Dassault Mirage 2000

The second prototype, No. 02, made its 50-minute first flight in September 1978 at the controls of Maurourd. The aircraft was to test some of the avionics systems and the carriage of weapons. Due to a flameout while on a landing approach, the aircraft was lost in May 1984. No. 03 made its first flight in April 1979; equipped with a complete weapons system, it was used for radar and weapons trials. After 400 hours of flight, they were sent to ''Centre d'Essais en Vol'', flight tests centre. Although three prototypes were ordered in December 1975, Dassault constructed an additional fourth single-seat demonstrator for its own purposes, which embodied lessons on the earlier aircraft, namely the reduction in fin height and an increased fin sweep, redesigned air inlets, and an FBW system. The only dual-seat Mirage 2000B of the test programme first flew on 11 October 1980.{{Cite journal |title=Mirage 2000 No 3 flies |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1979/1979%20-%201715.html |journal=Flight International|date=19 May 1979 |access-date=22 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322204032/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1979/1979%20-%201715.html |archive-date=22 March 2017 |url-status=live}}''World Air Power Journal'', pp. 58–59.

The second prototype, No. 02, made its 50-minute first flight in September 1978 at the controls of Maurourd. The aircraft was to test some of the avionics systems and the carriage of weapons. Due to a flameout while on a landing approach, the aircraft was lost in May 1984. No. 03 made its first flight in April 1979; equipped with a complete weapons system, it was used for radar and weapons trials. After 400 hours of flight, they were sent to ''Centre d'Essais en Vol'', flight tests centre. Although three prototypes were ordered in December 1975, Dassault constructed an additional fourth single-seat demonstrator for its own purposes, which embodied lessons on the earlier aircraft, namely the reduction in fin height and an increased fin sweep, redesigned air inlets, and an FBW system. The only dual-seat Mirage 2000B of the test programme first flew on 11 October 1980.{{Cite journal |title=Mirage 2000 No 3 flies |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1979/1979%20-%201715.html |journal=Flight International|date=19 May 1979 |access-date=22 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322204032/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1979/1979%20-%201715.html |archive-date=22 March 2017 |url-status=live}}''World Air Power Journal'', pp. 58–59.

The first production Mirage 2000C (C for ''chasseur'', "fighter") flew on 20 November 1982. Deliveries to the ''AdA'' began in 1983. The first 37 Mirage 2000Cs delivered were fitted with the Thomson-CSF Radar Doppler Multifunction (RDM), and were powered by the SNECMA M53-5 turbofan engine. The 38th Mirage 2000C had an upgraded SNECMA M53-P2 turbofan engine. The Radar Doppler à Impulsion (RDI) built by Thales for the Mirage 2000C entered service in 1987. It has a much improved range of about 150 km, and is linked to Matra Super 530D missiles, which are much improved compared to the older Super 530F. [[Look-down/shoot-down]] capabilities are much improved, as well, but this radar is not usually used for air-to-surface roles.

The first production Mirage 2000C (C for ''chasseur'', "fighter") flew on 20 November 1982. Deliveries to the ''AdA'' began in 1983. The first 37 Mirage 2000Cs delivered were fitted with the [[Thomson-CSF]] Radar Doppler Multifunction (RDM), and were powered by the SNECMA M53-5 turbofan engine. The 38th Mirage 2000C had an upgraded SNECMA M53-P2 turbofan engine. The Radar Doppler à Impulsion (RDI) built for the Mirage 2000C entered service in 1987. It has a much improved range of about 150 km, and is linked to Matra Super 530D missiles, which are much improved compared to the older Super 530F. [[Look-down/shoot-down]] capabilities are much improved, as well, but this radar is not usually used for air-to-surface roles.{{citation needed|date=April 2026}}

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