Dassault M.D.450B Ouragan (Hurricane)

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Fighter Ace Ratings

Durability: 4

Speed: 10

Maneuverability: 1

Firepower: 8

Climb Rate: 7

Ground Attack: 6

Fighter Ace Performance

Top Speeds						Climb Rates
	Sea Level	4921' 1500m	9843' 3000m	19685' 6000m	Best Speed	Best IAS	to 1000m	to 3000m	to 6000m
mph	609	610	610	591	611@ 8202'	272 mph	0:51	2:16	4:51
kph	980	982	982	951	983@ 2500m	438 kph

Historical Statistics

Service Date: December 1951

Primary Guns: 2x 20mm Hispano 404 Model 50 cannons with 125 rpg in nose

Secondary Guns: 2x 20mm Hispano 404 Model 50 cannons with 125 rpg in nose

Ordnance: 16x 105mm Matra T-10 unguided rockets, or 2x 1000 lb bombs, or 2x 500 lb bombs and 12x 105mm Matra T-10 unguided rockets, or 2x 792 lb (359 kg) drop tanks and 12x 105mm Matra T-10 unguided rockets

Engine(s): 1 x Hispano-Suiza Nene 104B turbojet rated at 5,070 lb (2300 kg) thrust

Int Fuel Capacity: 4,792 lbs (2,174 kg)

Ext Fuel Capacity: 2x 792 lb (359 kg) drop tanks under the wings

Maximum Speeds: 578 mph (930 kph) at sea level, 503 mph (810 kph) at 39370 ft (12000 m)

Ceiling: 43,000 ft (13,000 m)

Empty Equipped Weight: 10,582 lb (4800 kg)

Normal Loaded Weight: 15,322 lb (6950 kg)

Max Loaded Weight: 17,416 lb (7900 kg)

Wing Area: 251.9 sq ft (23.40 sq m)

Wing Loading: 60.8 lbs/sq ft (297.0 kg/sq m)

Strengths

Ground Attack: Fitted with 20 mm cannons under the nose and able up to carry 2000 lbs of bombs and rockets, the Ouragan is well-suited for ground attack duties.

Weaknesses

Maneuverability: With its high wing loading the Ouragan must rely on boom and zoom attacks for its air-to-air kills.

History

Upon his return from prison camp in Germany in 1946, Marcel Bloch began design work on the plane that was to become France's first nationally produced jet fighter and the first plane to be produced by the now famous Avions Marcel Dassault firm. The official order from the Armee de l'Air was for three prototypes on 29 June 1948 and the first of these was flown on 28 February 1949.

After successful prototype and pre-series testing, a contract was placed for 150 aircraft, which was soon followed by two more orders for 100 aircraft each. Series production commenced in 1950 and the Armee de l'Air orders kept the factory busy until 1954. The first production Ouragon (Hurricane) flew in November 1950 as the M.D.450A and was powered by the a Hispano-Suiza license-built version of the Rolls-Royce Nene Mk.102 rated for 5000 lbs (2267 kg) thrust. After the first 50 airframes were built, production shifted to the upgraded M.D.450B, which was powered by the lighter Hispano-Suiza Nene Mk.104B rated for 5,070 lbst (2300 kgf).

Both models of the Ouragan were armed with four 20mm Hispano 404 Model 50 cannons with 125 rounds per gun and could carry 16 Matra T-10 105mm unguided rockets for ground attack duties. The inboard pair of rocket rails could be replaced with underwing pylons, which could mount high-explosive or napalm bombs up to 1000 lbs each or 120 gallon drop tanks. The Ouragon entered service in December 1951, replacing the British Vampire, and remained in front-line service with the French Air Force until May 1955.

The Indian Air Force placed an order for 71 Ouragans on 25 July 1953, which differed from the French Ourgans in using the Nene Mk.105A turbojet, rated for 5,180 lbst (2350 kgf) and were armed with the British Hispano Mk.V 20mm cannons in place of the French model 50s. In Indian service the plane was known as the Toofani, which is the Hindi equivalent of Ouragan. The original Toofani order was supplemented with 33 airframes taken from Armee de l'Air stocks in March 1957, including 20 unused machines from storage, and the fighter remained in front line service until 1967.

The Israeli Air Force place an order for a dozen new M.D.450B Ouragans in January 1955, which were supplemented by an additional 46 planes from existing French Air Force stocks, one of which was an older M.D.450A. Eighteen of these were subsequently delivered to El Salvador in 1975, where they remained in service until the late 1980s.

Sources

Angelucci, Enzo; The Rand McNally Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft 1914 to the Present; Crescent Books, New York; 1980.

Green, William and Swanborough, Gordon; The Complete Book of Fighters; Smithmark Publishers, Inc., New York; 1994.

Taylor, Michael J.H.; Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation; Crescent Books, New York; 1993.

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