Image by Dave le Roux
Number 859, Louis Trichardt, 1999.
Number 352, Louis Trichardt, 1999.
Another view of Number 352, Louis Trichardt, 1999.
Number 342, otherwise known as "Spotty" in Cheetah guise at Louis Trichardt, 1999.
The Atlas (later Denel) Cheetah was built as an upgrade of the Dassault Mirage III, and served between 1986 and 2008. There were three variants, the dual seat Cheetah D, and the single seat E and C.
The Cheetah was replaced by the SAAB Gripens.
The Cheetah is 15.5 m in length, with a wingspan of 8.2m, and stand 4.5m in height. The powerplant is 1 Snecma Atar 9K50c-11.
