Snecma Atar

Atar
Atar 9C on display at Flugausstellung Peter Junior
Type Turbojet
National origin France
Manufacturer Snecma
First run 26 March 1948
Major applications Dassault Super Étendard
Dassault Mirage III
Dassault Mirage F1
Dassault Mirage 5
Developed from SNECMA Atar 101

The Snecma Atar is a French axial-flow turbojet engine built by Snecma. It was derived from the German World War II BMW 018 design, and developed by ex-BMW engineers through a progression of more powerful models. The name is derived from its original design group, Atelier technique aéronautique de Rickenbach near Lindau within the French Occupation Zone of Germany. The Atar powered many of the French post-war jet aircraft, including the Vautour, Étendard and Super Étendard, Super Mystère and several models of the Mirage.[1]

  1. ^ Gunston (1989), p. 160.