thank you for all your kind words , glad you like her , I appreciate that south African people reacted to this post , it could be a dedication to these Cheetah "riders"  Under These aircraft were retired from service in 2008, as the first The single-seater Cheetah E was developed as an interim fighter for use in the period before the Cheetah Cs became operational. Upload your creations for people to see, favourite and share.Share your thoughts, experiences and the tales behind the art.Upload stories, poems, character descriptions & more. Atlas Cheetah C (10 exemplaires) Atlas Cheetah D (2 exemplaires) Anciens pays utilisateurs. The South African Air Force (SAAF) had been operating the Cheetah since 1986. Ce pays, pour conserver sa flotte de Mirage III, chargea la société Atlas de les moderniser, au point qu'ils puissent affronter les MiG-23 pullulant en Angola.

These factors contributed to the SAAF making the decision to authorise an extensive upgrade programme involving one of the existing types in service. This photo is copyright protected and may not be used in any way without proper permission. Alain your Cheetah turned out beautifully.

Cheetah fighter jet variants.

[edit] Specifications (Cheetah C) A drawing of the Atlas Cheetah Data from Aerospaceweb.org — Aircraft Museum [9] General characteristics Crew: one, pilot Length: 15.55 m (51.0 ft) Wingspan: 8.22 m (26.97 ft) Height: 4.50 m (14.76 ft) Wing area: 35 m² (376.7 ft²) Empty weight: 6,600 kg (14,550 lb) Max takeoff weight: 13,700 kg (30,200 lb)

Three different variants were created, the dual-seat Cheetah D, and the single-seat Cheetah E and Cheetah C. The Cheetah E was retired in 1992, and the SAAF had a mixture of 28 Cheetah Cs and Cheetah Ds in operational service until April 2008, when they were retired as the SAAF accepted into service the first of 26 Saab JAS 39 Gripens (17C/9D) which replaced them.Neato.. Seen them in a 'cheetah' paint job too.. Might a Two Seat 'D' variant be in the pipeline?I do like the Cheetah, even though I don't know too much about it. Version la plus évoluée de l'appareil, 38 exemplaires modifiés. Its typical mission was as a standby interceptor, whereby a minimum of two aircraft armed with two V3B (later V3C) missiles, would be on permanent alert status in case of an attack from the north.All aircraft were placed into storage with the final example (No.842) painted in a non-standard camouflage scheme and used for systems testing.

Afrique du Sud : Armée de l'air sud-africaine (70 exemplaires) Chili : Armée de l'air chilienne (5 exemplaires) — Cheetah E; Versions. Can I post it online?

The Cheetah series has four variants: Cheetah C, D, E and R. The Cheetah D aircraft has a second attack capability to deliver precision guided munition (PGMs) and is principally used for training the pilots of Cheetah C, which was launched later in 1992.

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That turned out spectacular, Alain!

The angular & delta camouflage perfectly matches the delta wing mirage  It was first built as a major upgrade of the Dassault Mirage III by the Atlas Aircraft Corporation (later Denel Aviation) of South Africa (established 1965) in South Africa. I agree, with the "long neck" the Cheetah C is the most elegant of all Mirage deltas. I'm impressed, THAT is a sublime looking cheetah, tres bien Historique; Détails; Armement; Forum; Illustrations; Historique.

All the Cheetah Cs entered service with Retired Cheetahs were typically stored rather than scrapped, during 2003, South Africa began to seeing buyers for these surplus aircraft.The Cheetah C was the final development in the Cheetah series and was the only fighter aircraft in service with the SAAF until replaced by the Other improvements included the fitting of a single-piece wrap-around windshield with an anti-radiation coating in place of the previous three-piece version, a revised in-flight refuelling probe with less external piping, new undercarriage and suspension, the deletion of the wing fences, an upgraded version of the Atar 9K50 engine and a new nose to incorporate the more sophisticated electronics and radar.Like the Cheetah D, the Cheetah C was capable of delivering The Cheetah D was the sole two-seater variant, and was predominantly used as a trainer for pilots converting to the Cheetah C. It also had a secondary attack capability, including the ability to deliver PGMs. Furthermore, the development of an advanced indigenously-developed fighter, known as the During the 1980s, the SAAF's fast jet fleet consisted of multiple variants of the In addition, various features could be integrated into the Mirage III from related, pre-existing upgrades that had been made to similar aircraft, such as the The work was carried out by Atlas Aviation (formerly The upgrade consisted of a complete refurbishment of the airframe down to zero flight hours condition; to achieve this, roughly 50% of the original airframe was reportedly replaced, according to statements made by Atlas.In terms of its electronics and systems, the Cheetah was provisioned with new The date of the first aircraft's completion is unknown. ATLAS CHEETAH C South African Air Force fighter High Planes Models | No. Can I post it online?

L'Equateur ayant confirmé l'achat de 12 appareils, la fiche est mise à jour. Awesome build. ATLAS CHEETAH C REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA AIR FORCE High Planes Models | N° 72017 | 1:72 The Atlas Cheetah is a South African fighter aircraft designed and produced by the aviation company Atlas Aircraft Corporation (later Denel Aviation).

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