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The Dassault Mirage 5 is a supersonic attack aircraft designed in France by
Dassault Aviation during the 1960s, and manufactured in France and a number of
other countries. It was derived from Dassault's popular Mirage III fighter, and
spawned several variants of its own, including the IAI Kfir. The aircraft is
capable of nuclear weapons delivery.
The Mirage 5 grew out of a request to Dassault from the Israeli Air Force. Since
the weather over the Middle East is clear and sunny most of the time, the
Israelis suggested removing avionics, normally located behind the cockpit, from
the standard Mirage IIIE to reduce cost and maintenance, and replacing them with
more fuel storage for attack missions. In September 1966, the Israelis placed an
order for 50 of the new aircraft.
The first Mirage 5 flew on 19 May 1967. It looked much like the Mirage III,
except that it had a long slender nose that extended the aircraft's length by
about half a metre. A pitot tube was distinctively moved from the tip of the
nose to below the nose in the majority of Mirage 5 variants.
The Mirage 5 retained the IIIE's twin DEFA guns, but added two additional
pylons, for a total of seven. Maximum warload was 4,000 kg (8,800 lb). Provision
for the SEPR rocket engine was deleted.
Role
Attack aircraft
Manufacturer
Dassault Aviation
First flight
19 May 1967
Status
Active
Primary users
French Air Force (historical)
Belgian Air Force (historical)
Egyptian Air Force
Pakistan Air Force
Pakistan Navy
Number built
582
Developed from
Dassault Mirage III
Variants
IAI Nesher
IAI Kfir
The Mirage 5 was sold to Abu Dhabi, Belgium, Colombia, Egypt, Gabon, Libya,
Pakistan, Peru, Venezuela, and Zaire, with the usual list of subvariant
designations and variations in kit. The Belgian aircraft were fitted with mostly
US avionics, and Egyptian aircraft fitted with the MS2 attack avionics system
from the Dassault-Dornier Alpha Jet.
Specifications (Mirage 5F)
General characteristics
Crew: one
Wingspan: 8.22 m (26 ft 11? in)
Height: 4.50 m (14 ft 9 in)
Empty weight: 7,150 kg (15,763 lb)
Max. takeoff weight: 13,700 kg (30,203 lb)
Thrust with afterburner: 60.80 kN (13,688 lbf)
Performance
Maximum speed: Mach 2.2+ (2,350 km/h, 1,268 knots, 1,460 mph) at 12,000 m
(39,400 ft)
Cruise speed: 956 km/h (516 knots, 594 mph)
Combat radius: 1,250 km (675 nmi, 777 mi) hi-lo-hi profile, payload two 400 kg
bomb and max external fuel
Ferry range: 4,000 km (2,158 nmi, 2,485 mi)
Service ceiling: 18,000 m (59,055 ft)
Rate of climb: 186 m/s (36,600 ft/min)
Armament
and 66 US gallons (250 liters) of fuel
Bombs: 4,000 kg (8,800 lb) of payload on five external hardpoints, including a
variety of bombs, reconnaissance pods or Drop tanks
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