SAAF Mirage F1AZ nearly finished

[+ordway]

Here is a screenshot of the basically finished SAAF Mirage F1AZ ground attack fighter with its working laser range finder/designator under the nose and includes its skin. Reportedly, they were as accurate as F-16s in the dumb bomb drop mode. It also reportedly had dogfights with Angolan (Cuban) Mig-23MLs. It also intercepted a Mig-17. It is for SFP1

 

 

 

 

The mostly finished SAAF Mirage F1AZ ground attack fighters cockpit based on the Mirage Factory's superb Jaguar cockpit. It has the equivalent of a CCIP. The SAAF basically designed this cockpit. It had a moving map and a laser that made its bombing incredibly accurate with dumb bombs.

 

 

 

Just for kicks, here is a screenshot of an updated hires SAAF Mirage F1CZ fighter cockpit based on Foxmonters great Dassault Super Etendard cockpit.

 

I'm going to Burning Man and then to buying conferences, so these will be on hold for at least a month.

Edited August 27, 2011 by ordway

[ChrisBV]

Holy...! This is awesome! Been looking for this aircraft for a long time.

 

It also reportedly had dogfights with Angolan (Cuban) Mig-23MLs

 

Yes indeed, and despite their heavier loadouts (with the 'clean' MiGs out-performing them in the acceleration), the F1s usually came on top:

 

 

Here's the layout of the -AZ's cockpit, with the moving map display in the centre:

 

Great project!

Edited August 27, 2011 by ChrisBV

[+ordway]

Holy...! This is awesome! Been looking for this aircraft for a long time.

 

 

 

Yes indeed, and despite their heavier loadouts (with the 'clean' MiGs out-performing them in the acceleration), the F1s usually came on top:

 

 

 

Here's the layout of the -AZ's cockpit, with the moving map display in the centre:

 

Great project!

Very nice drawing the drawing above is I think, of a later Az with the RWR in the round format in the upper right section. I could add that round RWR, however I think it is a later addtion than most if not all Bush War Azs had. I am going by Dick Lord's descriptions. However, I might be wrong.

Edited August 27, 2011 by ordway

[+ordway]

Very nice drawing the drawing above is I think, of a later Az with the RWR in the round format in the upper right section. I could add that round RWR, however I think it is a later addtion than most if not all Bush War Azs had. I am going by Dick Lord's descriptions. However, I might be wrong.

 

I just released both the flyable SAAF Mirage F1CZ and the SAAF Mirage F1AZ available here:

 

 

 

http://combatace.com...-modified-sfp1/

 

http://combatace.com...-modified-sfp1/

 

 

 

 

 

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Resized to 68% (was 1024 x 768) - Click image to enlarge