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Atlantique Dassault
Atlantique
Maritime Patrol/
Anti-Submarine Plane

DESCRIPTION:
The Atlantic, or Atlantique in French, is a patrol aircraft designed for anti-submarine warfare (ASW) similar to the American P-3 Orion and the British Nimrod. The aircraft is also suitable to a number of other missions, including anti-ship, reconnaissance, air-sea rescue, fleet escort, transport, and mine warfare.
Production began in 1964 by the multinational consortium SECBAT involving Breguet (later Dassault) and Sud-Aviation (later Aerospatiale) in France; Fairey, FN, and SABCA in Belgium; Dornier in Germany; Fokker in the Netherlands; and later Aeritalia in Italy. In the late 1970s, the French Navy decided to proceed with an improved Atlantique 2 with much improved radar and other avionics.
Data below for Atlantique ATL 2
Last modified 26 September 2009

HISTORY:

First Flight (ATL 1) 21 October 1961
(ATL 2) 8 May 1981

Service Entry

July 1965

CREW: twelve: pilot, co-pilot, ten systems operators

ESTIMATED COST:

unknown

AIRFOIL SECTIONS:

Wing Root unknown

Wing Tip unknown

DIMENSIONS:

Length 110.33 ft (33.63 m)

Wingspan 122.77 ft (37.42 m)

Height 35.70 ft (10.89 m)

Wing Area 1,289 ft² (120.0 m²)

Canard Area

not applicable

WEIGHTS:

Empty 56,659 lb (25,700 kg)

Normal Takeoff 92,200 lb (45,000 kg)

Max Takeoff 101,850 lb (46,200 kg)

Fuel Capacity internal: unknown
external: unknown

Max Payload

unknown

PROPULSION:

Powerplant two Rolls-Royce Tyne Mk 21 turboprops

Thrust 6,100 shp (4,549 kW)

PERFORMANCE:

Max Level Speed at altitude: 410 mph (660 km/h) at 20,000 ft (6,095 m)
at sea level: 370 mph (590 km/h)

Initial Climb Rate 2,900 ft (884 m) / min

Service Ceiling 30,000 ft (9,145 m)

Range typical: unknown
ferry: 4,865 nm (9,000 km)

g-Limits unknown

ARMAMENT:

Gun none

Stations 1 internal weapons bay, 4 external hardpoints, and 2 wingtip rails

Air-to-Air Missile up to four Matra Magic

Air-to-Surface Missile up to two AM39 Exocet or AS37 Martel, up to four Armat ARM

Bomb up to six conventional bombs

Other up to eight depth charges, up to eight torpedoes, various equipment pods, sonobouys, rocket pods

KNOWN VARIANTS:

Atlantic First production model; 87 built between 1964 and 1974

Atlantic ANG Atlantic Nouvelle Generation, original designation for ATL 2

Atlantique ATL 2 Improved ASW platform with strengthened airframe, new radar, ESM receiver, and magnetic anomaly detector (MAD); France ordered 42 to be built between 1989 and 2001

Atlantique ATL 3

Improved model, details unknown

KNOWN COMBAT RECORD: none

KNOWN OPERATORS: France, Aéronautique Navale (French Naval Air Arm) - 37 ATL 1, 42 ATL 2
Germany, Deutsche Marineflieger (German Naval Air Arm) - 20
Italy, Marina Militare (Italian Navy Aviation) - 18
Netherlands, Koninklijke Luchmacht (Royal Netherlands Air Force) - 9
Pakistan (Pakistani Navy Aviation Force)- 3

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Atlantique

SOURCES:

Bishop, Chris, ed. The Encyclopedia of Modern Military Weapons: The Comprehensive Guide to Over 1,000 Weapon Systems from 1945 to the Present Day. NY: Barnes & Noble, 1999, p. 367-368.

Dassault site

Donald, David, ed. The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. NY: Barnes & Noble, 1997, p. 310-311.

Munro, Bob and Chant, Christopher. Jane's Combat Aircraft. Glasgow: Harper Collins Publishers, 1995, p. 82-83.

Paul Nann's Military Aviation Photo Gallery

Winchester, Jim. Military Aircraft of the Cold War. San Diego, CA: Thunder Bay Press, 2006, p. 64-65, Dassault-Breguet Atlantic.

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	Dassault Atlantique Maritime Patrol/ Anti-Submarine Plane

DESCRIPTION: The Atlantic, or Atlantique in French, is a patrol aircraft designed for anti-submarine warfare (ASW) similar to the American P-3 Orion and the British Nimrod. The aircraft is also suitable to a number of other missions, including anti-ship, reconnaissance, air-sea rescue, fleet escort, transport, and mine warfare. Production began in 1964 by the multinational consortium SECBAT involving Breguet (later Dassault) and Sud-Aviation (later Aerospatiale) in France; Fairey, FN, and SABCA in Belgium; Dornier in Germany; Fokker in the Netherlands; and later Aeritalia in Italy. In the late 1970s, the French Navy decided to proceed with an improved Atlantique 2 with much improved radar and other avionics. Data below for Atlantique ATL 2 Last modified 26 September 2009
HISTORY:
First Flight	(ATL 1) 21 October 1961 (ATL 2) 8 May 1981
Service Entry	July 1965
CREW:	twelve: pilot, co-pilot, ten systems operators
ESTIMATED COST:	unknown
AIRFOIL SECTIONS:
Wing Root	unknown
Wing Tip	unknown
DIMENSIONS:
Length	110.33 ft (33.63 m)
Wingspan	122.77 ft (37.42 m)
Height	35.70 ft (10.89 m)
Wing Area	1,289 ft² (120.0 m²)
Canard Area	not applicable
WEIGHTS:
Empty	56,659 lb (25,700 kg)
Normal Takeoff	92,200 lb (45,000 kg)
Max Takeoff	101,850 lb (46,200 kg)
Fuel Capacity	internal: unknown external: unknown
Max Payload	unknown
PROPULSION:
Powerplant	two Rolls-Royce Tyne Mk 21 turboprops
Thrust	6,100 shp (4,549 kW)
PERFORMANCE:
Max Level Speed	at altitude: 410 mph (660 km/h) at 20,000 ft (6,095 m) at sea level: 370 mph (590 km/h)
Initial Climb Rate	2,900 ft (884 m) / min
Service Ceiling	30,000 ft (9,145 m)
Range	typical: unknown ferry: 4,865 nm (9,000 km)
g-Limits	unknown
ARMAMENT:
Gun	none
Stations	1 internal weapons bay, 4 external hardpoints, and 2 wingtip rails
Air-to-Air Missile	up to four Matra Magic
Air-to-Surface Missile	up to two AM39 Exocet or AS37 Martel, up to four Armat ARM
Bomb	up to six conventional bombs
Other	up to eight depth charges, up to eight torpedoes, various equipment pods, sonobouys, rocket pods
KNOWN VARIANTS:
Atlantic	First production model; 87 built between 1964 and 1974
Atlantic ANG	Atlantic Nouvelle Generation, original designation for ATL 2
Atlantique ATL 2	Improved ASW platform with strengthened airframe, new radar, ESM receiver, and magnetic anomaly detector (MAD); France ordered 42 to be built between 1989 and 2001
Atlantique ATL 3	Improved model, details unknown
KNOWN COMBAT RECORD:	none
KNOWN OPERATORS:	France, Aéronautique Navale (French Naval Air Arm) - 37 ATL 1, 42 ATL 2 Germany, Deutsche Marineflieger (German Naval Air Arm) - 20 Italy, Marina Militare (Italian Navy Aviation) - 18 Netherlands, Koninklijke Luchmacht (Royal Netherlands Air Force) - 9 Pakistan (Pakistani Navy Aviation Force)- 3
3-VIEW SCHEMATIC:
SOURCES: Bishop, Chris, ed. The Encyclopedia of Modern Military Weapons: The Comprehensive Guide to Over 1,000 Weapon Systems from 1945 to the Present Day. NY: Barnes & Noble, 1999, p. 367-368. Dassault site Donald, David, ed. The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. NY: Barnes & Noble, 1997, p. 310-311. Munro, Bob and Chant, Christopher. Jane's Combat Aircraft. Glasgow: Harper Collins Publishers, 1995, p. 82-83. Paul Nann's Military Aviation Photo Gallery Winchester, Jim. Military Aircraft of the Cold War. San Diego, CA: Thunder Bay Press, 2006, p. 64-65, Dassault-Breguet Atlantic.