Postage Stamp Planes Rafale

Designed and built by the French in the mid 1980s, the Rafale was considered a multi-role warplane. Reaching Mach 2.0 or 1,321mph at maximum speed and weighing less than many of its comtemporaries, the Rafale was the preferred aircraft for the French armed forces during the Cold War. It is equipped with one 30mm DEFA 791B cannon, capacity to carry 17,637 pounds of affitional armament, and could be single or double-seat based on version.