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Dassault Mercure 100

The Dassault Mercure was developed as a Boeing 737/Douglas DC-9 alternative for short routes. Only a dozen were built, mainly used on domestic routes in France. Although others were proposed, just one version was built, the Mercure 100.

You can best distinguish the Dassault Mercure by its cockpit windows (the last one is almost triangular) and the horizontal stabilisers having a significant dihedral. Its slim engines nacelles with a conical plug in the exhaust are on a pylon under and in front of the wings. The exhaust is below the wings.

Top photo is by Michel Gilliand, retrieved from WikiMedia.

The cockpit windows of the Dassault Mercure are typical, with the nearly triangular last side window and small eyebrow window.

A detail of the nacelles of the Mercure, on a distinct pylon under and in front of the wings. Note the conical plug in the exhaust.

Confusion possible with

Boeing 737-100/200

B737 200

Given its slim engine nacelles you will most likely confuse the Mercure with the first generation Boeing 737. However the cockpit windows are different and engines nacelles of the 737 are directly put under the wings, not on a pylon, with the exhaust beyond the wing trailing edge.

Airbus A320

a320

Although less likely you might also mix up the Airbus A320 and the Dassault Mercure. Generally the engine nacelles of the A320 have a larger diameter and the last cockpit window is not triangular, but only has a squared off corner.