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The '''Mirage 4000''' was a prototype jet fighter developed by [[Dassault Aviation|Dassault-Breguet]] from their [[Dassault Mirage 2000|Mirage 2000]]. The new aircraft was noticeably bigger and heavier, being fitted with two ([[SNECMA M53|SNECMA M53-2]]) turbofans, rather than the single engine found on the Mirage 2000. It also featured small canards above the engine intakes. Despite the changes the two aircraft remain similar, sharing the delta wing design, semi-cicular air intakes and general configuration. |
The '''Mirage 4000''' was a prototype jet fighter developed by [[Dassault Aviation|Dassault-Breguet]] from their [[Dassault Mirage 2000|Mirage 2000]]. The new aircraft was noticeably bigger and heavier, being fitted with two ([[SNECMA M53|SNECMA M53-2]]) turbofans, rather than the single engine found on the Mirage 2000. It also featured small canards above the engine intakes. Despite the changes the two aircraft remain similar, sharing the delta wing design, semi-cicular air intakes and general configuration. |
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The plane first flew in [[1979 in aviation|1979]]. It was financed as a private venture by Dassault, possibly with Saudi Arabian money.{cn} The Mirage 4000 was comparable in size to the United States [[F-15 Eagle]], and would have made an excellent long-range interceptor. Its weight and |
The plane first flew in [[1979 in aviation|1979]]. It was financed as a private venture by Dassault, possibly with Saudi Arabian money.{cn} The Mirage 4000 was comparable in size to the United States [[F-15 Eagle]], and would have made an excellent long-range interceptor. Its weight and ordonance capacity also would have made it a very good fighter-bomber. |
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In the early 1980s Dassault ended the program shortly after the Saudis chose the F-15C as their preferred aircraft. The French Air Force preferred to concentrate on the Mirage 2000, leaving Dassault with no customers. Some of the expertise thus gained would later influence the [[Dassault Rafale]], but the only prototype moved to its final residence at the Paris Air & Space Museum in [[1995 in aviation|1995]]. |
In the early 1980s Dassault ended the program shortly after the Saudis chose the F-15C as their preferred aircraft. The French Air Force preferred to concentrate on the Mirage 2000, leaving Dassault with no customers. Some of the expertise thus gained would later influence the [[Dassault Rafale]], but the only prototype moved to its final residence at the Paris Air & Space Museum in [[1995 in aviation|1995]]. |
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Revision as of 14:56, 14 July 2007
The Mirage 4000 was a prototype jet fighter developed by Dassault-Breguet from their Mirage 2000. The new aircraft was noticeably bigger and heavier, being fitted with two (SNECMA M53-2) turbofans, rather than the single engine found on the Mirage 2000. It also featured small canards above the engine intakes. Despite the changes the two aircraft remain similar, sharing the delta wing design, semi-cicular air intakes and general configuration.
The plane first flew in 1979. It was financed as a private venture by Dassault, possibly with Saudi Arabian money.{cn} The Mirage 4000 was comparable in size to the United States F-15 Eagle, and would have made an excellent long-range interceptor. Its weight and ordonance capacity also would have made it a very good fighter-bomber.
In the early 1980s Dassault ended the program shortly after the Saudis chose the F-15C as their preferred aircraft. The French Air Force preferred to concentrate on the Mirage 2000, leaving Dassault with no customers. Some of the expertise thus gained would later influence the Dassault Rafale, but the only prototype moved to its final residence at the Paris Air & Space Museum in 1995.
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