Marcel Dassault, founder and owner of Dassault, decided to name the aircraft Mercure (French for Mercury).
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Hoping for mass production of the Mercure (the 300th aircraft was planned to be delivered by the end of 1979), with Break-even hoped for after 125-150 aircraft.
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