MIRAGE III/5 AIRCRAFT

Both the Mirage III and Mirage 5 have been built in very large numbers and are in service in many countries. The two airframes are basically the same, except the Mirage 5 has a longer nose. The aircraft has low-mounted delta wings with pointed tips. There is one turbojet engine inside fuselage, with semicircular air intakes forward of the wing roots below the canopy and a large, single exhaust. The fuselage is long, slender, and tubular with a pointed nose and a bubble cockpit. The tail is large, swept-back, and has a tapered tail fin with a square tip. There are no tail flats.

MIRAGE III 

 

 

MIRAGE 5 

GENERAL DATA

• Country of Origin. France.
• Similar Aircraft. Kfir C-2, Viggen, MiG-21 Fishbed, A-4 Skyhawk, Fantan A.
• Crew. One; trainer--two.
• Role. Ground-attack, fighter, reconnaissance.
• Armament. 30-mm cannon, bombs, rockets.
• Dimensions. Length: Mirage III: 49 ft, 3 in (15.02 m). Mirage 5: 51 ft (15.55 m). Span: 27 ft (8.24 m).

WEFT DESCRIPTION

• Wings. Low-mounted delta wing with pointed tips.
• Engine(s). One turbojet inside fuselage. Semicircular air intakes are forward of the wing roots below the canopy. Large, single exhaust.
• Fuselage. Long, slender, and tubular with a pointed nose and a bubble cockpit.
• Tail. Large, swept-back, and tapered tail fin with a square tip. No tail flats.

USER COUNTRIES

• Argentina, Brazil
• Chile (Mirage 5 and 50)
• Colombia, Egypt
• France
• Gabon
• Lebanon
• Libya
• Pakistan
• Peru
• South Africa
• Switzerland
• Venezuela (Mirage 50)
• Zaire.