Bicycling is the nearest approximation I know to the flight of birds. The airplane simply carries a man on its back like an obedient Pegasus; it gives him no wings of his own. - Louis J. Helle, Jr., Spring in Washington Quote
Dassault Mirage 2000 Video - From "Air and Lumiere" Movie - Mirage 2000 and FA-18
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
Dassault Mirage 2000 Video - From "Ice Hornet" Movie - Mirage 2000 and FA-18 Refueling