The inclusion of the Mail would have improved the Mirage F1's performance all-round, including better take off performance in high temperature climates like the Middle East, as well as heavier ordnance/fuel fraction with less lose of flight performance, when compared to the legacy Atar-powered Mirage F1.
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johnnie.det@gmail.com, 09.01.2022 06:01
What was the climb rate of F1.M53 and if any, improvements in turn rates? Surely all this was not done to merely increase range