Top speed 2,333 km/h Length 18 m | Wingspan 10 m | |
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The Dassault Mirage F2 was a French prototype two-seat attack fighter which was designed to serve as a test bed for the SNECMA TF306 turbofan engine and influenced the similar variable-geometry Dassault Mirage G.
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Design and development
Dassault were tasked in the early 1960s to design a low-altitude intruder that did not have the high approach speeds associated with the Mirage's delta wing. Unlike the earlier Mirage III the F2 had a high-mounted swept wing and horizontal tail surfaces. The prototype powered by a Pratt & Whitney TF30 turbofan first flew on 12 June 1966. It was re-engined with the SNECMA TF306 for the second flight on 29 December 1966.
Two parallel developments were a single-seat Mirage F3 interceptor and a scaled-down and simpler Mirage F1. Eventually the French Air Force chose to develop the French-engined F1, and the F2 did not enter production.
The fuselage and engine from the F2 formed the basis of a variable-geometry variant, the Mirage G.
Specifications (Mirage F2 with TF30)
Data from the Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft.
General characteristics
Performance
Current location
The sole Mirage F2 is now preserved with DGA Techniques Aeronautiques in Toulouse Balma, location: 43°37'2.82"N 001°29'25.67"E