Dassault Mirage G

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Dassault Mirage G

The Dassault Mirage G4 and G8 prototypes in flight. The G4's wings are swept.
Type	Swing-wing multirole fighter
Manufacturer	Dassault Aviation
Status	Cancelled in the 1970s
Primary user	French Air Force
Number built	2

The Dassault Mirage G was a design for a fast swing-wing multirole fighter, capable of both interception and ground attack with a nuclear missile. The Mirage G was a single-engine prototype testing variable-geometry techniques.

The basic Mirage G was developed into a twin-engine, two-seat fighter, the Mirage G4. However, as the project continued the requirements were constantly changing, and the French military requested the design be converted into a dedicated interceptor. The single-seat Mirage G8 was an attempt to shed some of the weight and costs associated with swing-wing designs. As development proceeded, costs continued to rise, and mission demands changed, causing the eventual cancellation of the project in the mid-1970s.

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General characteristics

Crew: 1
Length: 18.80 m (61 ft 8 in)
Wingspan:
- Extended: 15.40 m (50 ft 6 in)
- Swept: 8.70 m (28 ft 7 in)
Height: 5.35 m (17 ft 7 in)
Empty weight: 14,740 kg (32,500 lb)
Powerplant: 2× SNECMA Atar 9K50 turbojets, 70.1 kN (15,800 lbf) each