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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 Type of 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

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

• Crew: 1
• Length: 18.7 m (61 ft 4 in)
• Wingspan: 12 m (39 ft 4 in)
• Height: 5.8 m (19 ft 0 in)
• Wing area: 73 m² (790 sq ft)
• Gross weight: 16,100 kg (35,494 lb) combat weight
• Fuel capacity: approx 11,000 l (2,900 US gal; 2,400 imp gal) internal fuel
• Powerplant: 2 × SNECMA M53-2 afterburning turbofan engines, 64.3 kN (14,500 lbf) thrust each dry, 95.1 kN (21,400 lbf) with afterburner

Performance

• Maximum speed: 2,445 km/h (1,519 mph, 1,320 kn) max level speed
• Maximum speed: Mach 2.3
• Maximum sustained speed: M2.2
• Approach speed: 260 km/h (160 mph; 140 kn)
• Range: 2,000 km (1,200 mi, 1,100 nmi)
• Combat range: 1,850 km (1,150 mi, 1,000 nmi) plus, with external tanks and recce pod
• Service ceiling: 20,000 m (66,000 ft)
• Rate of climb: 305 m/s (60,000 ft/min)
• Time to altitude: 15,000 m (49,213 ft) (M2) 3 minutes
• Wing loading: 220 kg/m² (45 lb/sq ft) at combat weight

Armament

• Guns:
  

• 2x 30 mm (1.181 in) DEFA cannon with 125 rpg

• Hardpoints: 11 with a capacity of 8,000 kg (17,637 lb) +, with provisions to carry combinations of:
  • Other:
    

• up to 3x 2,500 l (660 US gal; 550 imp gal) drop tanks
• FLIR pod
• Recce pod
• laser designator pod

• Rockets:
  

• up to 4x rocket pods

• Missiles:
  

• 2x long-range AAM
• 8-14 advanced AAMs
• up to 4 AGMs

• Bombs:
  

• up to 27 x 250 kg (551 lb) bombs

See also

Related development

• Dassault Mirage 2000
• Dassault Mirage 2000N/2000D
• Atlas Carver
• Dassault MD.750

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

• McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle
• Sukhoi Su-27

Related lists

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

References

Bibliography

• Carbonel, Jean-Christophe (2016). French Secret Projects. Vol. 1: Post War Fighters. Manchester, UK: Crecy Publishing. ISBN 978-1-91080-900-6.

На других языках

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[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.

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- [en] Dassault Mirage 4000

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[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.

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[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.

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[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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