Mirage F2 / F3 vs Mirage G / G-4 / G-8
French jet fighter-bomber, specifically built for all-weather role during the Cold War, never deployed operationally. | |
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Origin country | 🇫🇷 France |
Category | Combat Aircraft |
Manufacturer | Dassault |
First flight | 12 June 1966 |
Year of introduction | -- |
Number produced | 1 units |
Average unit price | $10 million |
French experimental swing-wing fighter, designed during 1960s-1970s, never deployed operationally, evolved into several prototypes. | |
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Origin country | 🇫🇷 France |
Category | Combat Aircraft |
Manufacturer | Dassault |
First flight | 18 November 1967 |
Year of introduction | -- |
Number produced | 3 units |
Average unit price | $25 million |
Wing area | 36.0 m² ◉ |
Wingspan | 10.5 m â—‰ |
Height | 5.8 m â—‰ |
Length | 17.6 m â—‰ |
Maximum speed | 1650 km/h â—‰ |
Operational range | -- km |
Service ceiling | 20,000 m â—‰ |
Max. takeoff weight | 18,000 kg â—‰ |
Empty weight | 9,800 kg â—‰ |
Total thrust | 1 x 9,072 kgf â—‰ |
Wing area | 37.0 m² ◉ |
Wingspan | 15.4 m â—‰ |
Height | 5.4 m â—‰ |
Length | 18.8 m â—‰ |
Maximum speed | 2390 km/h â—‰ |
Operational range | 3,850 km |
Service ceiling | 18,500 m â—‰ |
Max. takeoff weight | 23,800 kg â—‰ |
Empty weight | 14,740 kg â—‰ |
Total thrust | 2 x 5,000 kgf â—‰ |