Entry Into service
1961-01-01
Maximum Take-Off Weight
13.7 t (paragliders: kg)
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- Name
- Dassault Mirage III
- Manufacturer
- Commonwealth Aircraft 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.
- First Flight
- 1956-11-17
- Entry Into service
- 1961-01-01
- Designer
- Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation
- Length (m)
- 15.03
- Height (m)
- 4.5
- Cockpit Crew
- 1
- Max Speed (km/h)
- 2350
- Max Ceiling (m)
- 17000
- 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 × …
- Max Mach (Mach)
- 2.2
- National Origin
- France
- Number Built
- 1422
- Powerplant Description
- 1 × SNECMA Atar 09C afterburning turbojet engine, 41.97 kN thrust each
- 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
- Wikipedia Article (URL)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dassault_Mirage_III
- Flat Wing Span (m)
- 8.22
- Flat Wing Area (m²)
- 34.85
- Number of Engines
- 1