| The first fighter developed by Avions Marcel Dassault
and the first jet fighter of French design to attain series
production, the MD.450 Ouragan (Hurricane) was designed
by engineers Deplant, Cabriere and Rouault.
Powered by a 2267kg Rolls-Royce Nene
Mk 102, the first of three prototypes flew on 28 February
1949, the second and third following on 20 July and 2
June respectively. Twelve (later increased to 14) pre-series
aircraft were followed by 350 production Ouragans. Of the latter, the first 50 were completed to an
interim standard as MD.450As, subsequent aircraft
embodying modifications and equipment changes as
MD.450Bs. Changes included replacement of the Nene
102 by the lighter Nene 104B of 2300kg.
Armament comprised four 20mm cannon which could
be augmented by 16 Matra T-10 rockets externally. An
Indian Air Force order for 71 MD.450Bs was placed on
25 July 1953, these having the Nene 105A of 2350kg and British Mk V versions of the French
20mm Hispano-Suiza cannon. Dubbed Toofani in
Indian service (the Hindi equivalent of Ouragan), the
Dassault fighter remained in first-line use until 1967, a
further 33 having been procured from the Armee de
l'Air (including 20 unused machines from storage) in
March 1957. Twenty-four MD.450BS were ordered by
Israel in January 1955, these being supplied from Armee de l'Air stocks in the following October-November
and a further 46 (including one MD.450A) being delivered
subsequently. Eighteen ex-Israeli Ouragans
were delivered to El Salvador in 1975, remaining in service
into the late 'eighties.
![Dassault M.D.450 Ouragan](../../pictures/france/m/dassault_ouragan-m.gif) | A three-view drawing (1662 x 1162) |
ENGINE | 1 x Hispano-built Rolls-Royce Nene Mk104B turbojet, 2270kg |
WEIGHTS |
Take-off weight | 7900 kg | 17417 lb |
Empty weight | 4140 kg | 9127 lb |
DIMENSIONS |
Wingspan | 13.16 m | 43 ft 2 in |
Length | 10.74 m | 35 ft 3 in |
Height | 4.14 m | 14 ft 7 in |
Wing area | 23.8 m2 | 256.18 sq ft |
PERFORMANCE |
Max. speed | 940 km/h | 584 mph |
Ceiling | 13000 m | 42650 ft |
Range w/max.fuel | 920 km | 572 miles |
ARMAMENT | 4 x 20mm canoon, underwing hardpoints for two 434kg bombs |
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