Latin American Mirages

Author: Santiago Rivas
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780982553947
Category : Air forces
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
For more than four decades, different versions of the classic Dassault Mirage fighter have served as some of the most potent combat aircraft in Latin America. Equipping the air forces of seven South American nations in significant quantities, the delta-winged jets have seen action in various different wars and internal conflicts, and they continue to fulfill their mission with a number of operators. This book tells the story of all the members of the Mirage family in service with Latin American air arms, with individual histories of the air arms and their constituent units that have operated the Dassault-designed fighter, as well as its Israeli and South African derivatives. The volume provides a comprehensive collection of color photographs and profile artworks that cover all the variants, plus maps, and tables that illustrate the individual stories of all the aircraft, their units and their various weapons.

Dassault Mirage 2000

Author: Robert Pied
Publisher:
ISBN: 9782960248821
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
A close up at the Dassault Mirage 2000, in service with the Armée de L'Air and many other Air Forces. Includes details of all versions, from 2000 B/C to 2000-5 and 2000-9

French Secret Projects 1: Post War Fighters

Author: Jean-Christophe Carbonel
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781910809006
Category : Airplanes, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
"Based on pre-war research and captured German wartime technology, a number of French jet, ramjet and rocket-powered aircraft reached at least prototype form. Vertical take-off, variable geometry wings and even flying boat concepts were among some of the most radical aircraft designs, studies and projects ever produced anywhere in the world. Driven by the need to equip its air forces, compete in export markets and catch-up with its international competitors, French companies gave free reign to their designers to come up with radical and unconventional airctaft."--Jacket.

Dassault Mirage III & Mirage 5

Author: J. P. Vieira
Publisher: Spotlight on
ISBN: 9788365958365
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
40 color profiles of the famous Mirage III & Mirage 5, a French Cold-War era jet aircraft. French and foreign users are shown in variety of camouflages.

Vulcan 607

Author: Rowland White
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0593071263
Category : Falkland Islands War, 1982
Languages : en
Pages : 580

Book Description
It was to be one of the most ambitious operations since 617 Squadron bounced their revolutionary bombs into the dams of the Ruhr Valley in 1943... When Argentine forces invaded the Falklands in the early hours of 2 April 1982, Britain's military chiefs were faced with a real-life Mission Impossible.

The RAAF Mirage Story

Author: M. R. Susans
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780642148353
Category : Fighter planes
Languages : en
Pages : 168

Book Description

Dassault Rafale

Author: Hugh Harkins
Publisher: Centurion Publishing
ISBN: 9781903630921
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 200

Book Description
The Dassault Rafale, designed to replace a number of legacy aircraft types in French Air Force and Naval aviation service, is a 4th+/4th++ generation omnirole combat aircraft, which emerged from the French ACX (Avion de Combat Experimental) program of the early 1980's. This progressed after France withdrew from the consortium of European partner nations, which went on to develop the Eurofighter Typhoon.The Rafale design is centred on a comprehensive multi-sensor avionics suite, embracing the concept of sensor fusion to enhance overall mission effectiveness. The integral internal and external sensors and comprehensive array of precision guided weapons enable Rafale to conduct a plethora of operational missions, ranging from air defence, air to surface strike, including nuclear stand-off strike and maritime surface strike, to reconnaissance intelligence gathering.The volume covers the evolution of the Rafale concept from the early AXC studies that led to the Rafale A technology demonstrator through the succession of serial produced Rafale Standards built or planned - F1to F5. All technical and historical information regarding the aircraft, systems and weapons, have been furnished by the respective designers/developers, as has much of the graphic material, with technical and graphic input from other entities, such as the French Délégué Général pour l'armament and respective operators. Certain segments of updated text, where pertinent, are taken from the volumes 'Dassault Rafale, the Gallic Squall' (Harkins, 2004) and 'Eurofighter Typhoon, Storm over Europe' (Harkins, 2013).

Iraqi Mirages

Author: Tom Cooper
Publisher: Middle East@War
ISBN: 9781912390311
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Originally envisaged and acquired as a 'pure' interceptor, before long the Mirage F.1 in Iraqi service proved a highly capable multi-role platform aircraft, and was widely deployed not only for ground attack but also anti-shipping purposes, as an aerial tanker, and for delivering long-range pin-point attacks.

Mirage III

Author: Salvador Mafe Huertas
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788366148475
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
Israel Aircraft Industries manufactured 51 single and ten two-seater Mirage 5s, the IDFAF named them Nesher; after an outstanding performance in the Yom Kippur War, most were sold to Argentina in the late 70s. By the beginning of the decade, the Argentine Air Force was in the process of modernizing its fleet of combat aircraft. While that stage had begun some years earlier with the introduction of the first batch of Douglas A-4P Skyhawk, it began with the incorporation of the BAC Canberra (intended to replace veteran Avro Lincoln and Lancaster killed in 1967) bombers and the signing of the contract for the first supersonic jet FAA: the Mirage III.

Dassault Mirage F1

Author: Robert Pied
Publisher:
ISBN: 9782960248890
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
A close up of the Dassault Mirage F1, including every detail of the fuselage, cockpit, wings, landing gear, engine, vertical tail and more. Action photos of French, Spanish, Iraqi and other Mirage F1s. Includes 10 pages of cockpit photos and many maintenance photos. Also includes photos of the Mirage F1s currently operated by Draken International in the USA.