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Fighter aircraft currently in use with the Aeronautique Militaire are:

Renard R-37
Rendard R-38

Currently on order for delivery during 1946
Caproni Ariete Serie III

Older types no longer in service or reserve include:
Avions-Fairey Fox III reconnaissance fighters
Avions-Fairey Fox VI reconnaissance fighters
Avions-Fairey Fox VII fighters
Avions-Fairey Fox VIII fighters
Gloster Gladiators
Hawker (Renard) Hurricane I
Renard R-36

Renard R.37

A development of the R.36 fighter with a radial engine, first flown 18 July 1936 and in service by the end of 1937. 140 were built.
Wingspan: 11.64 m (38 ft 2 in)
Length: 8.70m (28 ft 5 in)
Height: 2.90m (9 ft 6 in)
Wing area: 20.00m² (215.28 ft²)
Empty weight: 1,770 kg (3,902 lb)
Loaded weight: 2,470 kg (5,445 lb)
Powerplant 1100hp Gnome-Rhône 14N-21 radial engine
Maximum speed: 531 km/h (330 mph)
Range: 1000 km (620 miles)
Armament: 4x 7.7mm FN-Browning MGs in wings

Renard R.38
A development of the R.36 powered by a 1327hp Paladin I V-12 engine, the prototype was first flown on 4 August 1939 and had a top speed of 326 mph (525 km/h). It entered service in 1941 and production totalled 140 aircraft.
Wingspan: 11.64 m (38 ft 2 in)
Length: 8.96m (29 ft 3 in)
Height: 2.90m (9 ft 6 in)
Wing area: 20.00m² (215.28 ft²)
Empty weight: 1,995 kg (4,398 lb)
Loaded weight: 2,580 kg (5,687 lb)
Powerplant: 1327hp Paladin I V-12 liquid cooled engine
Maximum speed: 632 km/h (393 mph)
Time to 4,000m: 4.13 minutes
Range: 1000 km (620 miles)
Armament: 1x 20mm Hispano-Suiza cannon and 4x 13.2mm FN-Browning MGs in wings


Renard R.40
A high-altitude variant of the R.38 with a pressurised cabin which could be jettisoned in-flight with a compressed-air charge. The jettisonable cabin is connected to the fuselage by a casing in two parts (the first part connected to the cabin, the other part fixed to the airframe). Inside this casing, the flight-controls and instruments are equipped with quick-disconnects. A prototype flew on 28 November 1940 but no production was undertaken.

86 ordered in May 1945 for delivery during 1946 to replace the Renard R.36 in the tactical fighter role.

General characteristics
Crew: One
Length: 10.00 m
Wingspan: 12.00 m
Height: 4.25 m
Wing area: 28.00 m2
Empty weight: 4,190 kg
Loaded weight: 5,600 kg
Max. takeoff weight: 6,645 kg
Powerplant: 1 × SAI R.25 18-cylinder air-cooled radial engines 2,500 hp

Performance
Maximum speed: 740 km/h at 5,500 m
Cruise speed: 415 km/h
Range: 1,200 km with internal fuel; 1,775 km with two drop tanks
Endurance: 2.5 hr cruise + 30 min combat
Service ceiling: 10,910 m
Rate of climb: 21.9 m/s

Armament
Guns: 4 × 23 mm FN-Madsen cannon
Hardpoints: (total max hardpoint load, 1000kg)
--One centerline rated for 1000kg (Plumbed, Bombs)
--2 wing rated for 500kg (Plumbed, Bombs)
--2 wing rated for 250kg (Rocket racks)

SABCA S.51
Manufacturer’s internal designation for licence-built Gloster Meteor F.Mk.IV built by SABCA under sub-contract to Avions Fairey. 72 were built 1947-49.