Snecma Atar

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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]