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Specifications Type: Mirage 2000C Function: fighter First flight: 1978 Crew: 1 Engines: (1) SNECMA M53-P2 afterburning turbofan Thrust: 14,462 lb (64.3 kN) 21,385 lb (95.1 kN) with afterburner Length: 47.10 ft (14.36 m) Height: 17.02 ft (5.20 m) Wing Area: 441 ft2 (41.98 m2) Wingspan: 29.96 ft (9.13 m)

Empty Weight: 16,534 lb (7,500 kg) Max. Weight: 17000 kg Normal take-off weight: 20,944 lb (9,500 kg) [fighter mission] Max take-off weight: 37,480 lb (17,000 kg) Max payload: 13,890 lb (6,300 kg)

Speed: at altitude: 1,455 mph (2,340 km/h) at 36,090 ft (11,000 m), Mach 2.2 [sustained] 1,550 mph (2,495 km/h), Mach 2.35 [dash] at sea level: 915 mph (1,470 km/h), Mach 1.2 Initial rate of climb: 55,971 ft (17,076 m) / min Service ceiling: 54,000ft (16,460m) Range: typical: 380 nm (700 km) ferry: 2,000 nm (3,704 km)

Armament: (2) 30-mm DEFA 554 cannons (125 rds ea) External hard-points: 9 Air-to-Air Missile: Matra Super 530, Matra 550 Magic, MICA Air-to-Surface Missile: AS.37, AS.39 Exocet, Wasp, ASMP cruise missile, AS30/ARMAT ARM Bombs: BAP 100, Durandal, BGL 1000 laser-guided, 250/400 kg GP, cluster bombs Other: ECM pods, rocket pods Unit cost: 23 million USD Variants: 14 Known operators: France (380) Abu Dhabi (36) Egypt (20) Greece (40) India (49) Jordan Peru (12) Qatar (12) Taiwan (60) United Arab Emirates (30)

Hobby Master 1/72 Air Power Series HA1602 Mirage 2000C 5-OP/74 EC ( Escadron de chasse (fighter wing)) 2/5 Ile de France Desert Storm “Operation Daguet”, 1991

THESE ARE PRE-PRODUCTION PICTURES

True 1/72 scale Professionally painted Great attention to detail All markings are Tampoed (pad applied) Option to display the model on a stand that is provided Model can be shown with the landing gear in the down or up positions Loads of optional armament has been provided Canopy can be displayed open or closed Extremely heavy metal with a minimum of plastic Highly collectable

HA1602 Mirage 2000C 5-OP/74 EC (EC Escadron de chasse (fighter wing) 2/5 Ile de France, Desert Storm “Operation Daguet”, 1991

France’s participation in Desert Storm was called “Operation Daguet (French for Brocket Deer). The French were responsible for the left flank as Coalition Forces worked their way into Kuwait to drive the Iraqi invaders out of the country. Along with Mirage 2000Cs France supplied transport aircraft refueling planes ground attack aircraft as well as Army and Navy personnel and other materiel. Even after Desert Storm ended France continued to participate in activities in the region.

One of the many aircraft France supplied for Desert Storm in 1991 was the Mirage 2000C 5-OP/74 from EC (fighter wing) 2/5 “Ile de France”. The 5-O is the visual designator for the 2/5 “Ile de France” who only received their Mirage 2000Cs in 1989. The squadron was based at Al Ahsa in Saudi Arabia for Desert Storm and in September 1992 they moved to Dhahran in Saudi Arabia as part of operation “Alysse” in south-west Iraq. Later they joined “Southern Watch” to help enforce the no-fly zone in southern Iraq.

EC. 2/5 Ile de France

5 EC insignia 1987-96

FAF roundel

These 2 pictures show what the doors for first 2 Mirage releases (HA1601 and HA1602) will look like.

These 2 pictures show what the doors for releases will look like.

Hobby Master HA1601 and HA1602 Mirage 2000Cs were originally shipped with the front landing gear doors missing for the wheels up option. Hobby Master is rectifying this oversight by shipping the doors to the distributors who in turn will send them to the retailers. Hobby Master was trying to have them included with the shipment leaving the end of September but I would guess they won’t make it until the shipment the end of October. It usually takes about 6 weeks from the time the shipment leaves Hong Kong until the retailers have them in stock. I will post what to do and when to do it so you get your new doors. In the meantime please be patient and don’t contact the retailers or distributors until you check here for the proper procedure to use. They won’t have any further details until about the same time as me. Hobby Master would like to apologize for any inconvenience this has caused.