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Israel’s Kfir Fighter Is One Truly Terrifying Weapon of War

What You Need to Know: The Israeli Air Force's Kfir combat aircraft is a domestically developed fighter derived from the French Dassault Mirage 5. After France imposed an arms embargo in the late ...
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The IAI Kfir ‘Lion Cub’ Fighter Has a Message for Israel’s Air Force

Key Points and Summary - Born from embargo and urgency, Israel’s IAI Kfir (Lion Cub) married the Mirage airframe idea to an American J79 engine and local avionics, creating a tough multi-role fighter ...
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Kfir: The Fighter Jet From Israel That Was Feared By Every Air Force

Summary and What You Need to Know Now: The Kfir, developed by Israel Aerospace Industries in the 1970s, is a multirole fighter-bomber designed to outperform the Mirage III. -Powered by a General ...
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Turbojet engine : models YJ79-GE-2, J79-GE-2, J79-GE-2A (General Electric) : illustrated parts breakdown

"This publication replaces NAVWEPS 02B-105AGA-504, dated 1 January 1962." https://siris-libraries.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=liball&source=~!silibraries&uri=full ...
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General Electric J79-GE-2 Turbojet Engine

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. In the early 1950s, the U.S. military ...