The Super Mystère represents the final step in evolution, which began with the Dassault Ouragan and progressed through the Mystère II/III and Mystère IV. While earlier Mystère variants could attain supersonic speeds only in a dive, the Super Mystère could exceed the speed of sound in level flight. This was achieved thanks to the new thin wing with 45° of sweep (compared with 41° of sweep in the Mystère IV and only 33° in Mystère II) and the use of an afterburner-equipped turbojet engine.
The first prototype Super Mystère B.1, powered by a Rolls-Royce Avon RA.7R, took to the air on 2 March 1954. The aircraft broke the sound barrier in level flight the following day.
As the Super Mystère B2, sometimes known as the SMB2, the aircraft entered production in 1957. The production version differed from the prototype by having a more powerful SNECMA Atar 101G engine. A total of 180 Super Mystère B2s were built.
In 1958, two Super Mystère B.4 prototypes were built. Equipped with a new 48° swept wing and a more powerful SNECMA Atar 9B engine, the aircraft were capable of Mach 1.4. Production never materialized because the faster Dassault Mirage III was entering service.
In 1973, the Israeli Air Force and Honduras Air Force upgraded their Super Mystère B2s with a non-afterburning version of the Pratt & Whitney J52-P8A, extended tailpipe, and new avionics. In Israeli service these upgraded SMB2s were also known as the IAI Sa'ar (after a Hebrew word meaning "storm").
Operational historyEdit
FranceEdit
The SMB2 was assigned to three fighter squadrons (5th, 10th and 12th) starting in May 1958. In November 1977, the last SMB2 of the 1/12 Cambrésis fighter squadron made its last flight, thus closing 19 years of service with the Armée de l'Air. About fifteen aircraft from this squadron were then assigned to the Rochefort air technician school. Aircraft no.90 12-YQ was assigned to the Cité de l'Air Military Training Center, at 122 Chartres-Champhol Air Base.
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Super Mystères were well-liked by Israeli pilots,[citation needed] and were regarded as good match for the MiG-19 operated by opponents in air-to-air combat.[citation needed]
HondurasEdit
In 1976, Honduras bought 12 complete Super Mystère airframes from Israel. In 1979, Honduras purchased four more aircraft.
These provided air support in numerous border skirmishes with Sandinistan Nicaragua, and served until in 1996, replaced by 12 Northrop F-5Es. One Super Mystère was transferred to the Honduras Air Museum, and the remaining 11 were offered for sale as surplus.[citation needed]
OperatorsEdit
Former Super Mystère operatorsTwo Super Mystère B2 aircraft of the Honduran Air Force (1988)Super Mystère at the Israeli Air Force Museum in HatzerimSuper Mystère at the German Air Force Museum in Gatow
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Dassault Super Mystere news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Dassault Super Mystere is a French supersonic fighter bomber and was the first Western European supersonic aircraft to enter mass production Super MystereRole Fighter bomberNational origin FranceManufacturer Dassault AviationFirst flight 2 March 1954Retired 1977 French Air Force Primary users French Air ForceIsraeli Air ForceHonduras Air ForceProduced 1956 1959Number built 180Developed from Dassault Mystere IV Contents 1 Design and development 2 Operational history 2 1 France 2 2 Israel 2 3 Honduras 3 Operators 4 Specifications Super Mystere B2 5 See also 6 References 7 BibliographyDesign and development EditThe Super Mystere represents the final step in evolution which began with the Dassault Ouragan and progressed through the Mystere II III and Mystere IV While earlier Mystere variants could attain supersonic speeds only in a dive the Super Mystere could exceed the speed of sound in level flight This was achieved thanks to the new thin wing with 45 of sweep compared with 41 of sweep in the Mystere IV and only 33 in Mystere II and the use of an afterburner equipped turbojet engine The first prototype Super Mystere B 1 powered by a Rolls Royce Avon RA 7R took to the air on 2 March 1954 The aircraft broke the sound barrier in level flight the following day As the Super Mystere B2 sometimes known as the SMB2 the aircraft entered production in 1957 The production version differed from the prototype by having a more powerful SNECMA Atar 101G engine A total of 180 Super Mystere B2s were built In 1958 two Super Mystere B 4 prototypes were built Equipped with a new 48 swept wing and a more powerful SNECMA Atar 9B engine the aircraft were capable of Mach 1 4 Production never materialized because the faster Dassault Mirage III was entering service In 1973 the Israeli Air Force and Honduras Air Force upgraded their Super Mystere B2s with a non afterburning version of the Pratt amp Whitney J52 P8A extended tailpipe and new avionics In Israeli service these upgraded SMB2s were also known as the IAI Sa ar after a Hebrew word meaning storm Operational history EditFrance Edit The SMB2 was assigned to three fighter squadrons 5th 10th and 12th starting in May 1958 In November 1977 the last SMB2 of the 1 12 Cambresis fighter squadron made its last flight thus closing 19 years of service with the Armee de l Air About fifteen aircraft from this squadron were then assigned to the Rochefort air technician school Aircraft no 90 12 YQ was assigned to the Cite de l Air Military Training Center at 122 Chartres Champhol Air Base This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it June 2021 Israel Edit The Israeli Air Force acquired 24 Super Mysteres in 1958 Israeli Super Mysteres were involved in a controversial incident in which the USS Liberty was attacked The aircraft saw action in the 1967 Six Day War and the 1973 Yom Kippur War in which 6 were lost Super Mysteres were well liked by Israeli pilots citation needed and were regarded as good match for the MiG 19 operated by opponents in air to air combat citation needed Honduras Edit In 1976 Honduras bought 12 complete Super Mystere airframes from Israel In 1979 Honduras purchased four more aircraft These provided air support in numerous border skirmishes with Sandinistan Nicaragua and served until in 1996 replaced by 12 Northrop F 5Es One Super Mystere was transferred to the Honduras Air Museum and the remaining 11 were offered for sale as surplus citation needed Operators Edit nbsp Former Super Mystere operators nbsp Two Super Mystere B2 aircraft of the Honduran Air Force 1988 nbsp Super Mystere at the Israeli Air Force Museum in Hatzerim nbsp Super Mystere at the German Air Force Museum in Gatow nbsp FranceFrench Air Force nbsp HondurasHonduras Air Force 1 nbsp IsraelIsraeli Air Force 105 SquadronSpecifications Super Mystere B2 EditData from citation needed General characteristicsCrew 1 Length 14 13 m 46 ft 4 in Wingspan 10 51 m 34 ft 6 in Height 4 6 m 15 ft 1 in Wing area 32 m2 340 sq ft Empty weight 6 930 kg 15 278 lb Gross weight 9 000 kg 19 842 lb Max takeoff weight 10 000 kg 22 046 lb Fuel capacity 2 000 kg 4 409 lb Powerplant 1 SNECMA Atar 101G 2 afterburning turbojet engine 33 3 kN 7 500 lbf thrust dry 44 1 kN 9 900 lbf with afterburnerPerformance Maximum speed 1 195 km h 743 mph 645 kn at 11 000 m 36 089 ft Maximum speed Mach 1 12 Combat range 870 km 540 mi 470 nmi Ferry range 1 175 km 730 mi 634 nmi Service ceiling 17 000 m 56 000 ft Rate of climb 89 m s 17 500 ft min Wing loading 281 kg m2 58 lb sq ft Thrust weight 0 5Armament Guns 2 30 mm 1 18 in DEFA 552 cannons with 150 rounds per gun Rockets 2 Matra rocket pods with 18 SNEB 68 mm rockets each Missiles 2 Rafael Shafrir AAMs Bombs 2 680 kg 5 000 lb of payload on four external hardpoints including a variety of bombs reconnaissance pods or Drop tanksSee also Edit nbsp Aviation portalRelated development Dassault Mystere IV Dassault Etendard IIAircraft of comparable role configuration and era North American F 100 Super Sabre Mikoyan Gurevich MiG 19Related lists List of fighter aircraft List of military aircraft of FranceReferences Edit El Salvador AF esc caza bomb unit history UK Aero flight Bibliography Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dassault Super Mystere Carbonel Jean Christophe 2016 French Secret Projects Vol 1 Post War Fighters Manchester UK Crecy Publishing ISBN 978 1 91080 900 6 Donald David Lake Jon eds 1996 Encyclopedia of world military aircraft AIRtime Publishing ISBN 1 880588 24 2 Kopenhagen W ed 1987 Das grosse Flugzeug Typenbuch The large airplane type book in German Transpress ISBN 3 344 00162 0 Lefebvre Jean Michel December 1977 Apres 19 ans de service dans l Armee de l Air Adieu au S M B 2 After 19 Years of Service in the French Air Force Farewell to the S M B 2 Le Fana de l Aviation in French 97 18 19 ISSN 0757 4169 Lefebvre Jean Michel January 1978 Une gueule aplatie de grande classe Dassault Super Mystere B 2 2 A High class Flatmouth the Dassault Super Mystere B 2 Part Two Le Fana de l Aviation in French 98 20 27 ISSN 0757 4169 Petit Jean Jacques December 1977 Le S M B 2 en service 1 The S M B 2 in Service Part One Le Fana de l Aviation in French 97 20 27 ISSN 0757 4169 Petit Jean Jacques January 1978 Le S M B 2 en service 2 The S M B 2 in Service Part Two Le Fana de l Aviation in French 98 20 ISSN 0757 4169 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dassault Super Mystere amp oldid 1181060851, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
