It would have carried 150 passengers and was touted as the successor to the successful Boeing 727.
Zgradili so tri verzije: 16 dvosedežnih Cheetah D, 16 enosedežnih Cheetah E in 38 enosedežnih Cheetah C. V JAR ga je nadomestil švedski Saab JAS 39 GripenCheetah za razliko od Miraga III uporablja kanarde.