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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