Most healthy young men or women from sixteen to forty years of age can be taught to fly an ordinary airplane. A great majority of these may become very good pilots for transport- or passenger-carrying machines in time of peace, but the requirements for a military aviator call for more concentrated physical and mental ability in the individual than has ever been necessary in any calling heretofore. — Brigadier General William 'Billy' Mitchell Quote, 'Skyways,' 1930
Dassault Mirage 2000 Video - Kokjijde, Belgium Airshow
Role: Multirole fighter aircraft
National origin: France
Manufacturer: Dassault Aviation
First flight: 10 March 1978
Introduced: June 1984
Primary users: French Air Force, Indian Air Force, United Arab Emirates Air Force, Republic of China Air Force
Number built: 611
Unit cost: US$23 million
Developed from: Dassault Mirage III
Variants: Dassault Mirage 2000N/2000D, Dassault Mirage 4000