Dassault Mirage G.

Dassault Mirage G.
Dassault Mirage "G4" and "G8"
Type:	Prototype of a multi-role fighter
Design country:	France
Manufacturer:	Dassault Aviation
First flight:	May 8, 1971
Commissioning:	Development stopped in 1973
Production time:	Was never mass-produced
Number of pieces:	3

The Dassault Mirage G was a twin-engine multi- role fighter aircraft made by the French manufacturer Dassault Aviation , which should be suitable both as a fighter and for ground attacks. The machine had swivel wings and the ability to use nuclear weapons as an outstanding feature . The development of the aircraft based on the Dassault Mirage began in 1964.

In February 1965, the concept was adopted by the Ministry as the Mirage III G. A test aircraft was ordered on May 18, and cooperation with Great Britain was also considered on that day . On October 18th, the plane made the first hop in Melun-Villaroche , after which it was dismantled and taken by land to Istres , where the first flight took place on November 18th.

Before the first flight of the Mirage G, the development of the twin-engine Mirage G4 was commissioned in October . Due to the changed operational doctrine, however, an aircraft specifically for interception was soon required again, and so the single-seat Mirage G8 was modified from it. On May 8, 1971, the G8-01 flew for the first time, a fighter-bomber based on the Mirage F1B and using numerous assemblies of this type. A second prototype Mirage G8-02 was created, but the program was discontinued in 1973 because the costs were too high.

Versions

• Mirage G first version, single-engine, first flight on November 18, 1967. Crashed on January 13, 1971.
• Mirage G4 The basic Mirage G was developed into a twin-engine, two-seat nuclear attack fighter, the Mirage G4. These planes were to be powered by Snecma M53 turbo fans. While the aircraft was under construction, requirements changed, and the French military requested that the design be converted into a special interceptor, the Mirage G8.
• Mirage G8 Mirage G4-01 was renamed G8-01 and remained a two-seat aircraft (first flight May 8, 1971). The second G4-02 aircraft was completed as a single seat version, G8-02 (first flight, July 13, 1972). The G8 variants were equipped with a Thomson CSF radar and a low-altitude navigation system based on the system from the SEPECAT Jaguar and Dassault Milan . Since the French defense budget from 1971-1976 did not include funds for the Mirage G8, the aircraft could not go into production.
• LTV V-507 The LTV V-507 Vagabond was a version of the Mirage G4 or Mirage G8-01 navalized under the leadership of Ling-Temco-Vought for use from aircraft carriers of the US Navy as part of the Light Weight Fighter program (future McDonnell Douglas F / A-18 Hornet) and the VFX (future Grumman F-14 Tomcat). In 1968, two contracts were signed for general cooperation and another for the variable geometry wings. For the VFX competition, the Mirage G-inspired LTV V-507 proposal was rejected in favor of the Grumman F-14 Tomcat. Only a 1: 1 model of the LTV V-507 was built.

Technical specifications

Parameter	Mirage G8 data
crew	1
length	18.80 m
span	with 23 ° wing sweep: 15.40 m at 70 ° wing sweep: 8.70 m
Wing area	approx. 45.00 m²
Wing extension	at 23 ° wing sweep: 5.27 at 70 ° wing sweep: 1.68
Wing loading	minimum (empty weight): 328 kg / m² maximum (max. takeoff weight): 556 kg / m²
height	5.35 m
Empty mass	14,740 kg
Max. Takeoff mass	approx. 25,000 kg
Top speed	Mach 2.2 (at optimal altitude)
Minimum speed	approx. 200 km / h
Summit height	18,500 m
Range	3,850 km
Take-off run	400 m
Max. Gun load	7,000 kg
Engines	two jet engines SNECMA Atar 9K50
Thrust	with afterburner: 2 × 70.6 kN without afterburner: 2 × 49.2 kN

See also

• Fighter plane
• List of aircraft types

Web links

Commons : Dassault Mirage G  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ Mirage G , Aviations Dassault, accessed November 10, 2017