The Dassault Mirage F1 was designed to replace the successful Dassault Mirage III series. With a host of new features added to this new aircraft, the Mirage F1 would be a substantial upgrade to the whole Mirage family that would continue in service well into the new millennium. The Mirage F1 was built with capability and a multi-role perspective in mind. The aircraft was designed for high-speed handling with low or high-altitude performance, multi-faceted capabilities in the fighter or strike aircraft role and provide the pilot with some minor conveniences for long sorties requiring short turnaround times. Over 720 Mirage F1 examples have been produced. The F1 remains one of the most battle-tested aircraft systems of the Cold War.
The single engine, high-mounted swept-wing aircraft was powered by a single SNECMA Atar 9K-50 afterburning turbojet 15,785lb engine fed by two side-mounted intakes. The F1 sported a single-seat cockpit positioned in the forward portion of the streamlined fuselage. Amenities such as a self-starter, shaded canopy glass and pressured refueling system provided operators of the aircraft with the advantage of a low maintenance, highly capable aircraft. Further developments went on to integrate an in-flight refueling probe to which the combat radius was increased substantially. The unique high-mounted swept-wing design coupled with the single vertical tail fin afforded the aircraft the ability to take off and land with a minimal use of runway.
Standard armament were twin 30mm cannons along with 2 x Matra R530 series medium-range air-to-air missiles. Missiles were initially held under the wings though wingtip rails were later added for the use of Matra R550 Magic and AIM-9 Sidewinder short-range air-to-air missiles.
Controls:
• AG1 Afterburner
• AG2 Nose wheel steering (un)lock
• AG3 Navigation / anti-collision lights
• AG4 Air brakes
• AG5 Drag chute
• AG6 Arm Matra R550 Magic 2 missiles
• AG7 Arm Matra Super 530D missiles
The F1 in this build is equipped with;
• 2x Matra R550 Magic 2 air-to-air missiles (wingtips)
• 2x Matra Super 530D air-to-air missiles
• 1x MBDA Exocet anti-ship missile
• Matra PHIMAT chaff dispenser pod
• Thales “Barax” ECM pod
Specifications
Spotlights
- Trainzo 4.7 years ago
General Characteristics
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 30.3ft (9.2m)
- Length 50.1ft (15.3m)
- Height 15.5ft (4.7m)
- Empty Weight 12,439lbs (5,642kg)
- Loaded Weight 15,984lbs (7,250kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 2.108
- Wing Loading 41.4lbs/ft2 (202.2kg/m2)
- Wing Area 386.0ft2 (35.9m2)
- Drag Points 2025
Parts
- Number of Parts 1174
- Control Surfaces 0
- Performance Cost 3,442
very smooth design and very well done, but yes control surfaces could be better. Also, maneuverability and acceleration should be much lower.
Great detailled plane . I love it .
Good looking build with great weapon set. However, it does leave a bit to be desired in terms of performance and building technique. For one, the way you are doing control surfaces doesn't provide a sharp trailing edge. You can try to combine your technique of using a large oval fuselage block for most of the wing with my technique to get a smooth airfoil. Acceleration is too fast, especially for a fully loaded plane, and pitch authority may be too high at high speed. I'd say it also goes well over its stated top speed at optimal altitude, but I'm not sure as I'm getting a bit of lag with it. I'm hearing clicking noises when turning sharp or using slow motion, indication that collisions aren't disabled on some of the moving parts. Also, I don't see a point of having weapons both named and assigned to an activation group.