| Manufacturer |
Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation |
Northrop Corporation |
| Description |
The Dassault Mirage III () is a family of single/dual-seat, single-engine, fighter aircraft developed and manufactured by French aircraft company Dassault Aviation. |
The Northrop F-20 Tigershark (initially F-5G) is a prototype light fighter, designed and built by Northrop. |
| First Flight |
1956-11-17 |
1982-08-30 |
| Entry Into service |
1961-01-01 |
|
| Designer |
Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation |
Northrop Corporation |
| Type |
|
Fighter aircraft |
| Length (m) |
15.03 |
14.3256 |
| Height (m) |
4.5 |
3.9624 |
| Cockpit Crew |
1 |
1 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
2350 |
2124.242 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
17000 |
17312.64 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
83 |
|
| Armament |
2 × 30 mm DEFA 552 cannon with 125 rounds per gun; 4000 kg of payload on five external hardpoints, including a variety of bombs, reconnaissance pods or Drop tanks; French Air Force IIIEs through to 1991 were equipped to carry the AN-52 nuclear bomb.; 2 × Matra JL-100 drop tank/rocket pack, each with 19× 68 mm SNEB rockets and 250 L of fuel; 2 × AIM-9B Sidewinder Air to Air missiles (AAM) or; 2 × … |
2 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Pontiac M39A3 cannons in the nose, 280 rounds each and a General Electric 30 mm gun pod which can be mounted on the fuselage; Various air-to-ground ordnance such as Mark 80 series of unguided iron bombs (including 3 kg and 14 kg practice bombs), CBU-24/49/52/58 cluster bomb munitions, M129 Leaflet bomb; 2 × CRV7 rocket pods or, 2 × LAU-10 rocket pods with 4 × Zuni 5 in (127 mm… |
| Max Mach (Mach) |
2.2 |
2 |
| National Origin |
France |
United States of America |
| Number Built |
1422 |
3 |
| Powerplant Description |
1 × SNECMA Atar 09C afterburning turbojet engine, 41.97 kN thrust each |
1 × General Electric F404-GE-100 afterburning turbofan engine |
| Primary Users |
French Air Force (historical), Royal Australian Air Force (historical), Pakistan Air Force , Israeli Air Force (historical) |
|
| Status |
In service with the Pakistan Air Force |
Canceled |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dassault_Mirage_III |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_F-20_Tigershark |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
8.22 |
8.2296 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
34.85 |
|
| Number of Engines |
1 |
1 |