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Measured figures
CF-116 · Length
Single source47 ft 2 in (14.38 m)[source]
Mirage IIIE · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Canadair CF-5 | Dassault Mirage III |
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| Type | Fighter-bomber[source] | Interceptor aircraft[source] |
| Manufacturer | Canadair[source] | Dassault Aviation[source] |
| Status | Retired from Canadian service in 1995, still in service with some countries[source] | In service with the Pakistan Air Force[source] |
| Primary users | Canadian Forces (former) Royal Netherlands Air Force Venezuelan Air Force Turkish Air Force[source] |
15.03 m (49 ft 4 in)[source]
Mirage IIIE · Combat range
Single source1,200 km (750 mi, 650 nmi)[source]
CF-116 · 2 × Orenda-built GE J85-15 turbojet thrust each dry
Single sourceCF-116 · with afterburner
Single source2 × Orenda-built GE J85-15 turbojet , 2,925 lbf (13.01 kN) thrust each dry, 4,300 lbf (19 kN) with afterburner[source]
Mirage IIIE · 1 × SNECMA Atar 09C afterburning turbojet engine thrust dry
Single sourceMirage IIIE · with afterburner
Single sourceMirage IIIE · Bombs of payload on five external hardpoints , including a variety of bombs, reconnaissance pods or Drop tanks ; French Air Force IIIEs through to 1991 were equipped to carry the AN-52 nuclear bomb
Single sourceBombs: 4,000 kg (8,800 lb) of payload on five external hardpoints , including a variety of bombs, reconnaissance pods or Drop tanks ; French Air Force IIIEs through to 1991 were equipped to carry the AN-52 nuclear bomb.[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
French Air Force (historical) Royal Australian Air Force (historical) Pakistan Air Force Israeli Air Force (historical)[source]
| Number built | 240[source] | 1,422[source] |
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| Introduction date | 5 November 1968[source] | 1961[source] |
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| First flight | 6 May 1968[source] | 17 November 1956[source] |
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| Developed from | Northrop F-5[source] | — |
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| Guns | 2× 20 mm (0.787 in) Pontiac M39A2 cannons in the nose, 280 rounds/gun[source] | 2 × 30 mm (1.181 in) DEFA 552 cannon with 125 rounds per gun[source] |
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| Hardpoints | 5 with a capacity of 7,000 lb (3,200 kg), with provisions to carry combinations of: Rockets: 2× CRV7 rocket pods or 2× LAU-10 rocket pods with 4× Zuni 127 mm rockets each or 2× Matra rocket pods with 18× 68 mm SNEB rockets each Bombs: a variety of air-to-ground ordnance, such as the Mark 80 series of unguided iron bombs (including 3 kg and 14 kg practice bombs), U.S. CBU-24 /49/52/58 and British BL755 cluster bomb munitions, M129 Leaflet bomb Other: drop tanks for extended range[source] | Bombs: 4,000 kg (8,800 lb) of payload on five external hardpoints , including a variety of bombs, reconnaissance pods or Drop tanks ; French Air Force IIIEs through to 1991 were equipped to carry the AN-52 nuclear bomb.[source] |
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| Rockets | 2× CRV7 rocket pods or 2× LAU-10 rocket pods with 4× Zuni 127 mm rockets each or 2× Matra rocket pods with 18× 68 mm SNEB rockets each[source] | 2 × Matra JL-100 drop tank/rocket pack, each with 19× 68 mm (2.7 in) SNEB rockets and 250 L (66 US gal; 55 imp gal) of fuel[source] |
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| Bombs | a variety of air-to-ground ordnance, such as the Mark 80 series of unguided iron bombs (including 3 kg and 14 kg practice bombs), U.S. CBU-24 /49/52/58 and British BL755 cluster bomb munitions, M129 Leaflet bomb[source] | 4,000 kg (8,800 lb) of payload on five external hardpoints , including a variety of bombs, reconnaissance pods or Drop tanks ; French Air Force IIIEs through to 1991 were equipped to carry the AN-52 nuclear bomb.[source] |
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| Other | drop tanks for extended range[source] | — |
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| Missiles | 2× AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles[source] | 2 × AIM-9B Sidewinder Air to Air missiles (AAM) or 2 × Matra R.550 Magic AAMs plus 1× Matra R.530 AAM[source] |
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| National origin | Canada[source] | France[source] |
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| Variants | — | Dassault Mirage IIIV Dassault Mirage 5 Atlas Cheetah[source] |
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| Wing loading | — | 275 kg/m 2 (56.4 lb/sq ft)[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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Maximum take-off; Mirage IIIE · Max takeoff weight
Single source1 × SNECMA Atar 09C afterburning turbojet engine, 41.97 kN (9,440 lbf) thrust dry, 60.8 kN (13,700 lbf) with afterburner[source]