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Dassault Mirage III/5/50

Mirage I

Responding to a specification for a light interceptor capable of reaching 59,000ft (18,000m) in 6 minutes, the Mystere-Delta 550 flies for the first time on June 25, 1955. Propulsion is assured by two Armstrong Siddeley MD30R jet engines each developing 2,023lbf (9.61kN) of thrust with afterburner. This motorization is nevertheless insufficient and won't permit exploiting the excellent characteristics of the delta wing at supersonic speeds. The same year, the prototype is renamed Mirage I after addition of a SEPR rocket motor and reduction of the vertical fin surface. It is in this configuration that it will reach Mach 1,6 in level flight in 1955. Because of its very reduced dimensions, the Mirage I is necessarily limited in armament. This will result in the development of the Mirage II powered by a couple of Turbomeca Gabizo engines. This machine will never fly however, the study of a more ambitious single engine aircraft having started in the meantime.

Mirage IIIA

Piloted by Roland Glavany, the Mirage IIIA is the first French plane to reach Mach 2 on October 24, 1958. The prototype of the Mirage III had done its maiden flight on November 17, 1956, reaching Mach 1.52 at the time of its seventh flight. In 1959, pilot Gérard Muselli broke a world speed record on a 100 km circuit with an average speed of 1,100mph (956kts - 1,770km/h).

MIRAGE IIIB

Lengthened by more than a meter for the circumstance, the Mirage IIIB is the two-seater version of the Mirage IIIA. The prototype flies for the first time October 20, 1959 at Meulin-Villaroche, piloted by René Bigand. Constructed to 116 exemplars, this no radar / no armament version will be ordered by ten countries. Extensively bi-sonic and capable of reaching 57,400ft (17,500m), the Mirage IIIB will remain in service within the French air force from 1962 to 1993.

Mirage IIIC

With Jean Coureau at the controls, the Mirage IIIC made its first flight on October 9, 1960.

With six tons of thrust delivered by the SNECMA Atar 09B turbojet and the delta wing design, this machine will become the most effective European fighter of its generation.

Initially ordered to 95 units by the French Air Force where it will be used until 1988, the Mirage IIIC will also be successfully operated by the Israeli air force in 1967 during the “Six Days” war (72 Mirage IIICJ delivered from 1961 to 1964). Another operator of Mirage IIIC is South Africa that used 16 Mirage IIICZ.

The standard armament included 2 DEFA 30 mms cannons vertically mounted in ventral position. The SEPR boosters accommodation remained present but was practically never used as this operation required cannons to be removed.

MIRAGE IIIE

Designed to serve as an interceptor, for tactical support and in the anti-radar role, the Mirage IIIE is a slightly stretched version of the MIRAGE IIIC powered by an Atar 09C delivering 6.200kgf (13.700lbf) of thrust.

The first pre-series machine had her first flight on April 1st, 1961 and it is nearly 3 years later that the first production aircraft was flown, in January of 1964.

Some 523 Mirage IIIE were built, 192 units being ordered by the French Air Force, the other machines being used by several countries of Latin America, by Spain, Pakistan, South Africa and Lebanon.

In 1989, a revised version, the Mirage IIIEX was proposed, equipped with fixed canards and an in flight refuelling system.

MIRAGE IIIO

The IIIO is a version of the IIIE built under license in Australia whose main differences were located at the level of the avionics. In 1990, about fifty of these machines were sold to Pakistan.

MIRAGE IIIS

Constructed by Switzerland to 36 copies, the IIIS is a reinforced version of the IIIE whose main role was interception. A fixed canard was later added to about thirty of these machines.

MIRAGE IIIR

Low and mid altitude Recce version, the IIIR is equipped with five OMERA cameras mounted in the nose in place of the Cyrano radar. It flies for the first time on October 31, 1961 with Jean Coureau at the controls. The airframe is the one of a Mirage IIIE and is also equipped with the two DEFA cannons.

The Mirage IIIR will notably be used by the air forces of Belgium, Switzerland and South Africa.

In 1974, is born the Mirage IIIRD version, adapted to all weather operations.

MIRAGE 5

Low-priced version of the Mirage III, the Mirage 5 will notably be used by the Belgian Air Force in versions 5A (attack), 5R (recognition) and 5D (two-seater). First flight was on May 19, 1967.

The room behind the pilot normally reserved for the avionics was used by a fuel tank with increased capacity. Seven external pylons permitted loading 4 tons of external loads.

Israel ordered 50 machines in 1966, but these aircraft were never delivered, after the embargo of June 1967. Thereafter, these machines were be used by the French air force under the designation Mirage 5F. The Israeli will construct their own version of the Mirage 5, under the Nesher designation (Eagle). It was used at the time of the “Kippur” conflict. Thereafter, most of these machines were sold to Argentina under the Dagger designation.

The Mirage 5 will remain the poor's version of the family, notably because of a certain level of unreliability and an extremely simplified equipment. Nevertheless, a total of 531 Mirage 5 were constructed.

MILAN

The Milan is a study achieved in collaboration with Switzerland on an increased manoeuvrability version, thanks to the addition of " moustaches " at the front of the aircraft. Two prototypes were constructed, but the idea had to be abandoned in 1972.

MIRAGE 50

The Mirage 50 is powered by the new 15,737lbf (70.61kN) Atar 9K-50 already tested on the Milan. From this version will come a 3NG ("New Generation") version that flew for the first time in December 1982. The plane never entered production. This machine is rather to be seen as a transition toward new technologies like “Flight by Wire” systems later used on the Mirage 2000.

A total of 1.422 Mirages will have been constructed by Dassault in the IIIS, 5 and 50 versions.

Derivatives

Kfir

J79 engined version designed in Israel by IAI from a Mirage III airframe. The Kfir C1 production started in April 1975. Quickly followed the Kfir C2 bringing numerous aerodynamic improvements. Finally, the Kfir C-7 appeared in 1980, with many detail modifications.

Cheetah

In South Africa, Atlas Aircraft Corporation developed in collaboration with IAI a derivative of the Kfir whose engine was an Atar 9K-50. This version with the stretched out nose was produced from 1986.

Pantera

Derived from the Chilean Mirage 50, the Pantera is another adaptation achieved by ENAER in Chile.

Mirage IIIV and Balzac

Responding to a NATO specification on a VTOL fighter, the Balzac could take off vertically thanks to 8 Rolls-Royce RB-108 engines, each having a thrust of 980kg. The plane flew for the first time in October 1962. Unfortunately, two deadly accidents soon ended the career of this prototype. In the meantime, a heavier version, the Mirage IIIV (Read 3V) was launched, using the same principles as the Balzac. The 9 motors formula soon proved to be completely unrealistic from the weight and maintenance points of view and it is after the accident of the second prototype, by end 1986 that the program was definitely cancelled. In the meantime, the machine had reached Mach 2.04 in September 1966.

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Dassault Mirage III/5/50

  • Role : Interceptor aircraft.
  • National origin : France.
  • Manufacturer : Dassault Aviation.
  • First flight : 17 November 1956.
  • Introduction : 1961.
  • Primary users :
    • French Air Force (historical).
    • Royal Australian Air Force (historical).
    • Pakistan Air Force.
    • Israeli Air Force (historical).
  • Number built : 1,422.
  • Variants :
    • Dassault Mirage IIIV.
    • Dassault Mirage 5.
    • Atlas Cheetah

    Specifications (Mirage IIIC)

  • Length : 45 ft 5 in (or 13.84 m).
  • Height : 13 ft 9 in (or 4.19 m).
  • Wing span : 26 ft 11 in (or 8.2 m).
  • Wing area : 376 sq ft (or 34.93 m²).
  • Gross weight : 26,456 lb (or 12,000 kg).
  • Empty weight : 13,228 lb (or 6,000 kg).
  • Max Mach number : Mach 2.
  • Service ceiling : 96,800 ft (or 29,500 m).
  • Max range : 621 mi (or 540 nm - or 999 km).
  • Engine : One SNECMA Atar 09B.
  • Thrust : 13,039 lbf (or 58.84 kN).
  • Armament : Two 30mm DEFA cannons plus a Matra R511 or R530 missile and two SideWinder air-air missiles.

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