dassault

Perhaps someone has more infos about the Dassault proposal for the ECAT competition, which was known as the Cavalier (not to be mixed up with the VSTOL design with the same name) and which lost against the Br.121, later Jaguar. It would have been powered by two GE J85 engines and was intended...

Nord 5000 Harpon Durandal, Durandal IV and Durandal IVM (naval variant) MS-1000 Breguet 1002

The Mirage III was the result of an evoluting program launched in 1953. At first, it was for lightweight interceptors to reach mach 1.5 with a single AAM. At the time, only 3 publics firms (SNCA N, SE and SO) and some private (Breguet, Dassault and Morane Saulnier) were able to build this kind...

Aparently at the beginning the first Mirage were named by number such as I, II, III and the like. If I understand well Mirage I Small interceptor, 2 Viper 930 kgp each Mirage II Bigger interceptor, 2 Gabizo 1500 kgp each Mirage III Final interceptor, 1 Atar 101 4500 kgp Mirage IV More...

From French aerospace mag Air&Cosmos July 1994. I made this drawing based on the magazine article. Can anybody post the original pic and additional information on Dassault post-Rafale studies in the 90's?

Aeronavale Plan recommends a naval Mirage F1/M53 to replace the Jaguar M. Source: Air Enthusiast March 1972 M53 engine expected to equip future Mirage F1; final 20 of 105 for Armee De L'Air to have M53, giving top speed of Mach 2.5. J79 engined version expected for export to J79-using...

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