Possessing little more than a conceptual similarity to
the Mystere II, the Mystere IVA featured a more robust,
oval-section fuselage, a wing ... read more ... |
Dassault Mystere IVA 1952 |
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A process of aerodynamic refinement of the Mystere
IVA led to the Mystere IVB, which, in fact, shared only
wings, horizontal tail ... read more ... |
Dassault Mystere IVB 1953 |
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Dassault Mystere IVN 1954 |
Developed in parallel with the Mystere IVB as a tandem
two-seat night and all-weather interceptor, the Mystere
IVN differed from the single-seat ... read more ... |
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Dassault Super Mystere 1955 |
The first West European aircraft capable of exceeding
M=1.0 in level flight to attain quantity production
status, the Super-Mystere shared only a ... read more ... |
Essentially an extrapolation of the Mirage I and retaining
the 5% thickness/chord ratio 60°
delta wing, the Mirage III was substantially larger ... read more ... |
Dassault Mirage III 1956 |
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Dassault Etendard IV 1956 |
Developed in parallel with the Etendard II and VI as a
private venture, the Etendard IV light tactical fighter
powered by a ... read more ... |
In the mid 'fifties, the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty
Organisation) issued a specification for a lightweight
strike fighter powered by a single ... read more ... |
Dassault Etendard II 1956 |
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The private venture Etendard IV, which had shared
little more than a conceptual commonality with the
Etendard II and VI lightweight strike ... read more ... |
Dassault Etendard IVM 1958 |
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Dassault Mirage IV 1959 |
Renowned for highly nationalistic policies, the French decided in 1954 to create their own nuclear deterrent force. One of the ... read more ... |
At an early stage in the development of the Mirage,
consideration was given to a multi-role version placing
emphasis on strike capability, ... read more ... |
Dassault Mirage IIIE 1961 |
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Dassault Balzac 1962 |
Dassault started work on vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) at the beginning of the 1960s and decided to modify the ... read more ... |
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Dassault Mirage IIIV 1965 |
Mating Mirage III aerodynamics with the then latest
developments in vertical take-off and landing (VTOL)
technology, the Mirage IIIV was evolved to ... read more ... |
Evolved in parallel with the Mirage F2 as a scale-down,
multi-role single-seat fighter employing a
SNECMA Atar turbojet, the Mirage F1 was ... read more ... |
Dassault Mirage F1 1966 |
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Dassault Mirage F2 1966 |
Early in 1964, Dassault was awarded a contract to develop
a successor to the Mirage III with emphasis on
the low-altitude penetration ... read more ... |
On 13 October 1965, Avions Marcel Dassault received a
contract to design and build one prototype of a two-seat
variable-geometry fighter, the ... read more ... |
Dassault Mirage G / G8 1967 |
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Dassault Mirage 5 1967 |
Conceived as a ground attack fighter for operation
under VFR conditions and using the same airframe and
power plant as the Mirage ... read more ... |
Developed as a private venture, the Milan (Kite) was a
progressive development of the basic delta-winged
Mirage and was intended primarily as ... read more ... |
Dassault Milan 1970 |
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Dassault Mercure 1971 |
The early sales success of its Mystere-Falcon 20 series led Dassault to investigate the market prospects for a new short-range ... read more ... |
The Super Etendard transonic shipboard strike fighter
was a progressive development of the Etendard IVM
and was, in fact, 90%, having a ... read more ... |
Dassault Super Etendard 1974 |
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Deriving its designation from its SNECMA Atar 9K-50
engine, the Mirage 50 retained the basic airframe of the
Mirage III and 5, ... read more ... |
Dassault Mirage 50 1975 |
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Dassault Mirage 2000 1978 |
Possessing no commonality with preceding Mirages
despite its appellation, the Mirage 2000 was chosen on
18 December 1975 to become the next ... read more ... |
Developed as a private venture, the Mirage 4000 was
designed to fulfil both interception and low-altitude
penetration roles, and was fundamentally a ... read more ... |
Dassault Mirage 4000 1979 |
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Dassault Mirage 3 NG 1982 |
Utilising the proven airframe of the Mirage IIIE, Dassault
undertook a thorough-going modernisation of
equipment and systems to produce the Mirage 3 ... read more ... |
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Dassault Rafale 1986 |
The Rafale ('Squall') was originally conceived in the early 1980s by Dassault as the ACX (Advanced Combat Experimental) to demonstrate ... read more ... |
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