Dassault Mirage G

Mirage G
The Dassault Mirage G8-01 and G8-02 prototypes in flight. The G8-01's wings are swept.
General information
TypeSwing-wing multirole fighter
ManufacturerDassault Aviation
StatusCancelled in the 1970s
Primary userFrench Air Force
Number built3
History
First flight18 November 1967
Retired1970s by France
Developed fromDassault Mirage F2

The Dassault Mirage G, also known as the Mirage IIIG,[1] was a variant of the French Dassault Mirage series of supersonic warplanes, but with a variable-sweep wing. Three prototypes were flown; one single-engined G and two twin-engined G8 examples (which had begun construction as the G4). Various roles, equipment fits and other variants were proposed, but none entered production.[2][1]

  1. ^ a b Carbonel 2023.
  2. ^ Green 1972, p. 84.