| Deriving its designation from its SNECMA Atar 9K-50
engine, the Mirage 50 retained the basic airframe of the
Mirage III and 5, and the prototype - previously that of
the Milan - was flown on 15 April 1975. Apart from the
engine, providing an afterburning thrust of 7200kg, the Mirage 50 introduced revised air intakes
to cater for this engine's greater mass flow and some
equipment repositioning to allow for the 160kg
engine weight penalty. By comparison with earlier
first-generation Mirage deltas, the Mirage 50 offered a
15% decrease in take-off distance, a 35% improvement in initial climb, an improved ceiling and
enhanced manoeuvrability. With a built-in armament
of two 30mm cannon, it was suited for air superiority
missions with dogfight missiles, air patrol and supersonic
interception, and ground attack combined with
self-defence capability. It was offered with Agave or
Cyrano IVM multi-function radar and it could carry the
full range of operational stores developed for the Mirage
III and 5. The first customer for the Mirage 50 was
Chile which ordered 14 (plus two two-seat trainers).
The first eight supplied in 1980 as Mirage 50FGs were,
in fact, refurbished and re-engined ex-Armee de l'Air
Mirage 5Fs. The remaining six single-seaters which followed
in 1982-83 were new-build Mirage 50CHs, these
and the earlier 50FCs being upgraded as ENAER Panteras
in the early 'nineties. During 1990, Dassault
initiated the upgrading of Venezuela's surviving
10 Mirage IIIEVs and 5Vs to Mirage 50EV standard, six
new-build 50EVs (plus one two-seat 50DV) for Venezuela
bringing production of the first-generation Mirage
delta to an end in 1991 with 1,422 aircraft delivered.
ENGINE | 1 x SNECMA Atar 9K-50 turbojet, 7200kg |
WEIGHTS |
Take-off weight | 13700 kg | 30203 lb |
Loaded weight | 7150 kg | 15763 lb |
DIMENSIONS |
Wingspan | 8.22 m | 27 ft 12 in |
Length | 15.56 m | 51 ft 1 in |
Height | 4.5 m | 15 ft 9 in |
Wing area | 35 m2 | 376.74 sq ft |
PERFORMANCE |
Max. speed | 2.2M | 2.2M |
Ceiling | 18000 m | 59050 ft |
Range | 1300 km | 808 miles |
ARMAMENT | 2 x 30mm cannon, weapons on underwing hardpoints |
khable cruz, e-mail, 01.03.2012 12:42 if it was produce and used in 1960s Middle East probably we could say it is a better than the Legendary mirage3 reply | victor ruiz, e-mail, 08.02.2010 20:48 Excellent aircraft, the avionics and weapont computer system. reply |
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