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The Dassault Mirage 4000 (sometimes called the Super Mirage 4000) was a French prototype twinjet fighter aircraft developed by Dassault-Breguet from their Mirage 2000.

Mirage 4000
Mirage 4000 prototype
Role Prototype fighter aircraft
National origin France
Manufacturer Dassault-Breguet
First flight 9 March 1979
Status Program cancelled in the 1980s
Primary user French Air Force (intended)
Number built 1
Developed from Dassault Mirage 2000
Mirage 4000 prototype displayed at the Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace at Le Bourget, France
Mirage 4000 prototype displayed at the Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace at Le Bourget, France

Design and development


The Mirage 4000 was noticeably larger and heavier than the single-engined Mirage 2000, the 4000 having two SNECMA M53-2 turbofans.[1] It also featured small canards above the engine air intakes and a true bubble canopy, compared to the Mirage 2000 and previous Mirages. Despite the changes, the two aircraft remained similar, sharing the delta wing design, semi-conical Oswatitsch-type[clarification needed] air intakes, and general configuration.[citation needed]

The Mirage 4000 first flew on 9 March 1979.[1] It was financed as a private venture by Dassault.[1] The Mirage 4000 was comparable in size to the United States F-15 Eagle, and was designed to be both a long-range interceptor and a capable fighter-bomber.[citation needed]

In the early 1980s, Dassault ended the program shortly after the Saudis chose the Tornado (see Al-Yamamah arms deal) as their preferred aircraft. Iran had been lost as a potential customer after the coup against the Shah in 1979.[2] 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.[3]

The only prototype moved to its final residence at the Musée de l'air et de l'espace (Paris Air and Space Museum) in 1992.[4]


Specifications (Mirage 4000)


Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1984–85,[5] Dassault Aviation[6]

General characteristics

Performance

Armament

  • up to 3x 2,500 l (660 US gal; 550 imp gal) drop tanks
  • FLIR pod
  • Recce pod
  • laser designator pod
  • up to 4x rocket pods
  • 2x long-range AAM
  • 8-14 advanced AAMs
  • up to 4 AGMs
  • up to 27 x 250 kg (551 lb) bombs

See also


Related development

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

Related lists


References


  1. Jackson, Paul A. (1985). Mirage : Modern combat Aircraft 23 (1st ed.). Shepperton: I. Allan. pp. 116–117. ISBN 9780711015128.
  2. Mirage 4000 Origins and prototypes
  3. "Mirage 4000".
  4. "Dassault Super Mirage 4000 - Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace". Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  5. Taylor, John W.R., ed. (1984). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1984–85 (75th ed.). London: Jane's Publishing Co. p. 65. ISBN 0-7106-0801-2.
  6. "Mirage 4000" (in French). Dassault Aviation. Archived from the original on 2009-02-03. Retrieved 2009-01-24.

Bibliography



На других языках


[de] Dassault Mirage 4000

Auf eigene Kosten entwickelte die Firma Dassault-Breguet den Prototyp des zweistrahligen Jetflugzeugs Mirage 4000 und ließ die Erfahrung einfließen, welche sie mit dem einstrahligen Jagdflugzeug Mirage 2000 gewonnen hatten. Die „Super Mirage 4000“ wurde als Jagdbomber und Abfangjäger in einer Gewichtsklasse von 20 Tonnen konzipiert.
- [en] Dassault Mirage 4000

[fr] Dassault Mirage 4000

Le Mirage 4000 est un prototype d'avion de chasse développé par Dassault Aviation comme une version biréacteur du Mirage 2000. Les deux avions partagent certaines caractéristiques comme leurs moteurs, leurs ailes delta et les commandes de vol électriques. Le développement du prototype a été entièrement financé par son constructeur, mais n'a débouché sur aucune construction en série.

[it] Dassault Mirage 4000

Il Dassault Mirage 4000 fu un prototipo di caccia multiruolo, di fabbricazione francese e realizzato dalla Dassault Aviation come una versione bimotore del Dassault Mirage 2000. Non entrò mai in produzione.

[ru] Dassault Mirage 4000

Dassault Mirage 4000 (русск. Дассо Мираж 4000) – прототип истребителя 4-го поколения, разрабатывался французской авиастроительной корпорацией Дассо в 70-80 годах на основе многофункционального ударного самолёта «Мираж 2000». Оба самолёта имеют много общего. У них похожие двигатели, схожие формы крыла и системы управления полетом. Разработка полностью финансировалась производителем, серийное производство начато не было.



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