Étendard IV & Super Étendard | The French nightmare of the ships

We are investigating the Dassault Étendard IV and the Dassault Super Étendard, the simple but deadly French carrier-borne strike fighter aircraft family. #navalaviation #Dassault #aviation

Due to some copyright issues, we had to remake our Étendard IV & Super Étendard video.

How did the Étendard IV, the unsuccessful aircraft in the NBMR 1 Programme, become the backbone of the strike force of the French Navy?
Why did France prefer the Super Étendard to replace Étendard IV?
Were the Argentine Super Étendards unstoppable heroes in the 1982 Falklands War?
Could air defence missiles stop the Étendard IVPs?

00:00 Introduction
01:07 Historical background
01:57 Programme history of Étendard IVM and Étendard IVP
05:10 Design of Étendard IVM and Étendard IVP
06:29 User of Étendard IVM and Étendard IVP (French Naval Aviation - Aéronavale)
06:33 Specifications (Étendard IVM)
07:35 Programme history of Super Étendard
08:43 Design of Super Étendard
10:27 Users of Super Étendard (Argentine Naval Aviation - Comando de la Aviación Naval Argentina / French Naval Aviation - Aéronavale / Iraqi Air Force)
10:33 Combat experinces

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