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Everybody Is Talking About Mirages!!!

PostPosted: Fri Feb 02, 2024 9:55 am
by Aharon
Shalom and greetings all my pals,

Everybody is talking about Mirage planes so here are!!! When you finish viewing my screenshots below, please visit my other screenshot flight report about history of LIAT airline. Thanks

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Regards,

Aharon

Re: Everybody Is Talking About Mirages!!!

PostPosted: Sun Feb 04, 2024 11:54 am
by Splitpin
I do like that silver paint work.

Re: Everybody Is Talking About Mirages!!!

PostPosted: Sun Feb 04, 2024 1:14 pm
by simonh
I believe both aircraft are from 101 Tayeset...hope that's right, of the 1st Fighter Group.
I think that the ultimate Mirage III was the Kfir...with the canard foreplanes and J79 engine,it looked great.

Re: Everybody Is Talking About Mirages!!!

PostPosted: Sun Feb 04, 2024 7:48 pm
by Charl
Mirage 5 technically; remember Israel came under French sanctions in the late '60's and so stole the Mirage blueprints and made the Kfir by dropping in a Phantom motor!
The French went pfffft.

Re: Everybody Is Talking About Mirages!!!

PostPosted: Mon Feb 05, 2024 5:50 am
by Aharon
Splitpin, Simonh, and Charl,

Thank you for viewing my screenshots

simonh wrote: I think that the ultimate Mirage III was the Kfir...with the canard foreplanes and J79 engine,it looked great.


It is not Kfir. It is Mirage 111C. Kfir had double deltas. Mirage 111C never had double deltas and Mirage 111 had fatter nose than Kfirs which had narrow nose.

Charl wrote:Mirage 5 technically; remember Israel came under French sanctions in the late '60's and so stole the Mirage blueprints and made the Kfir by dropping in a Phantom motor!


You are correct that Israel produced Kfirs based on stolen blueprints of Mirage V after France refused to deliver 50 Mirage Vs in 1968 that Israel paid in advance and never got refund therefore Israel reserved the right to steal blueprints.

Regards,

Aharon

Re: Everybody Is Talking About Mirages!!!

PostPosted: Mon Feb 05, 2024 7:05 am
by Charl
Aharon wrote:You are correct that Israel produced Kfirs based on stolen blueprints of Mirage V after France refused to deliver 50 Mirage Vs in 1968 that Israel paid in advance and never got refund therefore Israel reserved the right to steal blueprints.

Not quite. There was a refund, but they decided to take the blueprints anyway.

Re: Everybody Is Talking About Mirages!!!

PostPosted: Mon Feb 05, 2024 7:15 am
by Splitpin
Also. Simonh wasn't saying that your screen was a Kfir ...if you read the post properly...he is saying that for him, the Kfir was the ultimate version.

Re: Everybody Is Talking About Mirages!!!

PostPosted: Mon Feb 05, 2024 9:30 am
by simonh
Thank you Splitpin. That's what I meant.

Re: Everybody Is Talking About Mirages!!!

PostPosted: Mon Feb 05, 2024 12:57 pm
by Aharon
Charl wrote:There was a refund


You sure?? I do not remember as a kid reading any newspaper saying France refunded Israel.

Splitpin wrote:Also. Simonh wasn't saying that your screen was a Kfir ...if you read the post properly...he is saying that for him, the Kfir was the ultimate version.


Ahhhh thanks for clarification, Splitpin

My apologies, Simonnh

Regards,

Aharon

Re: Everybody Is Talking About Mirages!!!

PostPosted: Mon Feb 05, 2024 3:54 pm
by simonh
All good Aharon. We all make mistakes.
By the way, I enjoy all your flights and the effort you put into them is amazing.

Re: Everybody Is Talking About Mirages!!!

PostPosted: Tue Feb 06, 2024 1:31 pm
by Aharon
Simonh,

Thanks for your kind words.

Regards,

Aharon

Re: Everybody Is Talking About Mirages!!!

PostPosted: Tue Feb 06, 2024 3:49 pm
by simonh
You're welcome Aharon :)
Do you have any Israeli C-130s ? That's my favorite aircraft.

Re: Everybody Is Talking About Mirages!!!

PostPosted: Wed Feb 07, 2024 5:04 am
by Aharon
simonh wrote: Do you have any Israeli C-130s ? That's my favorite aircraft.


Simonh,

Of course I do! I published the screenshot flight report right here on NZZF forums as seen on this hyperlink that you can go to view the C-130 flight by Israeli air force:

viewtopic.php?f=9&t=29063&hilit=llha

Regards,

Aharon

Re: Everybody Is Talking About Mirages!!!

PostPosted: Fri Feb 09, 2024 6:58 pm
by simonh
Amazing shots Aharon. Superb aircraft.

Re: Everybody Is Talking About Mirages!!!

PostPosted: Sat Feb 10, 2024 9:59 am
by Aharon
simonh wrote:Amazing shots Aharon. Superb aircraft.


Simonh,

Thanks for your kind words. Glad you enjoyed my Israeli C-130 screenshots.

If you are interested, I have Israeli DC-3/C-47 screenshots too. Just use the keywords LLET Eilat and my screenname in search field to find the DC-3 flight report.

Regards,

Aharon

Re: Everybody Is Talking About Mirages!!!

PostPosted: Sat Feb 10, 2024 3:41 pm
by simonh
Thank you, Aharon. I'll do that later :thumbup: