French fighter aircraft Dassault Mirage III C COBI 5818 - Armed Forces

You know that:

• The design of the aircraft originated in the late 1950s and brought many new technical solutions.
• The delta wing shape, together with a powerful engine, made the fighter the first in the world to exceed Mach 2 in horizontal flight.
• The first flight of the production version took place in October 1960.
• The aircraft was produced in large numbers both for the French Air Force and for many foreign customers such as Switzerland, Argentina, Israel, Spain and Pakistan.
• The C-version machines were primarily intended as interceptors for French air defence.
• Despite being an older design, the machines equipped with the latest electronics are still a very dangerous adversary today.
• The Mirage III was also flown by Israeli pilot Giora "Hawkeye" Epstein, who shot down 17 enemy aircraft during the Six-Day and Yom Kippur Wars, and is considered the greatest aerial ace among jet fighters.
• This particular aircraft can be seen at the Albert-Somme Museum of Industry and Aviation in France.

Technical parameters:

• dimensions: wingspan 8.22 m, length 15.03 m, height 4.5 m
• drive 1x Snecma Atar 09C-3 jet engine with 60.8 kN thrust
• maximum take-off weight 13 500 kg
• range 2 400 km
• maximum speed 2 350 km/h
• maximum flight level 17 000 m
• climb rate 237 m/s
• fixed weapon 2 x DEFA 552 cannon 30 mm calibre (250 rounds)
• number of weapon system slings 4 with a maximum weight of 4 000 kg

From the memoirs of company founder Marcel Dassault

"When journalists asked what is behind the success of our aircraft, I answered truthfully that an aircraft must be beautiful to fly well,