
GR.1A - XZ372 - No.6 Sqn, RAF Coltishall
Sporting under-wing drop tanks and over-wing sidewinder
missiles, this example makes its landing approach to RAF
Coltishall in Norfolk.
TYPE
single seat all-weather attack (GR.1) and two seat dual
trainer aircraft (T.2)
MANUFACTURER
SEPECAT - British Aerospace & Dassault-Breguet consortium
ENGINE
- two Rolls-Royce/Turbomeca Adour two shaft augmented
turbofans
- 102 : 7,305lb (3,313kg) thrust
- 804 : 8,400lb (3,810kg) thrust
DIMENSIONS
- span : 28'6"(8.69m)
- length GR.1 : 50'11"(15.52m)
- length T.2 : 53'11" (16.42m)
- height : 16'1"(4.92m)
- wing area : 260sqft(24.18m²)
WEIGHTS
- empty : 15,432lb(7,000kg)
- normal takeoff : 23,000lb(10,430kg)
- maximum : 34,612lb(15,700kg)
PERFORMANCE
- max speed at sea level : 824mph(1,350km/h)
- at altitude : 1,055mph(1,700km/h)
- ceiling : 45,930ft(14,000m)
- attack radius : 530miles(8,52km)
- ferry range : 2,614miles(4,210km)
FIRST FLIGHT
- prototype : 8th September 1968
- production GR.1 : 11th October 1972
AVIONICS
- Marconi NAVWASS
- Ferranti FIN 1064 digital inertial nav/attack system
- Smiths HUD
- Marconi-Elliott MCS 920 digital computer
- laser ranger and marked target seeker
- radar altimeter & projected map display
- passive RWR
WEAPONS
- Matra 550 Magic AAM
- AIM-9B Sidewinder AAM
- GP 1,000lb bomb
- Harpoon anti-ship missile
- BL.755 cluster bombs
- AJ168 TV Martel air-surface missile
- AS.30 - AS.30L air-surface missile
- Paveway II Mk 13/18 1,000lb smart bomb
- Matra 155 rocket launcher
- SNEB 68mm rockets
- Durandal anti-runway weapon
- Matra RL F1 & F2 rocket launcher
- Kormoran anti-ship missile
- AM.39 Exocet anti-ship missile
- BAe Dynamics Alarm anti-radar missile
- CBLS (Container Bomb, Light Store)
- Aden 30mm gun
- DEFA 30mm gun
- JP.233 dispenser
- Matra/SAMP retarded bomb
- Matra BEU 2
- Beluga cluster dispenser
- SNEB 68mm & 100mm rockets
- Thomson-Brandt LR 1004 & 100-6 rocket launcher
NOTES
Developed jointly by Britain and France from an initial
concept of light trainer and close-support aircraft.
Has sold overseas, to Ecuador, India and Oman. The RAF
version has more avionics than the French, with integrated
nav/attack and laser ranger. The GR.1 saw a lot of action
in the Gulf War, painted desert pink and carrying overwing
Sidewinder missiles. The Jaguar lacks one vital component,
radar. It does however possess a computer system which
allows waypoint co-ordinates to be entered before the
start of the mission. Thereafter, a moving map display
presents the aircraft's projected position to the pilot,
and this can be manually corrected as the mission proceeds.
The Jaguar has been sold to Nigeria, Ecuador, Oman and
India.
UPDATE 1998
The Jaguar is being kept alive by a series of upgrades,
including Have Quick radios, the TIALD system, wide
angle HUD, liquid crystal displays and helmet mounted
sight, and improved navigation including GPS. The title
of this update is 'Jaguar 97'
Squadrons using the Jaguar:
- No.6 Squadron, RAF Coltishall (GR.3, GR.3A, T.2A)
- No.16 (Reserve) Squadron, RAF Coltishall (GR.3,
T.2A, T.4)
- No.41 Squadron, RAF Coltishall (GR.3)
- No.54 Squadron, RAF Coltishall (GR.3, GR.3A)
UPDATE 2005
Jaguars have been uprated
to GR3A status, and may yet
have improvements to engine
performance before their withdrawal
from service.
UPDATE 2007
Today, 20th April 2007, I saw 12 Jaguars flying away from RAF Valley on what was their 'last day at the office'. Official sources say "All operationally orientated training will cease on this date and the Jaguar will no longer be a deployable Force Element." How very sad.
Here's a pictures of this event, No.6 Squadron flying over RAF Valley for the final time.
The shot has kindly been donated to the site by Dick Thomas of the Valley Aviation Society, to see more of his and other people's great pictures, click here. |
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GR.1A - XX965 - No.226
OCU, RAF Lossiemouth
Just starting its take-off
roll in full reheat from RAF
Lossiemouth in Scotland, clean
of weapons and external fuel,
prior to a blistering practice
aerobatic display.
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