Mirage G | |
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![]() The Dassault Mirage G8-01 and G8-02 prototypes in flight. The G8-01's wings are swept. | |
General information | |
Type | Swing-wing multirole fighter |
Manufacturer | Dassault Aviation |
Status | Cancelled in the 1970s |
Primary user | French Air Force |
Number built | 3 |
History | |
First flight | 18 November 1967 |
Retired | 1970s by France |
Developed from | Dassault 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]