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, the NATONBMR-1 requirement was circulated, also calling for a light strike-fighter, and Dassault developed a very similar aircraft in parallel for that competition (the Étendard VI).
The sole prototype of the Étendard 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 Étendard concept, the Étendard IV was successfully developed for French Navy service.
^Green, William; Swanborough, Gordon (1994). The Complete Book of Fighters. London: Salamander. pp. 150–151. ISBN1-85833-777-1.
Bibliographyedit
Carbonel, Jean-Christophe (2016). French Secret Projects. Vol. 1: Post War Fighters. Manchester, UK: Crecy Publishing. ISBN978-1-91080-900-6.
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dassault, Étendard, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, january. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Dassault Etendard II news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Dassault Etendard II was a French prototype fighter aircraft initially developed as a follow on project to the Dassault Mystere series It was presented to the French Air Force for evaluation but was rejected in favour of the Dassault Mirage III Dassault Etendard IIRole Prototype fighter aircraftManufacturer DassaultFirst flight 23 July 1956Primary user French Air ForceNumber built 1Developed into Dassault Etendard IVOriginally designated Mystere 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 the NATO NBMR 1 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 Contents 1 Specifications Etendard II 2 See also 3 References 4 BibliographySpecifications Etendard II editData from The Complete Book of Fighters 1 General characteristicsCrew 1 Length 12 89 m 42 ft 3 in Wingspan 8 74 m 28 ft 8 in Height 3 8 m 12 ft 6 in Wing area 24 2 m2 260 sq ft Empty weight 4 210 kg 9 281 lb Gross weight 5 650 kg 12 456 lb Powerplant 2 Turbomeca Gabizo turbojet engines 18 4 kN 4 100 lbf thrust eachPerformance Maximum speed 1 054 km h 655 mph 569 kn M0 86 at sea level1 004 km h 624 mph 542 kn M0 945 at 11 000 m 36 000 ft dd dd dd Range 1 100 km 680 mi 590 nmi Service ceiling 15 000 m 49 000 ft Time to altitude 10 000 m 33 000 ft in 13 minutes Wing loading 233 kg m2 48 lb sq ft Thrust weight 0 33Armament Guns 2 30 mm 1 18 in cannons Bombs 1 500 kg 3 300 lb of bombs and rocketsSee also edit nbsp Aviation portalRelated development Dassault Etendard IV Dassault Etendard VI Dassault Super EtendardAircraft of comparable role configuration and era Dassault Mirage III Dassault MystereRelated lists List of fighter aircraft List of military aircraft of FranceReferences edit Green William Swanborough Gordon 1994 The Complete Book of Fighters London Salamander pp 150 151 ISBN 1 85833 777 1 Bibliography editCarbonel Jean Christophe 2016 French Secret Projects Vol 1 Post War Fighters Manchester UK Crecy Publishing ISBN 978 1 91080 900 6 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dassault Etendard II amp oldid 1183612505, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
