Dassault Mirage G

Dassault Aviation · France · first flew 1967 · fighter

The Mirage G was Dassault's variable-sweep swing-wing fighter-bomber prototype, built to test whether a single-engine Mirage could match the flexibility of larger swing-wing designs of its era.

Recognition (WEFT)

W — Wings	Mid-mounted, variable
E — Engines	1 × turbojet, fuselage-mounted
F — Fuselage	single engine with a slim fuselage
T — Tail	Conventional

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Spot it by:

variable-sweep (swing) wing, unusual for a Dassault Mirage
conventional tail rather than the tailless-delta look of production Mirages
single engine with a slim fuselage

Unlike delta-winged production Mirages, the Mirage G has a conventional tail and a wing that sweeps between a spread and swept position, giving it a distinctly different silhouette from other Mirages.

Specifications

The Dassault Mirage G has a length of 18.8 m (62 ft).
It has a wingspan of 15.4 m (51 ft).
Typical crew: 1.

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History

First flown in 1967, the Mirage G explored variable-geometry technology for the French air force before the program evolved into the twin-engine Mirage G4 and G8 prototypes; none reached production.

Variants

Preceded the larger twin-engine Mirage G4 and G8 derivatives, which carried the swing-wing concept further but were likewise not adopted.

Where you'll see it

Never entered service; flown only as a Dassault and French government trials aircraft.

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