Welcome to the first unsuccessful Sunday. The stories of the unsuccessful side of Aviation.
Today: The Dassault Mercure.
The Dassault Mercure was a small-bodied short-range airliner made by French aircraft manufacturer Dassault. It was designed to 'compete' with the Boeing 737 and The Douglas DC-9/10, just shorter range and more efficient. Dassault had found a potential market in Europe for short haul efficient aircraft, big enough to carry a decent amount of passengers but be efficient at the same time. But why not the DC-9, 10 or 737? Well, they were designed for a longer range so it would be mildly un-efficient using them. The way Dassault made a more efficient aircraft was really only one thing which was all in the wings. The wings were designed by computers to have the best climbing and descending rate, allowing it to go higher faster which is key to efficiency in aviation, the reason being is simple, the higher you can go, the faster you can go. An example is you are less speed and noise-restricted and you also have less air so having better climb performance would mean you could get high as quick as possible and have it last as long as possible. So why did it fail? Well, the regions of use were really overlooked and were really only designed for European routes like Paris to London. It didn't really suit American routes, too short for Asian route and just shy of a Trans-Tasman route and that's where it went wrong, It was just too good at its job and could only really be used for one thing, so they attempted at building a longer-range version, the Dassault Mercure, but was just too tricky and it really never worked.
So now you know about the Dassault Mercure! Hope you learned something and enjoyed, make sure to come back next Sunday, Thank you!
Today: The Dassault Mercure.
The Dassault Mercure was a small-bodied short-range airliner made by French aircraft manufacturer Dassault. It was designed to 'compete' with the Boeing 737 and The Douglas DC-9/10, just shorter range and more efficient. Dassault had found a potential market in Europe for short haul efficient aircraft, big enough to carry a decent amount of passengers but be efficient at the same time. But why not the DC-9, 10 or 737? Well, they were designed for a longer range so it would be mildly un-efficient using them. The way Dassault made a more efficient aircraft was really only one thing which was all in the wings. The wings were designed by computers to have the best climbing and descending rate, allowing it to go higher faster which is key to efficiency in aviation, the reason being is simple, the higher you can go, the faster you can go. An example is you are less speed and noise-restricted and you also have less air so having better climb performance would mean you could get high as quick as possible and have it last as long as possible. So why did it fail? Well, the regions of use were really overlooked and were really only designed for European routes like Paris to London. It didn't really suit American routes, too short for Asian route and just shy of a Trans-Tasman route and that's where it went wrong, It was just too good at its job and could only really be used for one thing, so they attempted at building a longer-range version, the Dassault Mercure, but was just too tricky and it really never worked.
So now you know about the Dassault Mercure! Hope you learned something and enjoyed, make sure to come back next Sunday, Thank you!
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