I am sure that it is the C.7, that is why I said the C.7 😡
If you get the book Kfir by A.Dor and look at the C.7 cockpit, that is what the Cheetah E cockpit looks like :confused:

Interesting thread 🙂

Swaziland had a weird one. They had an ocean going yacht which they kept in South Africa. This later became subject to an enquiry after it disappeared??

The South African Marines operated the “Vredenburger” along the mighty Zambezi River, during the Angolan war. She was armed with a 12.7mm machine gun on the bow and normally two 7.62mm machine guns at the stern.

The Rhodesian Police took on the task of patrolling Kariba with various patrol boats. Some armed with heavy machine guns and one could even carry a Land Rover. The Zambian Navy patrolled the opposite side with heavily armed 30m aluminium hulled strike-craft. That is until 1978, when the Rhodesian and South African special forces sank their entire navy!?

Sens

Trying not to detract from the topic, some details of the SMR-95 performance which you requested.

General improvements over the ATAR 09K50 result from the introduction of later generation engine technology. The SMR-95 is geometrically similar to the ATAR 09K50 engine but with a higher thrust/weight ratio in the afterburner mode of operation, together with improved fuel consumption. Max dry thrust output of 5040kg and afterburning thrust of 8300kg. (1154kg more thrust than the ATAR 09K50. whilst weighing 200kg less.) Engine acceleration time from idle to MAX. afterburner was 4.5 seconds(one third of the ATAR 09K50), thus allowing rapid throttle changes and alleviation of the IR threat from front sector missiles. During a supersonic climb, the aircraft climbed through 50 000ft at Mach 1.8, still accelerating in the climb.

The Klimov SMR-95 compared with the ATAR 09K50 required no special handling techniques or attention from the pilot, throughout the flight enevelope of the Mirage F1-AZ.

Hopefully, this helps. Apologies to the others for wondering off topic!?

How about a SAAF one next? Love the Buc………… 😀

flex297

South Africa is no longer a F1 user :confused:

Libya is a possible for the F1 SMR-95 refit, most of the others aren’t for the simple reason that they are looking at replacing the F1 in the near future

Sens, when I get a chance, I’ll get some figures for you. Although the performance was much better on the Cheetah, I only have details on the F1, I’m afraid.

T J Johansen

I didn’t think there had been, but there have been posters for various air shows around Suffolk showing one?? Unfortunately I didn’t take note of the reg. :confused: