N557EM - 1975 Dassault Aviation Mirage F1 M Aircraft Registration

N557EM is a 1975 Dassault Aviation MIRAGE F1 M, a single-engine turbo-jet aircraft registered to Draken International LLC in Lakeland, FL. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on October 12, 2021. The registration certificate was issued on July 3, 2019. The registration is set to expire on July 31, 2029. Powered by a Snecma ATAR 09 SER engine producing 13200 pounds of thrust, N557EM is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A719DC (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N557EM was last updated on August 18, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The Dassault Mirage F1, a highly successful single-seat interceptor and multirole fighter, represented France's transition from delta-wing to swept-wing fighter design philosophy. First flown on December 23, 1966, it featured high-mounted swept wings, a conventional tail configuration, and seated one pilot in most variants. With a maximum speed of Mach 2.2 and superior low-altitude performance compared to its delta-wing predecessors, the F1 stretched over 15 meters in length. Manufactured by Dassault Aviation, exactly 726 aircraft rolled off French production lines between 1973 and 1992. AviatorDB tracks 905 Dassault Aviation aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is MRF1.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N557EM. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.