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Mirage can carry a rocket booster, maybe its that.Something went wrong in the 2nd pic
If one had to pick two fighters that symbolized the Cold War from the 1960's to the 1980's, the Mirage III/V vs. the Mig-21/J-7 would be it. PAF if pretty unique in having such a long history of operating both. They are both beautiful aircraft as well.
How the hell Mirage is able to take this much weight and JF can't ?
Not sure why you chose the mirage 3/5 over the Phantom?If one had to pick two fighters that symbolized the Cold War from the 1960's to the 1980's, the Mirage III/V vs. the Mig-21/J-7 would be it. PAF if pretty unique in having such a long history of operating both. They are both beautiful aircraft as well.
I love the F-4 but it was a bit ahead of it's time and took awhile to become a truly great fighter. It lacked a gun until the "E" model. The naval models never had a gun, which remained a real handicap. One could learn to dogfight in it successfully, but it was not much of one. The Mirage by comparison, although not intended as a dogfighter, was more adaptable in that role. The F-4 also suffered from practically useless Aim-7 missiles in their early versions and engines that were less than ideally responsive to the throttle and which smoked badly. It's more like a testament to the ruggedness and improvability of the F-4 that she became a good fighter aircraft, despite all her faults.Not sure why you chose the mirage 3/5 over the Phantom?
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I love the F-4 but it was a bit ahead of it's time and took awhile to become a truly great fighter. It lacked a gun until the "E" model. The naval models never had a gun, which remained a real handicap. One could learn to dogfight in it successfully, but it was not much of one. The Mirage by comparison, although not intended as a dogfighter, was more adaptable in that role. The F-4 also suffered from practically useless Aim-7 missiles in their early versions and engines that were less than ideally responsive to the throttle and which smoked badly. It's more like a testament to the ruggedness and improvability of the F-4 that she became a good fighter aircraft, despite all her faults.
Well we did have the F-102/106 but that truly was a pure interceptor. I think the full delta wing put some limitations on how the Mirage III/V was used as well. Especially in low-level attack missions where that delta made for a rough ride but the overall strength of the design, it's simplicity, it's stability as a gun platform, made the Mirage an excellent all around fighter.Why century fighters did not find much love? Deltas were all the rage back then but still US AF/N isn't so poetic about them. Wonder why?
Stop using slangs and stop using capsBecause MiRages R StiLL SeRviciNg n New Jets Like RafaLe n Tejas has gaiN a Lot fRom MiRage DesigNs