glennasher
Senior Airman
Wasn't there a SAAB, previously a prop pusher (IIRC) that they converted to jets?
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It's amazing that French aircraft before the war were some of the most hideous and after the war some of the most handsome.The Mirages are beautiful.
They're at least a generation apart.The F-102, which looks very similar, came out at the same time.
F-102 was supersonic, was able to fly in excess of 800 mphThe F-102 was subsonic IIRC, needing the F-106 and its area rule to address the former's deficiencies.
It's amazing that French aircraft before the war were some of the most hideous and after the war some of the most handsome.
I remember seeing the Mirage 4000 and thinking this is what we needed to buy to replace the CF-101, CF-104 and CF-116.
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The Israelis figured it out.Australia made the Mirage III under licence and had a massive supply problem with certain parts that the French did not licence.
Well they stole the plans and had to make the parts themselves anyway.The Israelis figured it out.
Considering Marcel Bloch's Jewish roots I wonder if the plans were made available for theft.Well they stole the plans and had to make the parts themselves anyway.
They were stolen from the Swiss who were distinctly unchuffed.Considering Marcel Bloch's Jewish roots I wonder if the plans were made available for theft.
In post #43 above, the Mirage 4000 is mentioned, but the picture is of a single-engine Mirage.
In post #43 above, the Mirage 4000 is mentioned, but the picture is of a single-engine Mirage.
Mirage 4000 below:
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Decidedly twin-engine. Unfortunately, nobody bought it, so it remained a company demonstrator. Another company also made a company-funded fighter, the Northrop F-20, which ALSO never sold and remained a company airplane. The moral of the story would be:
Never developed a cutting-edge jet fighter without a form order from a customer that makes the development profitable. If the customer is not your own country, you also had better make sure the sale is approved for foreign purchase before spending said money on development. If you develop an airplane without orders, the odds are not in your company's favor to sell it.
Canada buys Mirage 4000
If Canada had bought the Mirage 4000 as a replacement for its CF-101, CF-104 and CF-116 would this have been sufficient to save the program from cancellation? I have to think the Mirage 4000 would have been nearly the ideal long range interceptor for Canada's 1980-onwards NORAD role, plus...www.alternatehistory.com
Hi Greg - definitely an illusion. If you look closer - its the port engine you're seeing. The fin straddles both engines...
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In profile it's very deceiving....
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