, but the results were completely different.

In order to verify the lift engine, Dassault modified a Phantom III and installed eight Rolls-Royce RB- 108 lift engines, each of which can provide 980 kilograms of thrust. This verification machine, later Balzac, made a vertical test at 1962, and made a transition flight from vertical to horizontal the following year.

1964, the plane crashed in the test flight and the pilot died. Dassault repaired the crashed plane and continued to use it, but unfortunately, it crashed again in the test flight the next year. This time, the plane was completely destroyed and could not be repaired. On the basis of Balzac, Dassault made Mirage IIIV, whose fuselage is almost twice that of Balzac, and its shape is almost the same as that of Mirage series aircraft, but the fuselage is longer and the wing area is larger, with a total of nine engines. The main engine is TF- 104 copied from JTF 10 turbofan engine of Pratt & Whitney Company, and the maximum thrust is 66554. Eight rolls-royce RB 162- 1 lift engines, each providing 15.7 kN lift. Dassault * * * made two prototypes, and the first prototype made a vertical take-off and landing test flight at the beginning of 1965. Shortly after the test flight, Snecma introduced TF- 106 with higher thrust, and the thrust reached 74.5 kn. After replacing the engine, the first prototype made a transition flight from vertical to horizontal in March 1966. In level flight, the maximum flight speed of the aircraft reached 1.3 1 Mach.

The second prototype is equipped with 82.4 kN TF-30 turbofan engine, and 1966 made its first flight successfully. In the test flight in September of the same year, the maximum flight speed of the plane actually reached Mach 2.04. Unfortunately, the prototype crashed in the test flight in1966165438+10. The crash of the second prototype brought irreparable losses to Phantom IIIV, and the development plan was forced to be interrupted, which also made the pilots never have the opportunity to experience this vertical take-off and landing aircraft with a flight speed of Mach 2 in the following decades. At that time, Britain was developing Hawke P. 1 154 verification machine. Hawk Siddeley hoped to cooperate with Dassault, but Dassault insisted on his phantom IIIV, which made it almost impossible for later Harrier fighters to fly at supersonic speed. Britain cancelled P. 1 154, and applied the achievements made on this plane to the later Harrier fighter, successfully equipped the Royal Air Force and exported it to many countries in the world. Dassault's phantom IIIV can only stay in fantasy. The reason is that the maintainability problem caused by eight engines will be terrible, which will not only affect the attendance rate of the aircraft, but also affect the reliability of the aircraft in wartime. Therefore, even if the second prototype didn't crash, it was natural for the project to be cancelled.

Israel is the most successful country in mirage jets. Israel not only successfully used Mirage III in actual combat, but also improved Mirage III in view of the problems existing in actual combat, and developed a more successful fighter-cub lion.

Israel is one of Dassault's earliest customers and one of Dassault's biggest customers. 1957, Israel introduced a large number of Mirage IIIC fighters, which played a huge role in the Arab-Israeli war and promoted Dassault's products. However, in order to remain neutral, after the "Six-Day War" of 1967, the French government stopped providing Mirage 5 to the Israeli Air Force and interrupted the supply of Mirage fleet to the Israeli Air Force. The Israeli Air Force began to consider relying on domestic aviation enterprises to develop fighter planes, and it is Israel Aircraft Industry Corporation (IAI) that shoulders this heavy responsibility.

Through its own intelligence department, Israel stole the complete set of drawings of French Mirage 5 and Ata 9C engines, and began to secretly implement the development plan code-named "shady" in China in 1969.

The replica of Phantom 5 in Israel is called "Eagle". Because it is not convenient for France to export avionics to Israel, Eagle aircraft has to adopt Elta fire control system produced by Israel itself and adopt Martin Baker JM6 zero zero ejection seat. The first eagle made its first flight in September, and 1969 and 1972 were delivered to the Israeli air force for production. The main weapons are Sharif air-to-air missile and 30mm DEFA 550. It is said that this aircraft performed well in the Yom Kippur War in 1973, and shot down more than 100 enemy planes.

IAI always produces 6 1 Eagle series aircraft, including 5 1 single seat aircraft and 10 two-seat coach aircraft. 1978, the aircraft was refurbished and sold to the Argentine air force, which urgently needed fighters. The Argentine Air Force called it a dagger.

After the Eagle fighter stopped production, IAI began to consider upgrading its products. At that time, Israel got the J79-GE- 17 engine because the US military provided Israel with the F-4E fighter. The thrust of J79 engine is greater than that of Atta engine, and IAI hopes to improve the performance of aircraft with J79. Because the size of J79 is quite different from that of Atta, IAI greatly improved the eagle machine and gave birth to a new machine-cub.

The first batch of lion cub fighters started production on 1974, and the Israeli air force * * * received 27 lion cub C 1. In fact, from the appearance, this fighter is not much different from the Phantom series. It was not until the cub C2 appeared in 1976 that IAI completely improved the phantom. This kind of aircraft is equipped with a pair of canards right behind the air inlet, and small side strips are installed on both sides of the nose radome, which improves the combat performance and maneuverability of this aircraft. IAI*** produced 185 aircraft. The last cub was delivered in the late period of 1980, and the number of hanging points of the whole machine increased to 9, and the model was cub C7. 10 cub C2 and two TC2 trainers were exported to Ecuador in 1983, while Colombian air force ordered 13 cub C7 and two TC7 trainers from Israel in 1987. In order to train naval pilots, the United States purchased 25 cub C 1 s to equip its imaginary enemy squadron, which was numbered F in the US military.