Dassault Mirage III V Supersonic VTOL Research Aircraft Family
The Dassault Mirage III V was a French experimental powered-lift fighter programme developed to investigate supersonic vertical takeoff and landing. The Mirage III V 01 made its first stationary flight in February 1965, and the type became the only VTOL aircraft to exceed Mach 2; the programme remained a research and technology-demonstration lineage rather than an operational production family.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Mirage III VMirage IIIVMirage III V 01Mirage III V 02
- Family Name
- Dassault Mirage III V
- Full Name
- Dassault Mirage III V Supersonic VTOL Research Aircraft Family
- Roles
- militaryexperimentalresearchtechnology_demonstrator
- Status
- canceled
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- powered_lift
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- vtol
- Description
- The Dassault Mirage III V was a French experimental powered-lift fighter programme developed to investigate supersonic vertical takeoff and landing. The Mirage III V 01 made its first stationary flight in February 1965, and the type became the only VTOL aircraft to exceed Mach 2; the programme remained a research and technology-demonstration lineage rather than an operational production family.
- First Flight Year
- 1,965
- Manufacturer
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Count
- 8
- Propulsion System
- Role
- takeoff-lift
- Stage
- airframe
- Variant Notes
- Eight Rolls-Royce RB 162-1 lift turbojets in the Mirage III V powered-lift configuration, according to Dassault.
- Count
- 1
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- airframe
- Variant Notes
- One Pratt & Whitney/SNECMA TF 106 afterburning turbofan for forward propulsion in the Mirage III V powered-lift configuration, according to Dassault.
- Name
- Mirage III V TF 106 / RB 162-1 powered-lift reference configuration
- Notes
- The Dassault technical page lists eight RR RB 162 lift jets and one P&W/Snecma TF 106 propulsion engine for the Mirage III V. The page also describes the V 01 and V 02 prototype engine history, including TF 104 B, TF 106 A3, and TF 306.
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 21:59:05 UTC
- Updated Time
- September 8, 2026 at 09:08:32 UTC