faassen Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 Hello, Does anyone of you have details on this poposed fighter. What are the differences between this plane and the normal Mirage F-1? Is it still somewhere and are there any detailshots of this plane. I want to build one in 1/72 scale. TIA Dick van Faassen Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VG 33 Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 Hi The Mirage F1 M53, actually with the Mirage 2000 engine, was the contender for the Century Market of some NATO fighters against the GD F-16. Belgium, The Netherlands, Norway and Denmark chose the F-16A/B. Patrick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
squezzer Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 (edited) It was designated F1-E. There is not much about it on the internet as it has been a single prototype. I ve read it was longer (50ft 11.5in) than the regular F1-C (49ft 26in), the air intakes and their shock cones were enlarged and the landing gear was strengthened. From the pictures, the nose cone / fuselage junction was slanted and the nose itself seems more ogival to me. The rest of the airframe including the wings is pretty much the same as the standard F1-C. I think that you best bet is to seek for articles and pictures of Le Bourget airshow of 1975. As Patrick l'Arpete wrote it in the post above, the F1-E has been designed as a F-16 contender and as soon the F-16 was chosen by NATO european countries, the F-1E programme came to an end in may 1976. Edited October 8, 2017 by squezzer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VG 33 Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Excellent details for this one-off. "As Patrick l'Arpete wrote..." Are you a connoisseur? Patrick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
squezzer Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 (edited) Affirm...my 27th St Eloi is coming (Nenesse) Edited October 9, 2017 by squezzer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VG 33 Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Could have been my 41st. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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