Modelsvit plastic kit, for the assembly of a French airplane Mirage IIIC all-weather interceptor of modern era, in 1/72 scale.
Plastic kit from Modelsvit, for the asembly of a French aircraft of modern era, on 1/72 scale. Includes sprues with plastic parts, assembly instructions, clear parts, P.E. parts, pre-cut masking film for painting and decals.
The Dassault Mirage III is a family of single/dual-seat, single-engine, fighter aircraft developed and manufactured by French aircraft company Dassault Aviation. It was the first Western European combat aircraft to exceed Mach 2 in horizontal flight. The basic layout of the MD.550 Delta featured a tailless delta configuration, possessing a 5 per cent thickness (ratio of airfoil thickness to length) and 60° sweep, complete with a large vertical stabilizer and rudder. The Mirage IIIC, first flew in October 1960 was largely similar to the earlier IIIA, being less than a half meter longer and featuring a full operational fit. The Mirage IIIC was a single-seat interceptor, with an Atar 09B turbojet engine, featuring an eyelid type variable exhaust and was armed with twin 30 mm DEFA cannon fitted in the belly with the gun ports under the air intakes. Early Mirage IIIC production had three stores pylons, one under the fuselage and one under each wing; another outboard pylon was soon added to each wing, for a total of five, excluding a sleek supersonic tank which also had bomb-carrying capacity. The outboard pylon was intended to carry an AIM-9B Sidewinder air-to-air missile, later replaced by the Matra R550 Magic and also was armed with the radar guided Matra R530 Missile on the center line pylon. A total of 95 Mirage IIICs were obtained by the French Air Force, with initial operational deliveries in July 1961. The Mirage IIIC remained in service with the AdA until 1988.
- Scale
- 1/72
- Era
- After WW II
- Nationality
- France