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The Dassault Mirage G was a design for a fast swing-wing multirole fighter, capable of both interception and ground attack with nuclear weapons. The Mirage G was a single-engine prototype testing variable-geometry techniques.
Originally developed into a two-seat fighter - the Mirage G4 - the French military requested the design be converted into a slightly smaller, single-seat aircraft. The Mirage G8 was an attempt to save some of the weight and costs associated with swing-wing designs. As development proceeded, costs continued to rise, and mission demands changed, causing the eventual cancellation of the project in the mid-1970s.
Specifications (Mirage G4)
General Characteristics
- Crew: two
- Length: 16.80 m (55 ft 1 in)
- Wingspan: 13.70 m (44 ft 11 in)
- Height: 5.35 m (17 ft 7 in)
- Wing area: 25 m² (269 ft²)
- Empty: 10,200 kg (22,440 lb)
- Loaded: 15,000 kg (33,000 lb)
- Maximum takeoff: kg ( lb)
- Powerplant: 1x SNECMA TF-306 turbofan, 101 kN (22,660 lb) thrust
Performance
- Maximum speed: 2,400 km/h (1,500 mph)
- Range: 6,500 km (4,063 miles)
- Service ceiling: 18,500 m (60,680 ft)
- Rate of climb: m/min ( ft/min)
- Wing loading: 600 kg/m² (123 lb/ft²)
- Thrust-to-weight ratio: 1:1.5
Armament
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