2008 AirPower Over Hampton Roads - Kfir Departure

Kfir Departure

2008 AirPower Over Hampton Roads
Langley AFB, Virginia
Sunday June 22, 2008

IN THIS VIDEO, watch as this Kfir taxis past me on its way to Runway 26 for departure back to Newport News International Airport (KPHF). The aircraft was part of the static display at Langley that weekend.

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[kalfish]

Israel was Dassault's best customer and actually helped them design the Mirage 5 (was built to IAF specs & with IAF pilots' inputs & guidance). Shortly before the project's completion, Charles de Gaulle decided to side with the Arabs and imposed an embargo against Israel. Israel had no choice, but to continue and finish the project at home with even better improvements. de Gaulle's stupidity caused Dassault's their entire future...they are now a failing and dying company due to that exact reason

[SoaringEagle2005]

Has a US civilian registration number.

[IsraeliXdude]

WHAT A PIECE OF HISTORY

[oiseautempete]

@kalfish

The Mirage 5 is a close evolution from the Mirage III (same body same engine, but kfir use a US engine), improved for better air ground capability for the Israëlian spécifications: smaller air ground radar, more fuel capacity due to replacement of older electronics, more external fixing points.

de Gaulle not side to Arabs, he take sanctions to Israël due at they agressions against Liban and land occupations during the 6 days war

Israëlian nuclear bomb technology is already french...

[xmodfreak2011]

@SoaringEagle2005 There's a civilian group over here that uses Kfirs and old Hunters as aggressors to fight Langley's F22s, F15s, and F16s.

[IsraeliXdude]

@kalfish Israel stole the blueprints and reverse engineer the aircraft with slight aerodynamics difference and whole new avionics, no help from Dassault whatsoever

[racinglad]

@luv4metallica Actually Kfir translates to "Lion Cub"

[luv4metallica]

From what I know about the Kfir, it means "Tiger Cub" and it is essentially the copy of the very successful French Mirage III, with improved avionics, weapons systems and powerplant. This jet has the tail markings of ATAC which stands for Airborne Tactical Advantage Company. This organization provides the US with various aircraft for R&D purposes. The Kfir is no doubt one of the best fighter jets of the modern world indigenously built by Israel Aircraft Industries.

[snoop8492]

the best of the iaf isreal airforce and iai israel aerospace industries nothing comes close

[snoop8492]

the best of the IAF isreali air force and IAI Israel Aerospace Industries kfir nothing comes close