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Dassault Mirage F.1 Multi-Role Fighter |
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DESCRIPTION:
The Mirage F.1 design uses the same fuselage as the Mirage III but replaces the delta wing of the Mirage III/5 family with a more traditional swept wing and horizontal tail. This change was made since many users of the earlier aircraft complained about the high landing speeds and large turn radii associated with delta-winged aircraft. The efficiency of the new wing coupled with a 40% increase in fuel capacity over the Mirage III results in a shorter takeoff length, twice the range, thrice the supersonic endurance, improved maneuverability, and much better low altitude performance. The F.1 has the distinction of being used by both sides in the 1991 Gulf War. Over 770 Mirage F.1s were built, almost 500 of them for foreign customers throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America.
Data below for Mirage F.1C |
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| HISTORY: | |
| First Flight |
(F.1) 23 December 1966 (F.1C) 15 February 1973 (F.1CR) 20 November 1981 |
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Service Entry
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(F.1C) 1973
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CREW:
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one: pilot
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ESTIMATED COST:
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unknown
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| AIRFOIL SECTIONS: | |
| Wing Root | unknown |
| Wing Tip |
unknown
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| DIMENSIONS: | |
| Length | 49.96 ft (15.30 m) |
| Wingspan | 27.50 ft (8.40 m) |
| Height | 14.75 ft (4.50 m) |
| Wing Area | 269.1 ft2 (25.0 m2) |
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Canard Area
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not applicable
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| WEIGHTS: | |
| Empty | 16,314 lb (7,400 kg) |
| Normal Takeoff | 24,030 lb (10,900 kg) |
| Max Takeoff | 35,715 lb (16,200 kg) |
| Fuel Capacity |
internal: unknown external: unknown |
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Max Payload
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8,818 lb (4,000 kg)
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| PROPULSION: | |
| Powerplant | one SNECMA Atar 9K-50 afterburning turbojet |
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Thrust
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15,873 lb (70.6 kN) with afterburner
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| PERFORMANCE: | |
| Max Level Speed |
at altitude: 1,460 mph (2,350 km/h) at 39,370 ft
(12,000 m), Mach 2.2 at sea level: 915 mph (1,470 km/h), Mach 1.2 |
| Initial Climb Rate | 44,000 ft (13,400 m) / min |
| Service Ceiling | 65,615 ft (20,000 m) |
| Range |
typical: 756 nm (1,400 km) ferry: 1,780 nm (3,300 km) |
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g-Limits
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unknown
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| ARMAMENT: | |
| Gun | two 30-mm DEFA 552A cannons (125 rds ea) |
| Stations | five external hardpoints and two wingtip rails |
| Air-to-Air Missile | AIM-9 Sidewinder, Matra R.530, Matra 550 Magic |
| Air-to-Surface Missile | AS.30, AS.37, Wasp |
| Bomb | 250/500 kg bombs |
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Other
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rocket pods, ECM pods
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| KNOWN VARIANTS: | |
| F.1A | Ground attack fighter with no radar and simple avionics |
| F.1B | Two-seat combat-capable trainer |
| F.1C | One-seat all-weather interceptor with more advanced electronics |
| F.1CG | One-seat interceptor used by Greece; 40 built |
| F.1CH | One-seat interceptor used by Morocco; 18 built |
| F.1C-200 | F.1C models upgraded with in-flight refueling capability; 25 converted |
| F.1CR | One-seat reconnaissance model based on F.1C-200 equipped with panoramic and infrared cameras as well as numerous specialized external pods, also has secondary attack capability and can carry AAMs for self-defense; 64 built |
| F.1CT | Attack model based on F.1C |
| F.1D | Two-seat model based on F.1E, for export |
| F.1E | One-seat attack fighter with more sophisticated nav/attack system and all-weather capability, for export |
| F.1EH | One-seat attack fighter used by Morocco; 20 built |
| F.1JA | One-seat fighter for Ecuador with interceptor and ground attack capabilities |
| F.1R |
Reconnaissance model
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| KNOWN COMBAT RECORD: |
Iran-Iraq War (Iraq, 1980-1988) Iraq - Operation Desert Storm (Iraq, Kuwait, 1991) Bosnia - Operation Deliberate Force (France, 1995) Iraq - Operation Desert Fox (Iraq, 1998) |
| KNOWN OPERATORS: |
France (251) Ecuador (18) Greece (40) Iraq (113+16 not delivered) Jordan (36) Kuwait (33) Libya (38) Morocco (50) Qatar (15) South Africa (48) Spain (73) |
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