Dassault designed the Mirage F1 as the successor to its Mirage III and Mirage 5 fighters. The Dassault Mirage F1 is a French single-seat air-superiority fighter and attack aircraft, but has seen service in many air forces around the world. The F1 was the most successful of the Mirage series, most significantly because almost all of its users have used it in wars and regional conflicts.

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 15.33 m (50 ft 3 in)
• Wingspan: 8.44 m (27 ft 8 in)
• Height: 4.49 m (14 ft 8 in)
• Wing area: 25 m² (270 ft²)
• Empty weight: 7,400 kg (16,000 lb)
• Loaded weight: 11,130 kg (24,540 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 16,200 kg (35,700 lb)
• Powerplant: 1× SNECMA Atar 9K-50 afterburning turbojet

Performance

• Maximum speed: Mach 2.3 (2,573 km/h, 1,600 mph) at 11,000 m (36,000 ft)
• Combat radius: 425 km (229 nm, 265 mi)
• Ferry range: 2,150 km (1,160 nm, 1,335 mi)
• Service ceiling: 20,000 m (66,000 ft)
• Rate of climb: 215 m/s (42,300 ft/min)
• Wing loading: 450 kg/m² (91 lb/ft²)
• Thrust/weight: 0.64

Armament

• Guns: 2× 30 mm (1.18 in) DEFA 553 cannons with 150 rounds per gun
• Rockets: 8× Matra rocket pods with 18× SNEB 68 mm rockets each
• Missiles: 4× AIM-9 Sidewinders OR Matra R550 Magics, 2× Super 530Fs, 2× AM-39 Exocets, 2× AS-30L
•  Bombs: 14,000 lb (6,300 kg) of payload on five external hardpoints, including a variety of bombs, reconnaissance pods or Drop tanks

See artwork of the Dassault Mirage F1 on the Gallery page.