Payen Mirs (ancestors of Dassault Mirages)

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Even if the Dassault Mirage I flew in 1955 and the Mirage III in 1956 (before becoming a winner of the 1960s), the very start of this family may be the Payen Mir I of 1951 (and Mir II to Mir IV of 1952 to 1954). It is too early to start drawing them (before the start of this GB), but I am preparing in my mind to do that in the future.

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In Russian language, Mir means world and means peace.
In French, Mir is a name of a soap since 1923: https://la-revue-des-marques.fr/sagas_marques/mir/mir.php (in French, sorry)
Maybe the idea in selecting this word was "the fighter that will clean the sky from enemy bad presence".

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In Albanian, the word for "good" is "mirë". I have tried to listen, and it sounds like "mir".

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Thanks for this addition!

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(of course, because of current Russian bashing, I have not mentioned that the Payen Mir would be mainly the ancestors of the "wonderful" Mir Space Station, no, sorry).  

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Today March 01st, the GB officially starts, so I am beginning to draw...

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Here is the first drawing, close to the Mirage end:

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

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Whle the Mir-IV above was an ancestor of the Mirage (Mirage I), the Mir-IVA was a derivative of the Mirage (Mirage IIIA): 

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

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Before (in whif History) and after (in drawing of mine) came the turboprop version:

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

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As well, before or after, a piston engine earlier version:

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/PayenMiraj_q.jpg
With an engine behind the pilot like on P-39.

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Of course the beginning was a normal engine, like on P-37/P-40:

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

[PR19_Kit]

Somehow the idea of a piston engined Mirage appeals, even with normal wings.   

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Thanks Kit!
Well, this is not Payen ancestor of Mirages exactly but related to this subject:

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

[PR19_Kit]

I love them! 

I almost feel like building one, and I have a couple of Mirages in The Loft.

And guess when its first flight was? 1956................... 

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And guess when its first flight was? 1956................... 

Coincidence is marvelous sometimes!