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1965
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Falcon 20 deliveries begin as U.S. and French type certificates are granted. Until very recently, the first Falcon delivered in the U.S. was still in service with its original operator.
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1966
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Mirage F2 demonstrates that a very thin wing with high-lift devices allows both low approach speeds and high L/D at Mach 2. But no suitable production engines exist.
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1966
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As a private venture, Dassault scales down the F2 to take advantage of the available Atar 9K engine. The result is the Mirage F1. Over 650 are built for a variety of combat roles.
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