I have been inspired by the Mirage 2000 topic, thanks ysi_maniac:

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/Mirage8_eh.jpg

Quote from: Tophe on March 20, 2023, 05:30:54 PMWow!  

I totally agree with my honourable French comrade   

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The only-rocket little version of the Mirage was (in my mind) fast but short-range (a flight would last less than 4 minutes):

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/Mirage8_ei.jpg

I have not found the technical explanation of this surprising design. But it appeared to have only a celebration airshow purpose:

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/Mirage8_ek.jpg
(the P-82 Twin-Mustang was flown in 1945, the Mirage 5 in 1967, in 1975 was the 30th year for the P-82 history)

Quote from: Tophe on March 26, 2023, 01:26:55 AMThe only-rocket little version of the Mirage was (in my mind) fast but short-range (a flight would last less than 4 minutes):

There was another "little" Mirage but without rocket engine.
Pti-Mirage is pronounced Ptee-Mirazh like Petit-Mirage meaning Short-Mirage

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/Mirage_profil_e.jpg

I think this is the most asymmetric Mirage:

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/Mirage8_ep.jpg

from my Mustang CGI topic:

Quote from: Tophe on April 12, 2023, 09:34:00 AMRecently, I had the great joy to buy and get 2 books of aircraft cartoons, with hundreds of them. 2 volumes: UK and USA, by Laurent Chassard, Cepadues Publishing in France. They are available in Amazon-UK, only the 1st one in Amazon US yet. The drawings are very delicious, indeed, while I dislike the texts sorry (being a naïve pacifist, sorry – just me, abnormal).
I made a French site to explain these mixed feelings (with several drawings of P-51, F-16, P-38):
http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/cartoon12.htm

There was also in the 2nd book a cute basis for cartoon Mirage:

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/Mirage_profil_i.jpg

Training is maybe more efficient with separate cockpits:  

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/Mirage_profil_j.jpg

What-if the new cockpit was located in front, bottom?:  

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/Mirage_profil_k.jpg

SR-71 style!

Quote from: kerick on April 20, 2023, 09:58:04 PMSR-71 style!

Thanks to mention this looking like!

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/Mirage_profil_o.jpg

I think there was a U-2 version too.

Mirage I-C ?

Mirage I-B


Mirage I-B,M,C