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The Subject: The Atlas Cheetah
The Atlas Cheetah is a South African fighter aircraft designed and produced by the aviation company Atlas Aircraft Corporation (later Denel Aeronautics). It was developed at the behest of, and principally operated by, the South African Airforce (SAAF).
The Mach 2.2 Cheetah was based on the Mirage III, a third-generation fighter that had already become obsolete by the time the Cheetah first flew in 1986. But the objective was to build a fighter that could tangle with comparable jets such as the MiG-23, another third-generation fighter, not the fourth-generation jets rapidly proliferating around the world.
The upgrade programme, which was known as Project Cushion, produced three variants; the two-seat Cheetah D, the single-seat Cheetah E, and the single-seat Cheetah C.
You can download the excellent detailed build review PDF by Rene van der Hart here.