Dassault Etendard VI

Dassault Etendard VI
Description
Role	Fighter
Crew	One, pilot
First Flight	July 23 1956
Manufacturer	Dassault
Dimensions
Length	10.85 m	34 ft 9 in
Wingspan	8.30 m	26 ft 7 in
Height	3.76 m	12 ft
Wing area	23 m²	250 ft²
Weights
Empty	3,720 kg	8,184 lb
Loaded
Maximum takeoff	5,860 kg	12,892 lb
Powerplant
Engines	1x Bristol Siddeley Orpheus
Thrust	21.6 kN	4,840 lb
Performance
Maximum speed	912 km/h	570 mph
Range	890 km	556 miles
Service ceiling	13,400 m	44,220 ft
Rate of climb
Wing loading	255 kg/m²	51 lb/ft²
Thrust/Weight	3.7 N/kg	0.38 lbf/lb
Avionics
Avionics
Armament
Guns	2 x 30 mm cannons or 4 x 12.7 mm machine guns
Stores	1,000 kg (2,200 lb) of bombs and rockets

The Dassault Etendard VI was a French prototype fighter aircraft initially developed as part of a NATO competition to find a standard fighter to serve amongst member air forces. Dassault took advantage of the fact that the French Air Force had issued a requirement around the same time for a new fighter-bomber and developed aircraft in parallel as variations of the same design concept for the two prospective customers.

Originally designated Mystère XXVI, the aircraft was accepted as one of the entrants to be developed to prototype stage for a fly-off with competing designs. It fared well in test flights, but was out-performed by the Aeritalia G.91 that was eventually selected as the winner of the competition.

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

Related content
Related Development	Etendard II - Etendard IV - Super Etendard
Similar Aircraft	Breguet Taon - Aeritalia G.91 - F-5 Freedom Fighter
Related Lists	List of military aircraft of France - List of fighter aircraft

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