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The prototype Mirage 4000 took to the air for the first time on 9th March 1979. Despite an aggressive sales campaign by makers, the prototype remains the sole example.

 

 

Specifications
General

Type: Fighter
Crew: 1
First Flight: 9 March 1979
Number built: 1
Powerplant
2 × SNECMA M53-2 afterburning turbofan engines
Dry thrust: 64.3 kN each | Thrust with afterburner: 95.1 kN each
Dimensions/Masses
Length: 18.7 m | Wingspan: 12 m | Height: 5.8 m
Wing area: 73 m² | Gross weight: 16100 kg
Performances
Maximum speed: Mach 2.3 (2445 km/h)
Service ceiling: 20000 m | Range: 2000 km
Combat range: 1850 km plus, with external tanks* and recce pod
Armament

Guns: 2x 30 mm (1.181 in) DEFA cannon with 125 rpg
Hardpoints: 11 with a capacity of 8000 kg +,with provisions to carry combinations of
Rockets: up to 4x rocket pods
Missiles: 2x long-range AAM, 8-14 advanced AAMs, up to 4 AGMs
Bombs: up to 27 x 250 kg bombs

 

 

 

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