About This File
When it became clear that the Mirage F1 was becoming a successful production aircraft, Dassault began investigating the possibility of a dedicated reconnaissance version for its most important client, the French Air Force. However, the escalating cost of fighter aircraft meant that add-on pods for this purpose were a more economical alternative. Many French Air Force aircraft, as well as those of some export clients (such as Iraq's Mirage F1EQ), did indeed have a variety of reconnaissance pods available, which were attached to the underside of the main fuselage. However, the development of a tactical reconnaissance aircraft for the French Air Force continued, and the first Mirage F1CR flew on 20 November 1981.
F1CR specifics:
- A/A: R550/R550-2 self-defence only, no R530 and no S530F (no wiring)
- A/G: AUF2 (no CLB4, no CLB8), rockets (<90ies), bombs, BAP/BAT
- radio-altimeter
- Inertial Navigation System (Sagem ULISS 47), VOR/ILS
- Panoramic (Omera 40 75mm) and vertical (Omera 33 150 mm) cameras
- Radar Cyrano IV-MR
- Seat Mk10
- AAR probe
- no right gun, Super Cyclope Infra-Red linescan imager (SAT SCM 2400) instead
- Barax, Phimat capability
- CC420 pods capability
- RPL201 EFT
F1CR F7 standard specifics:
- RPL201 EFT "Lion" and "Shark" special deco
- Corail gondolas (P0 station)
- GPS (GPS Improved Inertial Navigation)
- RWR Aigle
- double wingtip position lights
- Thomson CSF RAPHAEL TH SLAR Side Looking Aiborne Radar Recon Pod (P1 Id on AMCP)
- Rubis FLIR recon pod (P2 Id on AMCP)
- ASTAC (Analyseur de Signaux TACtiques) ELINT pod (P3 Id on AMCP)
- Thomson CSF MDS610 PRESTO (Pod REcon STand-Off) (P4 Id on AMCP)
This addon is and will in all cases remain freeware.
Released under CombatAce Fair-Use terms.
Enjoy
The Mirage F-1 Team
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