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Irrespective of the pros and cons of the aircraft, I'm simply feeling old!
My last job in the RAAF was as a project liaison officer for the civil engineering works needed for the new (not yet delivered!) FA-18's for Tindal and Williamstown. The (Mirage!) squadrons were still up at Butterworth.
I seem to remember that the Mirage "weapons systems" relied pretty much simply on the pilot being able to see what he was shooting at, or who was shooting at him.
In terms of single engines, some of my pilot colleagues talked about putting a Mirage into a nose dive after a flame out to try to crank things up again (didn't always work!)...
- Dean
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