Dassault

Dassault Mirage III

Interceptor

  • First flight1956
  • Introduction1961
  • StatusRetired
  • Number built1,422
Technical data

Specifications

01

Crew & dimensions

Crew
1
Length
15.03 m
Wingspan
8.22 m
Height
4.5 m
02

Performance

Maximum speed
2,350 km/h, Mach 2.2
Range
1,200 km (combat range)
Service ceiling
17,000 m
03

Powerplant

Powerplant
1 × SNECMA Atar 09C afterburning turbojet engine (41.97 kN) + 1 × SEPR 841 liquid-fuelled rocket engine (14.7 kN)
04

Armament

Armament
Guns: 2 × 30 mm DEFA 552 cannon with 125 rounds per gun; Bombs: 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.; Rockets: 2 × Matra JL-100 drop tank/rocket pack, each with 19× 68 mm SNEB rockets and 250 L of fuel; Missiles: 2 × AIM-9B Sidewinder Air to Air missiles (AAM) or, 2 × Matra R.550 Magic AAMs plus 1× Matra R.530 AAM