Good news if true...
ATAC or Draken buying Mirage F.1's for "adversary training"
ATAC or Draken buying Mirage F.1's for "adversary training"
Is there any truth in this, I've heard 63 Mirage F.1's have been bought/bid on....
Good news if true...
Good news if true...
6D | 7D | 60D
11-16 f/2.8 | 24-105 IS L | 70-300 IS USM | 50 f/1.4 | 100 f/2.8 | 400 f/5.6
11-16 f/2.8 | 24-105 IS L | 70-300 IS USM | 50 f/1.4 | 100 f/2.8 | 400 f/5.6
Re: ATAC or Draken buying Mirage F.1's for "adversary traini
Apparently so, the most gorgeous jet ever lives on...
French are doing well as the Indians are looking at buying some if their Jags too. Odd as the Indian jets are far more akin to ours..
French are doing well as the Indians are looking at buying some if their Jags too. Odd as the Indian jets are far more akin to ours..
You caaan't trust the system... Maaan!
Re: ATAC or Draken buying Mirage F.1's for "adversary traini
I think they are after the Jaguars for spares reclamation.
Re: ATAC or Draken buying Mirage F.1's for "adversary traini
Maisie wrote:Is there any truth in this, I've heard 63 Mirage F.1's have been bought/bid on....
Good news if true...
This appeared in the August 2017 edition of Air Forces Monthly
It says France may sell 64 surplus F.1s to one of two US Contractors looking to increase their operations.
Re: ATAC or Draken buying Mirage F.1's for "adversary traini
It's one thing buying them, but a completely different story trying to operate them. Obsolescence is killing older aircraft, and Dassault are known for whacking up costs on older types. (€299 euro/hr for repairs from their design office).
ATAC beat Draken to purchase them by the way, it was reported on French press last week, but it doesn't mean a contractor could fly and operate them, especially trying to get approval from the UK MAA.
The likelyhood is they'll go to the states under the FAA experimental reg and get through all the loopholes that exist in Europe. I've read a maximum of 24 are flyable.
ATAC beat Draken to purchase them by the way, it was reported on French press last week, but it doesn't mean a contractor could fly and operate them, especially trying to get approval from the UK MAA.
The likelyhood is they'll go to the states under the FAA experimental reg and get through all the loopholes that exist in Europe. I've read a maximum of 24 are flyable.