France's Boeing 737 Rival - Dassault Mercure - Billion Dollar Failure

[@AviationRepublic]

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[@diridibindy5704]

Ayyy, youtube just recommended this to me randomly. Very nicely made video! I hope you continue making more!

[@AviationRepublic]

Hello, thank you for taking the time to watch the video, I am pleased you liked it. More aviation videos to follow. Aiming for one a week, work schedule permitting.

[@Curious-Minds]

I last saw one of these at Cherbourg in 1991 on the apron loading up. I thought it was a 737. Great video

[@AviationRepublic]

Thank you, she is an iconic aircraft, a real head turner, I too saw her in France back in the 90's.

[@moussochocolat779]

One Air Inter Mercure 100 is in Air & Espace Muséum, Le Bourget🙂 kzbin.info/www/bejne/ol60d3h9jNSUrqcsi=14HmDC0ClCLk2dhe

[@ronparrish6666]

737 wanna be

[@aviationdeepdive]

Great video :)

[@AviationRepublic]

Thank you for your assistance in making the video possible. On wards and upwards.

[@uap24]

A few decades later, another 737 killer was launched. Unlike the plane in the video, it actually became successful.

[@AviationRepublic]

I can imagine a lot of lessons were learnt from the mistakes in designing a very niche airplane like the Mercure, but it's a beautiful machine nevertheless.

[@alfredwilson4224]

she. she is. she was. ❤😂

[@B1900pilot]

Perhaps the Mercure was a commercial failure. But, the airplane mad a significant contribution to the Airbus A-320.

[@andrewtaylor7203]

Great video, can't wait to see more 😊

[@AviationRepublic]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@abird6217]

Excellent video, subscribed and looking forward to more

[@AviationRepublic]

Awesome, thank you!

[@aerotube7291]

Just subscribed but yet to watch a vid your description bodes well with enthusiasm, experience and humility exhibited...IL watch soon! !

[@AviationRepublic]

Thank you very much. :-)

[@aerotube7291]

@@AviationRepublic here goes!!

[@Patrick-pm1sn]

Nice vid, promising content, subscribed directly ;-) (thirty three hundred feet per minute, not per second ;-))

[@AviationRepublic]

Welcome aboard! I will see if I can correct that error. Thanks for spotting that.

[@Sacto1654]

Interestingly, many of the engineers who worked on the Mercure ended up going to work with Airbus when Airbus was studying starting around 1978 the Joint European Transport (JET) research project. That study resulted in what became the Airbus A320, a plane that (like the 737) became adaptable in small size (A318, A319) and larger size (A321) versions, and soon will push the range out to an amazing 4,700 nautical miles (more than enough for transatlantic flying).

[@AviationRepublic]

Thank you very much, it's nuggets of knowledge like this that I really enjoy.

[@MostlyPennyCat]

You should have a look at the Vickers VC10, see how that compares.

[@AviationRepublic]

Thanks, the VC10 is on my list, a really fascinating aircraft.

[@MostlyPennyCat]

@@AviationRepublic It's another Built By Military Aircraft Designers hotrod

[@MostlyPennyCat]

Jesus, point for confidence to France. For new factories before you've sold one?

[@AviationRepublic]

They were pretty sure that they had hit on a winning formula.

[@MostlyPennyCat]

@@AviationRepublic And it never occurred to them that instead of engineering the entire aircraft around smaller fuel tanks you just.... Put Less Fuel In For Shorter Journeys! 😩

[@samy7013]

@@MostlyPennyCat : That’s France for ya! 🤣😂😁

[@noway5590]

Dasault mercure became succesful when they included the barking dog ptu

[@AviationRepublic]

Did you ever get the chance to fly in one?

[@antonferreira483]

Your mother dresses you funny

[@AviationRepublic]

Thanks :-)