Dassault Mirage F2

The Dassault Mirage F2 was a French prototype two-seat ground attack/fighter aircraft, which was designed to serve as a test bed for the SNECMA TF306 turbofan engine.

Dassault were tasked in the early 1960s to design a low-altitude intruder that did not have the high approach speeds associated with the delta wing of the Mirage III.

Unlike the Mirage III, the F2 had a high-mounted swept wing and horizontal tail surfaces.

The prototype powered by a Pratt & Whitney TF30 turbofan first flew on 12 June 1966.

Eventually the French Air Force chose to develop the French-engined F1, and the F2 did not enter production.