Dassault Mirage III
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Re: Dassault Mirage III
The French [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] (AdA) also ordered a two-seat Mirage IIIB operational trainer, which first flew in October 1959.
The fuselage was stretched about a meter (3 ft 3.5 in) and both cannons were removed to accommodate the second seat.
The IIIB had no radar, and provision for the SEPR rocket was deleted, although it could carry external stores.
The fuselage was stretched about a meter (3 ft 3.5 in) and both cannons were removed to accommodate the second seat.
The IIIB had no radar, and provision for the SEPR rocket was deleted, although it could carry external stores.
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The AdA ordered 63 Mirage IIIBs (including the prototype), including five Mirage IIIB-1 trials aircraft, ten Mirage IIIB-2(RV) [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] trainers with dummy nose probes, used for training [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] bomber pilots, and 20 Mirage IIIBEs, with the engine and some other features of the multi-role Mirage IIIE.
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One Mirage IIIB was fitted with a [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] flight control system in the mid-1970s and redesignated Mirage IIIB-SV (Stabilité Variable); this aircraft was used as a testbed for the system in the later [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
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Mirage IIIE
While the Mirage IIIC was being put into production, Dassault was also considering a multi-role/strike variant of the aircraft, which eventually materialized as the Mirage IIIE.
The first of three prototypes flew on 1 April 1961.
While the Mirage IIIC was being put into production, Dassault was also considering a multi-role/strike variant of the aircraft, which eventually materialized as the Mirage IIIE.
The first of three prototypes flew on 1 April 1961.
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The Mirage IIIE differed from the IIIC interceptor most obviously in having a 300 mm (11.8 in) forward fuselage extension to increase the size of the avionics bay behind the cockpit.
The stretch also helped increase fuel capacity, as the Mirage IIIC had marginal range and improvements were needed.
The stretch was small and hard to notice, but the clue is that the bottom edge of the canopy on a Mirage IIIE ends
directly above the top lip of the air intake, while on the IIIC it ends visibly back of the lip.
The stretch also helped increase fuel capacity, as the Mirage IIIC had marginal range and improvements were needed.
The stretch was small and hard to notice, but the clue is that the bottom edge of the canopy on a Mirage IIIE ends
directly above the top lip of the air intake, while on the IIIC it ends visibly back of the lip.
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Many Mirage IIIE variants were also fitted with a Marconi continuous-wave Doppler navigation radar radome on the bottom of the fuselage, under the cockpit.
However, while no IIICs had this feature, it was not universal on all variants of the IIIE.
A similar inconsistent variation in Mirage fighter versions was the presence or absence of an [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] antenna that was fitted as a forward extension to the vertical tailplane.
However, while no IIICs had this feature, it was not universal on all variants of the IIIE.
A similar inconsistent variation in Mirage fighter versions was the presence or absence of an [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] antenna that was fitted as a forward extension to the vertical tailplane.
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On some Mirages, the leading edge of the tailplane was a straight line, while on those with the HF antenna the leading edge had a sloping extension forward.
The extension appears to have been generally standard on production Mirage IIIAs and Mirage IIICs, but only appeared in some of the export versions of the Mirage IIIE.
The extension appears to have been generally standard on production Mirage IIIAs and Mirage IIICs, but only appeared in some of the export versions of the Mirage IIIE.
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The IIIE featured Thomson-CSF Cyrano II dual mode air / ground radar; a [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] ([Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]) system with the antennas mounted in the vertical tailplane; and an Atar 09C engine, with a petal-style variable exhaust.
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Total production of the Mirage IIIE, including exports, was substantially larger than that of the Mirage IIIC, including exports, totaling 523 aircraft.
In the mid-1960s one Mirage IIIE was fitted with the improved SNECMA Atar 09K-6 turbojet for trials, and given the
confusing designation of Mirage IIIC2.
In the mid-1960s one Mirage IIIE was fitted with the improved SNECMA Atar 09K-6 turbojet for trials, and given the
confusing designation of Mirage IIIC2.
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Mirage IIIR
A number of reconnaissance variants were built under the general designation of Mirage IIIR.
These aircraft had a Mirage IIIE airframe; Mirage IIIC avionics; a camera nose and unsurprisingly no radar; and retained the twin DEFA cannon and external stores capability.
The camera nose accommodated up to five OMERA cameras.
A number of reconnaissance variants were built under the general designation of Mirage IIIR.
These aircraft had a Mirage IIIE airframe; Mirage IIIC avionics; a camera nose and unsurprisingly no radar; and retained the twin DEFA cannon and external stores capability.
The camera nose accommodated up to five OMERA cameras.
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