Length with both rotors turning:
58.17 ft / 17.73 m
Length
15.27 m / 50 ft 1 in
12.7 ft / 3.87 m
Height
5.34 m / 17 ft 6 in
2 (pilot, and co-pilot/gunner)
Crew
1 or 2
Wingspan
10.90 m / 35 ft 9 in
Wing Area
45.7 m2 / 492 sq ft
Wing Loading
328 kg/m2 / 67 lb/sq ft
2 × General Electric T700-GE-701 turboshafts, 1,690 shp (1,260 kW)
upgraded to T700-GE-701C (for AH-64A/D from 1990), 1,890 shp (1,409 kW) each
Powerplant
2 × Snecma M88-2 afterburning turbofan engines
Thrust
Dry thrust:
50.04 kN / 11,250 lbf each
Thrust with afterburner:
75 kN / 17,000 lbf
Fuel Capacity
Rafale C: 4,700 kg / 10,362 lb internal for single-seater C Rafale B: 4,400 kg / 9,700 lb internal for two-seater B
Maximum fuel with external tanks: Rafale C: 16,550 l / 4,370 US gal / 3,640 imp gal
including
5,750 l / 1,520 US gal / 1,260 imp gal internal
+ 2,300 l / 610 US gal / 510 imp gal in 2 conformal tanks
+ 8,500 l / 2,200 US gal / 1,900 imp gal / in 5 drop tanks
4 blade main rotor, 4 blade tail rotor in non-orthogonal alignment
Rotor Systems
48 ft 0 in / 14.63 m
Rotor Diameter
1,809.5 ft² / 168.11 m²
Disc Area
9.80 lb/ft² / 47.9 kg/m²
Disc Loading
Never exceed speed:
197 knots / 227 mph / 365 km/h
Maximum speed:
158 knots / 182 mph / 293 km/h
Cruise speed:
143 knots / 165 mph / 265 km/h
Speed
Maximum speed at high altitude:
1,912 km/h / 1,188 mph / 1,032 kn / Mach 1.8
Maximum speed at low atitude:
1,390 km/h / 860 mph / 750 kn / Mach 1.1
Supercruise speed:
Mach 1.4
Range:
257 nmi / 295 mi / 476 km with Longbow radar mast
Combat radius:
260 nmi / 300 mi / 480 km
Ferry range:
1,024 nmi / 1,180 mi / 1,900 km
Operational Range
Combat range:
1,000 km / 620 mi / 540 nmi on penetration mission with two CFTs (2,300 L), three tanks (5,700 L), two SCALP-EG and two MICA AAMs
Ferry range:
3,700 km / 2,300 mi / 2,000 nmi with 3 drop tanks
21,000 ft / 6,400 m minimum loaded
Service Ceiling
15,235 m / 49,984 ft
2,500 ft/min / 12.7 m/s
Rate of Climb
304.8 m/s / 60,000 ft/min
Thrust-to-Weight Ratio
0.988 (100% fuel, 2 EM A2A missile, 2 IR A2A missile) (Rafale B)
0.18 hp/lb / 0.31 kW/kg
Power-to-Weight Ratio
G-load Factor
+9 -3.6 (+11 in case of emergency)
Armament
Guns:
1 × 30 mm (1.2 in) GIAT 30/M791 autocannon with 125 rounds
Hardpoints:
• 14 for Air Force versions (Rafale B/C)
• 13 for Navy version (Rafale M)
• with a capacity of 9,500 kg / 20,900 lb external fuel and ordnance,with provisions to carry combinations of:
Air-to-air Missiles:
• Magic II
• MBDA MICA IR or EM
• MBDA Meteor (planned)
Air-to-ground missiles and bombs:
• MBDA Apache
• MBDA Storm Shadow/SCALP-EG
• AASM-Hammer (SBU-38/54/64)
• GBU-12 Paveway II, GBU-22 Paveway III, GBU-24 Paveway III, GBU-49 Enhanced Paveway II
• AS-30L
• Mark 82
Anti-ship missiles
MBDA AM 39-Exocet anti-ship missile
Nuclear Deterrence:
ASMP-A nuclear missile
Other systems:
• Thales Damocles targeting pod
• Thales AREOS (Airborne Recce Observation System) reconnaissance pod
• Thales TALIOS multi-function targeting pod in the future (F3R Standard)
• Up to 5 drop tanks
• Buddy-buddy refuelling pod
Avionics
• Thales RBE2-AA AESA radar
• Thales SPECTRA Electronic Warfare system
• Thales/SAGEM-OSF Optronique Secteur Frontal infra-red search and track (IRST) system
