IAI Kfir

1971


FIGHTER	Virtual Aircraft Museum / Israel / IAI

Following the manufacture of the Nesher, IAI developed a more extensively modified and further improved version of the same airframe, powered by a General Electric J79 afterburning turbojet engine. A prototype of the Kfir was flown in 1973. The Kfir utilises a basic airframe similar to that of the Dassault Mirage 5, the main changes being a shorter but larger-diameter rear fuselage to accommodate the J79 engine; an enlarged and flattened undersurface to the forward portion of the fuselage; introduction of four small fuselage airscoops, plus a larger dorsal airscoop in place of the triangular dorsal fin, to provide cooling air for the afterburner; and a strengthened landing gear, with long-stroke oleos. Several internal changes have also been made. Intended for both air-defence and ground-attack roles, the Kfir retains the standard Mirage fixed armament of two 30mm DEFA cannon and can carry a variety of external weapons including the Rafael Shafrir 2 air-to-air and Luz-1 air-to-surface missiles. Two squadrons of the Israeli Air Force were equipped with this initial Kfir-C1 version.

In 1976 the first public demonstration took place of the modified Kfir-C2, by which time it was already in service with the Air Force. The most significant changes from the original Kfir are the addition of non-retractable, sweptback canard surfaces just aft of the engine air intakes, a small strake on each side of the extreme nose, and an extended wing leading edge created by increasing the chord on approximately the outer 40% of each half-span. The Kfir-C2 is the principal production version, both for the Israeli Air Force and for export. The modifications were designed to improve the aircraft's dogfighting manoeuvrability at the lower end of the speed range and to enhance take-off and landing performance.

A two-seat TC2 trainer version of the Kfir was flown for the first time in 1981. 71 Kfir C1 and 185 Kfir C2/TC2 were built.

3-View

A three-view drawing (1668 x 1258)

Specification

CREW	1
ENGINE	1 x General Electric J79-GE-17, 52.8kN
WEIGHTS
Take-off weight	9072-14500 kg	20000 - 31967 lb
DIMENSIONS
Wingspan	8.2 m	27 ft 11 in
Length	15.5 m	51 ft 10 in
Height	4.3 m	14 ft 1 in
Wing area	34.9 m²	375.66 sq ft
PERFORMANCE
Max. speed	M2.2	M2.2
Ceiling	15250 m	50050 ft
ARMAMENT	1 x 30mm cannon, bombs and missiles

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L Rudnicki, e-mail, 03.04.2009 02:25

Used by U.S. Navy as F-21 as adversary A /c out of Key West NAS. you can lay on the beach and they flew right over about 100 ft up. back in Tomcat days. Also used as Libyan Migs in a movie. also almost nuked las vegas and flamed multiple F-16's in another movie. wasn't junk. Did Mo mean Dadburn Yankee, an old Gabby Hayes expression? And I don't think Pakistan is flying their paid for F-16s yet...

Gerry Jarvis, e-mail, 29.03.2009 06:27

Strange that France didn't honour the purchase agreement on Mirages, which were paid for in hard currency but never delivered. Israel reverse-engineered the Nesher, then Kfir, and came up with a customized aircraft to better suit their needs. Small, capable, nimble, beautiful lines. Looks like it would be a pleasure to fly. And to my friend Mohamed, please keep comments halfway intelligible, constructive and on topic, OK? Not the place for a rant. Thanks in advance.