Breguet 1050 Alizé
The Breguet Alizé was France’s first purpose-built carrier-based anti-submarine aircraft after the Second World War. Its turboprop engine gave it the endurance needed to search for submarines, while a retractable radar dome under the fuselage helped locate targets. Alizés served from French carriers for more than three decades and even flew combat patrols during the 1982 Lebanon intervention. The aircraft’s long canopy and large single propeller give it a distinctive, almost old-fashioned carrier-aircraft silhouette.
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Did you know?
The Alizé hunted submarines from French carriers with a retractable radar dome under its fuselage, giving it a distinctive underslung bulge.
Specifications
| Length | 13.9 m (45 ft) |
|---|---|
| Wingspan | 15.6 m (51 ft) |
| Height | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Persons on board | 3 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Maximum take-off weight | 8.2 t |
| Range | 1,400 NM (2,593 km) |
| Maximum speed | 285 kt (528 km/h) |
| Service ceiling | 20,000 ft (6,096 m) |
| Optimum ceiling | 23,000 ft (7,010 m) |
| Rate of climb | 1,400 ft/min (7.1 m/s) |
| Take-off distance | 780 m (2,559 ft) |
| Landing distance | 700 m (2,297 ft) |
| Engines | 1x Rolls-Royce Dart RDa.21 |
| Units built | 89 |
Curated by CatchFlights from manufacturer documents, ICAO Doc 8643 and reference works; values are left out where no source could confirm them. Sources are listed on our credits page.
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