The Israel Aircraft Industries Kfir (Hebrew: כְּפִיר, "Lion Cub") is an Israeli all-weather multirole combat aircraft based on the French Dassault Mirage 5, with Israeli avionics and an Israeli …

Kfir-C1 fighters with small canards but no armament were delivered to the US Navy and Marine Corps in 1985 with the designation F-21A for use as aggressor aircraft in dissimilar air combat …

The type is distinguishable from the Kfir-C1 by its dog-toothed outer wing panels, small under-nose strakes and, most importantly, swept delta canard fore-planes. The Kfir-C7 is the …

Jun 23, 2020 · IAI built 100 Kfirs including the first series Kfir C1, multirole fighter Kfir C2, single-seat version Kfir C7 and double-seated TC2 Kfir models. These models began operations on 9 …

Oct 28, 2015 · Subject: IAI Kfir C1 - F21A Location: Intrepid Air and Sea Museum, New York, USA 2014. Comments: The Israel Aircraft Industries Kfir ( Hebrew : כְּפִיר , "Lion Cub") is an …

The type is distinguisable from the Kfir-C1 by its dogtoothed outer wing panels, small undernose strakes and, most importantly of all, swept delta canard foreplanes.

Feb 15, 2024 · When the Kfirs were modified to use small detachable canards and other minor improvements, they were given the name Kfir C.1. Only 27 Kfir C.1s were produced, as IAI …

First flown in June 1973, the Kfir-C1 was in essence the airframe of the Dassault-Breguet Mirage III/5 series mated to the General Electric J79 afterburning turbojet and fitted with a suite of...

May 14, 2022 · Aircraft: IAI Kfir C1; Serial #: 21; Photo date: 2022-05-14; Uploaded: 2022-06-12

Jul 25, 2005 · Compared to the French Mirage III and Mirage 5 it has a more powerful engine, bigger engine air intakes, a longer nose, revised cockpit, Israeli avionics and systems and a fin …