Dassault Mirage

Mirage was a name given to several types of jet aircraft designed by the French company Dassault Aviation (formerly Avions Marcel Dassault), some of which were produced in different variants. Most were of delta wing configuration. The most successful was the Mirage III fighter in its many variants, which were widely produced both by Dassault and by other companies. Some Mirage variants were given different names.

Mirage III/5/50 series

Two Mirage III fighters in RAAF colours

The most successful line of Mirages were a family of supersonic delta-winged fighters, all sharing the same basic airframe but differing in powerplant, equipment and minor details. Early examples were tailless, while many later variants had canard foreplanes added.

The main production variants include:

Minor projects and prototypes include:

Variants developed by other countries include:

Israel
South Africa
Chile

Other Mirage types

Production models

Projects and prototypes

References

Citations

  1. q-zon-fighterplanes.com
  2. Munson, K. Bombers, Pocket Encyclopedia of World Aircraft, Blandford, 1966.
  3. Green and Swanborough (1994)

Bibliography

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