Couteau Delta
Two Mirage 2000D crews from the 3rd Fighter Wing at Nancy-Ochey flying a tactical demonstration of low-level attack, the last French display on any Mirage.
Couteau Delta: how the team came to be and what it flies today
Successor to Ramex Delta
Couteau Delta was created in 2017 to carry on the tactical pair display previously flown by Ramex Delta on the Mirage 2000N, which was leaving nuclear-strike service. The new team took two Mirage 2000D strike aircraft of the 3e escadre de chasse at Base aérienne 133 Nancy-Ochey, with a pilot and a navigator in each; in its first season the leading crew came from Escadron 2/3 “Champagne” and the wingman from 3/3 “Ardennes”. The routine reproduces operational tactics: low passes, pop-up attacks and tight turns, between 50 and 2,000 metres and at up to 7g. In 2018 it was lengthened to fifteen minutes and won the Crow Flies Trophy.
On and off the circuit
Operations come first. The pair was put into abeyance in 2019 to free crews for Operation Barkhane in the Sahel, flew again in 2021, and returned after another pause in May 2024 with a twelve-minute display flown at Salon-de-Provence and in Portugal and the United Kingdom. It continued in 2026, the last French display team on any Mirage type, at a time when the 2000D fleet is being modernised to keep it in service.
Couteau Delta in numbers
团队
- 形成
- 2架飞机
- Two Mirage 2000D
- Four aircrew: two pilots, two navigators
飞机
- 飞行
- 达索幻影2000D
- Dassault Mirage 2000D (2017–)
家
- 总部位于
- BA 133 Nancy-Ochey
- 3e escadre de chasse
显示屏
- 展出的飞机
- 2
Every type Couteau Delta has flown
| 飞机 | 年 | 数字 | 笔记 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 达索幻影2000D | since 2017 | 2 |
What Couteau Delta is known for
- Won the Crow Flies Trophy in 2018 (French Wikipedia).
- Paused in 2019 so crews could deploy on Operation Barkhane (French Wikipedia).
- Returned in 2024 with displays in France, Portugal and the United Kingdom (Ministère des Armées).
Couteau Delta, year by year
Created to succeed Ramex Delta; first season with a twelve-minute, eleven-manoeuvre routine.
Routine extended to fifteen minutes; Crow Flies Trophy.
Put into abeyance for Operation Barkhane.
Flies the 2021 season.
Returns to displays after a pause.
Continues displaying, including at Air Legend.
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