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Dassault Mirage F1 (12 pics)
Greek Air force, Dass. Mirage F1CG, 107, 342MPK/114PM, Photo: October 1995, Tanagra AFB (Greece) (Willem Vogelaar) French F1 at Lions Meet 2002 (Kleine Brogel AFB Belgium) Greek Air force, Dass. Mirage F1CG, 123, 342MPK/114PM, Photo: October 1995, Tanagra AFB (Greece) (Willem Vogelaar)
Dassault Mirage F1
The F1
was designed in the same period as the F2 and it had to be the successor of the
Mirage IIIC after a government contract that was awarded by the French
authorities in 1964. The F1 had to be a conventional swept back winged Multirole
fighter.
The
first prototype which was a private venture flew on December 23rd 1966, and
three pre-series aircraft were ordered in September 1967, and the first flew on
March 20th 1969. The production model for the French Armée de l'Air was named
Mirage F1C.
The F1C
was powered by the Atar 9K-50 turbojet with a thrust of 7200 kg with afterburn.
A later
model of the Mirage F1, the F1.M53 was a contender for succeeding the
F-104 Starfighter in the Air Forces of Belgium, Denmark, The Netherlands and Norway
together with the
Saab 37 Viggen and the
General Dynamics F-16
(the last won this contract).
This
version of the F1 was powered by a more powerful engine: The SNECMA M53 turbofan
rated at 8500 kg's thrust with afterburn.
Because
the F1.M53 did not win the contract, plans for a second prototype were canceled,
and it did not came in production.
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Developing Nation: |
France |
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Manufacturer/designer: |
Dassault |
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Task: |
Fighter / bomber |
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First Flight: |
- prototype:
December 23rd 1966
- pre-series
first flight: March 20th 1969 |
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Initial order: |
- 169x F1C
interceptors (order 1969 Armée de l'Air)
- 64x F1CR
recce (order 1969 Armée de l'Air)
- 20x F1B
double seaters (order 1969 Armée de l'Air) |
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First Delivery: |
1970 |
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First Operational: |
1974 |
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Crew: |
- F1C: 1
- F1CR: 1
- F1B: 2
(trainer) |
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Ejection Seat: |
Martin Baker Mk4 |
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Dassault Mirage F1C |
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Wing Span: |
8,40 m (ex. missiles) |
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Wing Area: |
25,00 m² |
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Length: |
15,30 m |
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Height: |
4,50 m |
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Engine (s): |
1x Atar 9K-50 turbojet (7200 kg thrust with afterburner) |
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Weight: |
7400 kg |
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Max. Take off weight: |
16200 kg |
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Max. Speed: |
- 1470 Kph at sea level
- 2335 Kph at
12000 m |
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Max. Endurance: |
Combat air patrol endurance (with two Super 530 AAM's +
one ventral tank: 2,25 hours |
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g
limits: |
+9 / -3 g |
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Radar: |
Cyrano IV radar |
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Wingtip
hard points: |
both wings for AAM missiles |
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Weapons: |
- two 30 mm
canon's
- two Matra
550 Magic AAM's
- two Matra R
530 or 530 Super AAM's |
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Dassault Mirage F1.M53 |
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Wing Span: |
8,40 m (ex. missiles) |
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Wing Area: |
25,00 m² |
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Length: |
15,30 m |
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Height: |
4,50 m |
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Engine (s): |
1x SNECMA M53 turbofan (8500 kg thrust with afterburner) |
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Weight: |
8024 kg |
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Max. Take off weight: |
15200 kg |
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Max. Speed: |
- 1532 Kph at sea level
- 2335 Kph at
12000 m |
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Max. range: |
- HI-LO-HI mission profile with four 454 kg. bombs: 1200
km |
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g
limits: |
+9 / -3 g |
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Radar: |
- |
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Wingtip
hard points: |
both wings for AAM missiles |
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Weapons: |
- two 30 mm
canon's
- Up to 4000
kg. of ordnance between seven external stations |
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Countries that bought the
Dassault Mirage F1: |
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Ecuador |
16x F1AJ |
| France |
169x F1C
64x F1CR
20x F1B |
| Greece |
40x F1CG |
| Iraq |
113x F1EQ |
| Jordan |
17x F1CJ
17x F1EJ |
| Kuwait |
27x F1CK |
| Libya |
16x F1AD
16x F1ED |
| Morocco |
30x F1CH
20x F1EH |
| Qatar |
12x F1EDH |
| South Africa |
32x F1AZ
16x F1CZ |
| Spain |
45x F1CE
22x F1EE |
Research : M.v.Leeuwen
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