Dassault Ouragan jet fighter program

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The Dassault Ouragan jet fighter program was France’s first domestically designed and mass-produced jet fighter initiative, marking a major step in the postwar revival and modernization of the French aerospace industry.

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instanceOf jet fighter program ⓘ
military aircraft development program ⓘ
aircraftConfiguration single‑engine jet fighter ⓘ
single‑seat jet fighter ⓘ
aircraftCrew 1 ⓘ
aircraftNATOReportingName “Ouragan” (no separate NATO code name used) ⓘ
aircraftPrimaryArmament cannon armament in nose ⓘ
aircraftProduced Dassault MD 450 Ouragan ⓘ
linked to: Dassault Ouragan
aircraftRole fighter ⓘ
fighter‑bomber ⓘ
aircraftSecondaryArmament under‑wing bombs and rockets ⓘ
airIntakeConfiguration nose intake ⓘ
category French military aviation programs ⓘ
jet fighter development programs ⓘ
conflictUse Indo‑Pakistani conflicts (by Indian Air Force Ouragans) ⓘ
Suez Crisis ⓘ
country France ⓘ
designStart late 1940s ⓘ
developer Avions Marcel Dassault ⓘ
Dassault Aviation ⓘ
engineTypeUsed turbojet ⓘ
enteredServiceWith French Air Force ⓘ
era early Cold War ⓘ
exportCustomer El Salvador ⓘ
India ⓘ
Israel ⓘ
firstFlightAircraft Dassault MD 450 Ouragan prototype ⓘ
linked to: Dassault Ouragan
firstFlightOfMainType 28 February 1949 ⓘ
industrialImpact helped reestablish France’s independent combat aircraft design and production capability ⓘ
influencedBy British jet engine technology ⓘ
ledTo Dassault Mystère I/II/IV development programs ⓘ
establishment of Dassault as a leading jet fighter manufacturer ⓘ
locationOfMainDevelopment France ⓘ
organizationTypeOfDeveloper aerospace manufacturer ⓘ
primaryEngineFamily Rolls‑Royce Nene (built under license in France) ⓘ
primaryUsersOfProducedAircraft French Air Force ⓘ
Indian Air Force ⓘ
Israeli Air Force ⓘ
productionStartApproximate early 1950s ⓘ
purpose to modernize French combat aviation after World War II ⓘ
to provide France with an indigenous jet fighter capability ⓘ
serviceEntryApproximate early 1950s ⓘ
significance first domestically designed French jet fighter to enter mass production ⓘ
foundation for later Dassault jet fighter families such as Mystère and Mirage ⓘ
major step in post‑World War II revival of French aerospace industry ⓘ
timePeriod post‑World War II era ⓘ
wingConfiguration straight wing ⓘ

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Marcel Dassault → notableWork → Dassault Ouragan jet fighter program ⓘ
Marcel Dassault → notableWork → Dassault Mystère jet fighter program ⓘ
linked to: Dassault Ouragan jet fighter program