Just received my Mirage G documentation, courtesy of the Australian War Memorial archives (RAAF Aircraft R&D Unit records).
I was hoping this would be the full flight test report from Sqd Leader Fisher, who flew the Mirage G in Sep. 1969... since this report might include some interesting comparisons with the Mirage III and F-111. Unfortunately, it's *only* a 60-page Dassault briefing prior to Sqd Leader Fisher's test flights, detailing the flight envelope limitations and partial test results from the first 199 test flights. :'(
I might post some flight envelope data later. For now the most eye-popping data concerns low speed performance:
Take-off speed: 125 knots
Touchdown speed: 110 knots
Ground roll: "within 450 yards" (without use of the drag chute)
Minimum speed: 100 knots at 18 degree AoA... this was a 'soft' limit, because they hadn't yet done any low-speed stall testing to find out the true minimum!
The Mirage G's ground-roll distance in particular is amazing... implies STOL performance better than any supersonic fighter I know of. Better even than most subsonic designs, including carrier-capable designs like the A-6 Intruder and A-1 Skyraider. B)
