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From: sysmgr@KING.ENG.UMD.EDU (Doug Mohney)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: Kfir (Was: Re: F-19 vs. F-117)
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Date: 31 Jul 90 22:37:55 GMT
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From: sysmgr@KING.ENG.UMD.EDU (Doug Mohney)
In article <1990Jul31.022951.19855@cbnews.att.com>, Don.Allingham@FtCollins.NCR.COM (Don Allingham) writes:

>Isn't the Kfir C-2 Isreal's Mirage III derivative?  How does this
>compare to other fighters?  If I remember correctly, didn't this have
>drastically improved performance over the Mirage?

It should; Israel has the original plans for the Mirage. I think they plugged
in the J-79 engine and added canards. How Israel got the plans is another
story to be recited in sci.spy...