VERSIONS – MD550, Mirage III, IIIA
Revised swept back tail with
smaller area and pitot
2 x MD.30R (licence-built Armstrong
Siddeley Viper) afterburning turbojets
Fairing for SEPR 66
rocket
Fuselage length slightly reduced
New Messier
landing gear
Air intakes reduced
Servo controls amended
Martin Baker Mk.IV ejector seat
Rear exhaust
empennage
redesigned
Wingspan increased by
0.27 m (10.5 in)
MD550 Mystere Delta (Mirage I) (later)
Rear exhaust
empennage
redesigned
2 x MD.30R (licence-built Armstrong Siddeley Viper) afterburning turbojets
MD550 Mystere Delta (Mirage I)
re-engined
Pitot removed from tail and fin fillet added
Redesigned exhaust
empennage
with brake
chute housing
1 x SNECMA Atar 9B turbojet with afterburner
SEPR 841
rocket
motor
Revised radome
for Cyrano radar
Beaudoin 100 gunsight
Afterburner
'eyelids'
2 x 30 mm DEFA type 552 cannons
Avionics: SARAM TRAP 11A UHF radio, APX 6 IFF
Martin Baker Mk.IV ejector seat
Revised wings with wingspan increased
to 8.22 m (26.97 ft), cambered leading
edge with wing notch
Mirage IIIA-05
Rear exhaust empennage
redesigned and brake
chute housing added
MD550 Mystere Delta (Mirage I)
modified
Pitot later removed from tailfin
Redesigned exhaust
empennage
with brake
chute housing
1 x SNECMA Atar 9B
turbojet with afterburner
SEPR 841
rocket
motor
Martin Baker Mk.IV ejector seat
Provision for Dassault
DRAA 7B Aida radar
(not fitted)
Beaudoin 100 gunsight
fuselage revised and length
increased to 14.2 m (46.59 ft)
Afterburner
'eyelids'
2 x 30 mm DEFA type 552 cannons
Avionics: SARAM TRAP 11A UHF radio, APX 6 IFF
Revised wings with wingspan increased
to 8.22 m (26.97 ft) and leading edge
notch added
Mirage IIIA-01
2 x MD.30 (licence-built
Armstrong Siddeley
Viper) turbojets
SNCASO E.100
ejector seat
No radar fitted
Tail with proportionally
large area to body
Airbrakes
Bifurcated exhaust
section
V-shaped
windscreen
Prominent flap
actuator fairings
Basic, fixed inlets
Delta wing with 60º
leading edge sweep
Large training
edge flaps
MD550 Mystere Delta (Mirage I)
Larger, squared-off tail with pitot
Longer
redesigned exhaust
empennage
with brake
chute housing
1 x SNECMA Atar 101G-1
turbojet with afterburner
Fairing for SEPR 66
rocket
Revised/strengthened landing gear
Negative dihedral to wings
Redesigned fuselage with length
increased to 12.81 m (42.03 ft)
and area-ruled 'wasp waist'
Revised intakes with
manually adjustable
half cone 'Souris'
centrebodies (added
later in flight trials)
Martin Baker Mk.IV ejector seat
Wings taken from incomplete Mirage II
prototype with wingspan increased
to 7.58 m (24.87 ft)
Mirage III
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