This Day in Aviation History
March 10th, 1978
First flight of the Dassault Mirage 2000.
 
The Dassault Mirage 2000 is a French multirole, single-engine fourth-generation jet fighter manufactured by Dassault Aviation. It was designed in the late 1970s as a lightweight fighter based on the Mirage III for the French Air Force (Armée de l’Air). The Mirage 2000 evolved into a multirole aircraft with several variants developed, with sales to a number of nations. The variants include the Mirage 2000N and 2000D strike variants, the improved Mirage 2000-5 and several export variants. Over 600 aircraft were built and it has been in service with nine nations…..
 
Source:
Wikipedia, Dassault Mirage 2000: http://gstv.us/1M7Fgw3
 
YouTube, Mirage 2000 – Pushing The Limits: http://gstv.us/1M7FinL
 
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