bid for the US Navy's VFX carrier fighter contract. As a result of the publicity gained by the Mirage G, LTV sought the assistance of Dassault, as well as General Dynamics, which had secured a contract with the USAF for a variable geometry fighter-bomber/attack aircraft, the F-111A. Two agreements were signed by Dassault and LTV in 1968: one for general cooperation and the other specifically in regard to variable-geometry wings. This resulted in two LTV designs, the Vought V-505 and V-507, as well as construction of a full-scale, non-flying mockup of the second design. There were two competing bids, both with variable geometry: the McDonnell F-4(FVS), which was a variant of the Phantom II, and the Grumman 303. The latter was successful and was developed into the F-14. However, during its development, Grumman approached LTV for details of the V-507, including some of the same technical solutions devised for the Mirage G. Some of the same data also contributed to the Vought Model V-1100, which competed for the Pentagon's Light Weight Fighter program in the 1970s. However, this LTV design did not include variable geometry (and was more closely related to the LTV A-7 Corsair II). This particular proposal was also rejected and the F-16 and F/A-18 were eventually selected for production. Aircraft on display Dassault Mirage G8-01 is on public display at the Musée de l’air et de l’espace near Paris. Dassault Mirage G8-02 is on public display at the Musée Européen de l'Aviation de Chasse, Montélimar. Specifications (Mirage G8-02) See also References Notes Bibliography Buttler, Tony. X-Planes of Europe II: Military Prototype Aircraft from the Golden Age 1946–1974. Manchester, UK: Hikoki Publications, 2015. Buttler, Tony and Jean-Louis Delezenne. X-Planes of Europe: Secret Research Aircraft from the Golden Age 1946-1974. Manchester, UK: Hikoki Publications, 2012. Carbonel, Jean-Christophe. French Secret Projects 1: Post War Fighters. Manchester, UK: Crecy Publishing, 2016 Green, William. The Observer's Book of Aircraft. London. Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd., 1968. Green, William. The Observer's Book of Aircraft. London. Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd., 1972. External links Flight International - October 1971 - Mirage G Mirage G 1960s French attack aircraft 1960s French fighter aircraft Twinjets Variable-sweep-wing aircraft Cancelled military aircraft projects of France Aircraft first flown in 1967