Dassault Super Mystere B2 / IAI Sa'ar

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Dassault Super Mystere B2 / IAI Sa'ar\n\nDeveloped from the Dassault Mystere IV, the Dassault Super Mystere B2 is the first European supersonic fighter to achieve level flight and the first equipped with an afterburner.\nIt served exclusively with Armee de l'Air from 1958 to 1977, but has also seen service with the Israeli Air Force during the Six-Day War.\nTo replace the original Atar engine with a non-French powerplant, IAI modified the Sambad in 1967 by installing a Pratt & Whitney J52-P-8A, used in the A-4H Skyhawk; this new engine is lighter and more powerful than its predecessor, yet lacks an afterburner.\nThe resulting upgrade allowed for the addition of two new load points at the wing root, increasing the aircraft's total payload capacity and extending its combat radius.\nThe most notable modification is the elongated exhaust pipe, which reduces the engine's visibility to infrared missiles.\nRedesignated as the Sa'ar (Storm), this modified aircraft is no longer a fighter but an attacker; it served with the Israeli Air Force from 1969 to 1975 and played a significant role in the Yom Kippur War.\nThe Sa'ars were eventually retired from IAF service, but Honduras purchased 12 of them in 1976; these aircraft saw action in a border war against Nicaragua until 1996.\n\nModels are printed at 1:100 scale using a 0.4mm nozzle and 0.12mm layers for a precise and detailed representation.\nThese models were printed on an Ender3, as demonstrated in the image captured from PrusaSlicer 2.0 software.