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.

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.

[edit] Specifications (Mirage G8)

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

Performance

• Maximum speed: 2.2 Mach
• Range: 3,850 km (2,080 nm, 2,390 mi)
• Service ceiling: 18,500 m (60,700 ft)
• Thrust/weight: .969

[edit] External links

• Dassault Passion

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Comparable aircraft

• Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23
• F-111 Aardvark

Designation sequence

• 5 - 50 - F1 - G - 2000/2000N/D -

Related lists

• List of fighter aircraft
• List of military aircraft of France