The Dassault Étendard VI was a French prototype fighter aircraft initially developed as part of the NATO NBMR-1 competition to find a standard fighter to serve amongst member air forces.[1] Dassault took advantage of the fact that the French Air Force had issued a requirement around the same time for a new fighter-bomber and developed aircraft in parallel as variations of the same design concept for the two prospective customers.
Dassault Étendard VI | |
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Role | Prototype fighter aircraft Type of aircraft |
Manufacturer | Dassault Aviation |
Status | Did not enter mass-production |
Primary user | French Air Force |
Developed into | Dassault Étendard IV |
Originally designated Mystère XXVI, the aircraft was accepted as one of the entrants to be developed to prototype stage for a fly-off with competing designs. It fared well in test flights, but was out-performed by the Aeritalia G.91 that was eventually selected as the winner of the competition.
A further development of the Étendard concept, the Étendard IV was successfully developed for French Navy service.
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