General characteristics Crew: 1 Length: 15.30 m (50 ft 2½ in) Wingspan: 8.40 m (27 ft 6¾ in) Height: 4.50 m (14 ft 9 in) Wing area: 25.00 m² (269.1 ft²) Empty weight: 7,400kg (16,314 lb) Loaded weight: 10,900kg (24,030 lb) Max. takeoff weight: 16,200 kg (35,715 lb) Powerplant: 1 × SNECMA Atar 9K-50 afterburning turbojet Dry thrust: 49.03 kN[82] (11,023 lbf) Thrust with afterburner: 70.6 kN (15,873 lbf) Performance Maximum speed: Mach 2.2 (2,338 km/h,[82] 1,262 knots, 1,453 mph) at 11,000 m (36,090 ft)