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560 FLIGHT, 22 April MIRAGE . . Some of the elegant simplicity of the Mirage cockpit is evident from the view on the left. Although an exceptionally small aero- plane its cockpit is roomy and the pilot sits in a Martin-Baker Mk 4 seat. Noteworthy instru- ments are the SFIM spherical- display horizon (invaluable for roll-out from an almost vertical climb) and the small standhy horizon. Other items are: 1, power lever; 2, undercarriage, 3, engine starting; 4, weapon selection; 5, rocket control; 6, CSF Sadir sight; 7, radar control; 8, radar display; 9, trim panel; 10, command-guidance joystick for AA.20 or AS.30 mis- sile; 11, centralized warning panel; 12, engine instruments; 13, radio compass; 14, air con- ditioning; 15, circuit breakers; 16, UHF; 17, canopy jettison, 18, drag-chute; 19, canopy up/down/lock control lever The drawing on the right depicts a production Ill-C carrying JL-100 combined rocket-launcher/ tanks on its wing pylons. Beneath the tail is shown the rocket package and, winched down from its bay, is seen the gun pack. The latter contains two DEFA 5-52 guns of 30mm calibre, each firing at up to l]500rds/min. Each gun has 125 rounds KEY TO DRAWING Airframe 1, Main spar; 2, root rib, inboard boundary of fuel cell; 3, outboard boundary of fuel cell; 4, surface for trimming in the pitching plane (port and starboard); 5, elevator; 6, aileron; 7, rudder; 8, ventral fin; 9, vortex notch; 10, trimming actuator; 11, elevator power unit; 12, aileron power unit; 13, rudder power unit; 14, yaw damper and trimming unit; 15, control rod bell-crank; 16, port air brake, operated by jack 17; 18, nosewheel shimmy damper and steering power unit. Powerplant PI, jackscrew to move intake centrebody; P2, boundary-layer discharge (above and below); P3, supplementary inlet for slow speeds and ground running; P4, trailing edge of intake bifurcation; P5, intake bullet movable for Mach numbers; P6, cooling-air intake; P7, accessory drive shaft; P8, engine-mount- ing trunnion; P9, rear-suspension swinging link; P10, nozzle upper eyelid; P11, main fuselage tanks, 2x55gal and 2x60.5gal; P12, rear fuselage tank, 83.6gal kerosine, replaceable by P18; P13, integral wing tanks, 2x117.7gal; P14, negative-g accumulator; P15, location of TX-11 Furaline tank (32gal), replacing S10; P16, rocket turbopump drive (93 h.p. at 5,070 r.p.m.): P17, turbopump group; P18, tank for 69gat nitric acid, replacing P12; P19, fixed rocket-motor chamber; P20, drain vent. Systems S1, erosion-resistant radome; S2, stabilized search/lock-on scanner; S3, CSF Cyrano radar for navigation, contour and ground mapping, inter- ception, weapon guidance (optional) and air/ground delivery; S4, radar presenta- tion unit (see cockpit drawing); S5, pressure head; S6, Martin-Baker Mk AM.4 seat; S7, UHF radio and other electronics; S8, main electric equipment; S9, master reference gyro; S10, gun pack; S11, rocket pack (several types) with rear fuel tank; S12, braking-parachute container; S13, structurally isolated UHF aerial.
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