Dassault Mirage IIIV
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The Dassault Mirage IIIV was a French vertical take-off and landing prototype fighter aircraft of the mid-1960s. Unlike its predecessor the Dassault Mirage III the IIIV model featured eight small vertical lift jets straddling the main engine. The design was in response to a NATO specification for a VTOL strike fighter. One of the two aircraft built was destroyed in an accident and the project was abandoned the surviving aircraft is on public display.

The Dassault Mirage IIIV was a French vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) prototype fighter aircraft of the mid-1960s.1
Dassault Mirage IIIV ('65) - SO 9000 Trident ('53) - Nord 1500 Griffon ('57) - Dassault Mirage IIIA There is a good book shop in the lobby and a nice cafe that lets you 2
Dassault Mirage Iiiv, Dassault Falcon 900, Dassault Ouragan, Dassault Falcon 7x, Dassault Mystère Iv, Dassault Falcon 10, Dassault Falcon 2000, Henri Deplante, Marcel Dassault, Dassault Mirage 4000, Dassault 3
Hawker P1127, Dassault Mirage IIIV and VAK 191 were all flown for evaluation purposes with paper studies based on them put up for the glittering prize of standardised NATO production.4

Made by Dassault Aviation.

It is the successor of the Dassault Balzac V .

IIIV The Dassault Mirage IIIV (three vee) fighter aircraft was one of the most interesting offshoots of the Dassault Mirage III family tree.5
It is very obviously influenced by the Dassault Mirage IIIV, which is kind of ironic given that the the Mirage itself was inspired by the Fairey Delta this is based on.6
The Dassault Mirage IIIV (three vee) was one of the most interesting offshoots of the Mirage III family tree.7
Jet Or Prop
both
Height Alt
553.72
Predecessor
Dassault Balzac V
Engine(jet)
Snecma TF104B
Length Alt
1811.02
Thrust Main
4725.0
Power Alt
4409.0
Lists
* List of military aircraft of France* List of fighter aircraft* List of VTOL aircraft
Loaded Weight Main
12000.0
Type Of Prop
lift turbojet
Max Speed Main
Mach 2.04
Developed From
Dassault Balzac V
Number Built
2
Crew
1
Thrust Alt
19842.0
Span Main
8.72 m
Height Main
5.55 m
Primary user
French Air Force
Span Alt
871.22
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Engine(prop)
Rolls-Royce RB162
Manufacturer
Dassault Aviation
Number Of Props
8
First Flight
February 1965
Number Of Jets
1
Production End Year
1966
Loaded Weight Alt
26455.0
Power Main
2000.0
Production Start Year
1965
Type of jet
turbofan
Length Main
18 m
Similar Aircraft
* EWR VJ 101* Hawker Siddeley Harrier* Hawker P.1154* Rockwell XFV-12* Yakovlev Yak-38* Yakovlev Yak-141
Related
* Dassault Balzac V* Dassault Mirage III* Dassault Mirage F1
Produced
1965
Category
Abandoned military aircraft projects of France
Dassault aircraft
Delta-wing aircraft
French fighter aircraft 1960-1969
VTOL aircraft

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