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Here is a better scan of the Mirage II plans, with the specs actually readable (scale 200px = 1m).


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Length 11.05m

Span 7.58m

Wing area 29m2

(5% thickness, 60 degree sweep, 2.28 degree diehedral)


Propulsion 2x 1,100kgf Gabizo + 2x 750kgf rockets

Fuel 1000L kerosene (800kg) + 1205kg rocket fuel


"Aladin" radar illuminator


3,391kg empty

110kg pilot

2,005kg fuel

100kg air-to-air missile

= 5,606kg take-off weight


Speed: Mach 1.35 (or 1.55?) at 11,000m (36,000ft), Mach 1.61 at 15,000m (49,000ft)


Typical intercept mission vs. bomber flying at 12,000m (40,000ft), Mach 0.9

8m15s climb

270nm total distance

23 min total mission time


P.S. I'll also make a plug for my "what if" post on what a modern Mirage II might look like today ;-)

[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/a-4-skyhawk-bring-back-the-concept-for-the-21st-century.17835/post-674755[/URL]


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