JAGUAR (BREGUET, BAe)
One of the three Indian Air Force Reconnaissance Squadrons is equiped with 8 Jaguar aircraft outfitted to perform imagery intelligence collection.
GENERAL DATA
Countries of Origin. France, UK.
Similar Aircraft. F-4 Phantom II, Mitsubishi F-1, MiG-27 Flogger, AMX.
Crew. One; trainer--two.
Role. Reconnaissance
Armament. Cannon, rockets, bombs, missiles.
Dimensions. Length: 51 ft (15.54 m).
Span: 28 ft (8.54 m).
DESCRIPTION
Wings. High-mounted, swept-back, and modified delta with blunt tips.
Engine(s). Two turbofans mounted to the rear of the cockpit. Rectangular air intakes on sides of cockpit. Engine exhausts show prominently under the forward portion of the tail.
Fuselage. Long, pointed, chiseled nose. Body widens at the air intakes rectangular to the exhausts. Overhanging tail section. Two belly fins. Bubble canopy.
Tail. Tail flats and fin are swept-back and tapered with square tips. Flats are mid-mounted on the fuselage with a negative slant.
USER COUNTRIES
Ecuador, France, India, Nigeria, Oman, UK.
Sources and Methods
http://www.fas.org/irp/world/india/sys/jaguar.htm
Created by John Pike
Maintained by Steven Aftergood
Updated Sunday, May 24, 1998 7:46:48 AM
