Dassault Etendard II

Dassault Etendard II
Description
Role	Fighter-bomber
Crew	One, pilot
First Flight	July 23 1956
Manufacturer	Dassault
Dimensions
Length	12.89 m	41 ft 3 in
Wingspan	8.74 m	27 ft 11 in
Height	3.80 m	12 ft 2 in
Wing area	24.2 m²	248 ft²
Weights
Empty	4,210 kg	9,260 lb
Loaded
Maximum takeoff	5,650 kg	12,430 lb
Powerplant
Engines	2x Turbomeca Gabizo
Thrust	18.4 kN	4,136 lb
Performance
Maximum speed	1,054 km/h	659 mph
Range	1,100 km	688 miles
Service ceiling	15,000 m	48,000 ft
Rate of climb
Wing loading	233 kg/m²	50 lb/ft²
Thrust/Weight	3.3 N/kg	0.33 lbf/lb
Avionics
Avionics
Armament
Guns	2x 30 mm cannons
Stores	1,500 kg (3,300 lb) of bombs and rockets

The Dassault Etendard II was a French prototype fighter aircraft initially developed as a follow-on project to the Dassault Mystère series. It was presented to the French Air Force for evaluation but was rejected in favour of the Dassault Mirage III.

Originally designated Mystère XXII, the aircraft was developed in response to a French Air Force requirement for a light, jet-powered fighter-bomber. At around the same time, a NATO requirement was circulated, also calling for a light strike-fighter, and Dassault developed a very similar aircraft in parallel for that competition (the Etendard VI).

The sole prototype of the Etendard II flew on July 23, 1956 but proved to be somewhat underpowered and showed nothing like the promise of the Mirage series and was quickly abandoned.

A further development of the Etendard concept, the Etendard IV was successfully developed for French Navy service.

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