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The Dassault Mirage III fighter jet is one of those fighters destined for the hall of fame. If it weren't still used by Argentina and Pakistan, it would surely qualify for the title "Tits Machine".
This elegantly beautiful French made aircraft, designed by the Dassault Aviation company, first flew in 1956 (entering service in 1961), and would eventually be produced to the tune of 1,422 units of various variants, including those made under license.
Its slim design and delta wing configuration allowed the small fighter to achieve the mach-2 speed requirement at the time, and its abilities as a superb dogfighter were exhibited and underscored by the successful Israeli use of the aircraft in the 1967 Six Day War. The Mirage III was a groundbreaking system for its time, and an unqualified star in the combat aviation world.
With an airframe that supported ground attack operations, the Mirage III was useful in that role in addition to interceptor and recon operations. The MIrage III enjoyed service in twenty countries and as of 2013 is still found in operation here and there.
Looks like another candidate for an aerial sports car to me. You put it on and go!
Dassault Mirage III E: Beautiful model by Pedro Caparros, very generously shared for free on sharecg. Thank you very much, Pedro.
Pilot: M4 figure and adapted V4 flight crew suit and gear from Billy-T available here on Rendo
Hangar: free from sketchup 3dwarehouse, by JeffryF.
C4d 6CE XL, PoserPro 2014, Vue6Infinite, PS Cs3
Comments (10)
AliceFromLake
A very beautiful piece of aircraft. Nice presentation.
iborg64
Nice aircraft sky looks very good too
neiwil
One of the few ' Fast Movers ' that I fell in love with at first sight, one of my first Airfix builds in Israeli markings...Great render, really shows off the sleek lines....the whole image is beautifully set up and executed 10/10
bebopdlx
Thought this was a photo, very fine work.
Renderholic
Nice aircraft and very well done scene.
T.Rex
Aw, sheesh! I thought I was looking at a great photo and you give it all away in the last sentence! All I can say is excellent work! Keep it up. And, I really enjoyed the history. When in Paris 1968-69 I saw them fly over on the parade celebrating 50 years after WWI ended, and the next year, the Bastille Day parade. Keep up the good work! :-)
T.Rex
Oh! Forgot - is that Neiwil in the cockpit? :)
pcaparrosc
You're welcome. Thank you for history and for your kind mention. Also one of my first models in plastic, a 1:48 scale model ESCI with the colors of Argentina. Your render as usual is impeccable.
Penters
Nicely done render of a great aircraft. Like Newil, I have fond memories of the Airfix IAF version.
debbielove
Brilliant model, stunning render and Australian markings.. Impressed. I have seen one many years ago at a Waddington airshow, photo somewhere.. Yes, Argentina used (still use) them.. Badly restricted by range and outclassed by the Harriers it turned out.. They lost several.. I think they had both French and Israeli versions.. Rob
Briney
Awesome render. I suspect though that this RAAF mirage is pining for some gum trees in the background... Or maybe even palm trees if it was stationed in Malaysia.