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thumb|Mirage 4000 prototype displayed at the [[Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace at Le Bourget, France]]
The Dassault Mirage 4000 (sometimes called the Super Mirage 4000) is a French prototype twinjet fighter aircraft developed by Dassault-Breguet from their Mirage 2000.
Design and development
The Mirage 4000 was noticeably larger and heavier than the single-engined Mirage 2000, the 4000 having two SNECMA M53-2 turbofans. It also featured small canards above the engine air intakes and a true bubble canopy, compared to the Mirage 2000 and previous Mirages. Despite the changes, the two aircraft remained similar, sharing the delta wing design, semi-conical Oswatitsch-type air intakes, and general configuration.
The Mirage 4000 first flew on 9 March 1979. India was also evaluated as another customer but backed down by ordering further Mirage 2000s and Mig-29s.The French Air Force preferred to concentrate on the Mirage 2000, leaving Dassault with no customers. Some of the expertise thus gained would later influence the Dassault Rafale.
The prototype made a total of 336 flights, the last taking place on January 8, 1988.
The only prototype moved to its final residence at the Musée de l'air et de l'espace (Paris Air and Space Museum) in November 1992.
Specifications (Mirage 4000)
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