France
MIRAGE III/5 (DASSAULT-BREGUET)
Gary's Combat Aircraft Reference Guide

FM 44-80:  Mirage III/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 (15.02m).  Mirage 5: 51 ft (15.55 m). Span: 27 ft (8.24 m).

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.

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