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8th November 2015, 12:05 PM
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Indian Air Force Jaguar Fleet
I am reading a Magazine and came to know about the Indian Air Force Jaguar Fleet want to know details related to Indian Air Force Jaguar Fleet. Will you tell me what is this fleet along with the general characteristic also tell me this fleet operators located in India?
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8th November 2015, 12:05 PM
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Re: Indian Air Force Jaguar Fleet
The SEPECAT Jaguar is an Anglo-French jet attack aircraft, originally used by the British Royal Air Force and the French Armée de l'Air in the close air support. The Jaguar was exported to India, Oman, Ecuador and Nigeria. General characteristics Crew: One Length: 16.83 m (55 ft 2½ in) Wingspan: 8.68 m (28 ft 6 in) Height: 4.89 m (16 ft 0½ in) Wing area: 24.18 m² (260.27 ft²) Aspect ratio: 3.12:1 Empty weight: 7,000 kg (15,432 lb) Loaded weight: 10,954 kg (24,149 lb) Max. takeoff weight: 15,700 kg (34,612 lb) Powerplant: 2 × Rolls-Royce/Turbomeca Adour Mk 102 turbofans Dry thrust: 22.75 kN (5,115 lbf) each Thrust with afterburner: 32.5 kN (7,305 lbf) each Current operators in India: Indian Air Force No. 5 Squadron "Tuskers", IAF Ambala with Direct Supply (i.e. UK built) Jaguar IS and IB from August 1981. No. 6 Squadron "Dragons", (Jaguar IM, IS, IB) from 1987. No. 14 Squadron "Bulls", IAF Ambala. Operational from September 1980 with loaned RAF Jaguar GR1s and T2s, and re-equipped with Direct Supply Jaguar IS and IBs from March 1981. No. 16 Squadron "Rattlers", IAF Gorakhpur. Equipped with Indian-built Jaguar IS and IB from October 1986. No. 27 Squadron "Flaming Arrows", IAF Gorakhpur. Equipped with Indian-built Jaguar IS and IB from June 1985. No.224 Squadron "Warlords". |
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