Hi! Please check #53.
Most beautiful fighter.In the next issue of the French monthly magazine, Le Fana de l'aviation (from the free Facebook page of Le Fana) :
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Well, as I looked for it on the SPF forum, but I could not find it (I do not remember if it has already been shown on SPF), the layout model of the Mirage F3
I had one of those!!!!The Mirage F1 looked so cool that Matchbox turned it into a toy.
Mine changed the colour, if you held it under warm or cold water.The Mirage F1 looked so cool that Matchbox turned it into a toy.
15 years ago, Archibald gave us this 3 views drawing of the F3 :
Today, on a French forum, speaking of the issue of Le Fana, a forumer gives us the same drawing, less precise but more "straight"
I can't remember if I asked this before (probably yes, but 2006 is a long time ago) but beside the mockup shown here, were there any F3 prototypes started and unfinished ? How far along did the 01 and 02 went ?
In May 1966, the general staff wanted to transform the Mirage F2 into an interception aircraft. This is the Mirage F3 program (...). On October 12, 1966, the director of the CEV wrote to Bruno Claude Vallières: "(...) the Mirage F3 remains the interim equipment, constituting a necessary bridge to be thrown between the current Mirage III E and the Mirage G, then V. "
(...)
By letter of April 17, 1967, the DMA canceled the contracts and amendments for the studies and manufacture of two Mirage F3 airplanes and a static test cell.
(...)
In November 1967, (...) the Mirage F2 / F3 program was then officially stopped.
On August 29, 1966, the STAé notifies Dassault of amendment n ° 3 to market 65/90129 for the study and construction of the Mirage F3 02 and 03 and a CES (...), the first flights ahead intervene before April 15, 1968 and October 31, 1968.
(...)
The EMAA gives concrete form to its request with program file 1193 / EMAA / BPM / CDT / S of September 27, 1966
(...)
At the start of 1967, most of the primary parts of the F3 02 were produced and the fuselage began to take shape on its frame in the Saint-Cloud prototype workshop, the general progress being of the order of 30%, when, on April 20, 1967, the STAé stopped the work, amendment n ° 5 terminating the contract being notified to Dassault on November 23, 1967.
Hello,In the next issue of the French monthly magazine, Le Fana de l'aviation (from the free Facebook page of Le Fana) :
Le Fana de l'Aviation magazine | Paris
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Lovely work Alain!Hello,In the next issue of the French monthly magazine, Le Fana de l'aviation (from the free Facebook page of Le Fana) :
Le Fana de l'Aviation magazine | Paris
Le Fana de l'Aviation magazine, Paris. 19 629 J’aime · 483 en parlent · 2 personnes étaient ici. Le premier magazine sur l'histoire de l'aviation - récits, analyses. Tous les mois toute l’aviation !fr-fr.facebook.com
I did the Mirage F2 3-views plan of this article in Le Fana, I give you here some high definition drawings (2 thumbnails and then the full version images I delivered to the magazine).
It was difficult for me to draw this plan because I had very few detailed photos. There is a MF2 in display at the CEAT in Toulouse but I did not have the authorization to go there and takes photos. The other difficulty were the numerous "variations" of this aircraft: sometimes they had some specific configurations, then they added other features, and so on and so forth. It was cumbersome to choose which configuration to display!
The chief editor asked me also to imagine the ASMODEE project, with an israeli version of the MF2. I had to draw the profile in camouflage version because it was obvioulsy sexier than an aluminum version. I tried to get inspiration from israelis Mirages IIIs, KFIR and F-16 schemes to obtain something a more realistic representation. I drew an imaginary squadron insignia, rather than taking an existing one. Finally, I modified some tiny details to reflect a production version that would differ a little bit from the prototype configuration.
Enjoy! Of course, should you have questions, comments, I stay available.
Regards
Alain
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There is a MF2 in display at the CEAT in Toulouse but I did not have the authorization to go there and takes photos.
Again outstanding.Hello,In the next issue of the French monthly magazine, Le Fana de l'aviation (from the free Facebook page of Le Fana) :
Le Fana de l'Aviation magazine | Paris
Le Fana de l'Aviation magazine, Paris. 19 629 J’aime · 483 en parlent · 2 personnes étaient ici. Le premier magazine sur l'histoire de l'aviation - récits, analyses. Tous les mois toute l’aviation !fr-fr.facebook.com
I did the Mirage F2 3-views plan of this article in Le Fana, I give you here some high definition drawings (2 thumbnails and then the full version images I delivered to the magazine).
It was difficult for me to draw this plan because I had very few detailed photos. There is a MF2 in display at the CEAT in Toulouse but I did not have the authorization to go there and takes photos. The other difficulty were the numerous "variations" of this aircraft: sometimes they had some specific configurations, then they added other features, and so on and so forth. It was cumbersome to choose which configuration to display!
The chief editor asked me also to imagine the ASMODEE project, with an israeli version of the MF2. I had to draw the profile in camouflage version because it was obvioulsy sexier than an aluminum version. I tried to get inspiration from israelis Mirages IIIs, KFIR and F-16 schemes to obtain something a more realistic representation. I drew an imaginary squadron insignia, rather than taking an existing one. Finally, I modified some tiny details to reflect a production version that would differ a little bit from the prototype configuration.
Enjoy! Of course, should you have questions, comments, I stay available.
Regards
Alain
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They look amazing! Beautiful work!Hello,In the next issue of the French monthly magazine, Le Fana de l'aviation (from the free Facebook page of Le Fana) :
Le Fana de l'Aviation magazine | Paris
Le Fana de l'Aviation magazine, Paris. 19 629 J’aime · 483 en parlent · 2 personnes étaient ici. Le premier magazine sur l'histoire de l'aviation - récits, analyses. Tous les mois toute l’aviation !fr-fr.facebook.com
I did the Mirage F2 3-views plan of this article in Le Fana, I give you here some high definition drawings (2 thumbnails and then the full version images I delivered to the magazine).
It was difficult for me to draw this plan because I had very few detailed photos. There is a MF2 in display at the CEAT in Toulouse but I did not have the authorization to go there and takes photos. The other difficulty were the numerous "variations" of this aircraft: sometimes they had some specific configurations, then they added other features, and so on and so forth. It was cumbersome to choose which configuration to display!
The chief editor asked me also to imagine the ASMODEE project, with an israeli version of the MF2. I had to draw the profile in camouflage version because it was obvioulsy sexier than an aluminum version. I tried to get inspiration from israelis Mirages IIIs, KFIR and F-16 schemes to obtain something a more realistic representation. I drew an imaginary squadron insignia, rather than taking an existing one. Finally, I modified some tiny details to reflect a production version that would differ a little bit from the prototype configuration.
Enjoy! Of course, should you have questions, comments, I stay available.
Regards
Alain
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The original source of this picture is from the French aviation magazine "Le Fana de l’Aviation".
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