That two volumes from Docavia can only be described as treasures. It is a pity that it only cover until 1960.
Info About Chasseurs Navals Supersoniques:
Volume I. pg 285
In 1956 it was started a program to purchase a Mach 1,8 all weather interceptor and attack aircraft capable to be operated from Foch and Clemenceau. As this was roughly the same performance of Armée de l'Air "chasseur polyvalent" program, marine derivatives form it were offered:
Dundaral IV Marine
Mirage V (Mirage III naval derivative)
Breguet Br 1120 Sirocco (Br 1001 derivative)
The 4th contender, the Sud-Est X-114 was the only totally new naval design
At the end, a two aircraft type solution was choosen, the transonic Etendard IV M (Attack) and the supersonic F-8 Crusader (Interceptor)
Mirage V (first designation)
Year: 1957
Powerplant: SNECMA Super Atar 8500 Kg
Span: 9,40 m
Lenght: 15,75 m
Wing Surface: 45 m2
Empty weight: 6554 Kg
Max weight: 15400 Kg
Volume II. pg 111
Les Intercepteurs tous-temps embarqués type 1962
This program was started as a replacement for the Aquilon by 1960-61. After the cancellation of the Mystère IV M it was clear that light fighters were not capable to fulfill the envisaged performance. A high performance aircraft could also perform the nuclear attack and recon roles.
Two designs were offered:
SO 4060 M (a SO 4060 navalised) which resulted too big and was downsized as the SO 4062
Mirage IV M
Mirage IV Marine data:
Year: 1957
Powerplant: 2 x (SNECMA ATAR 9 at 6000 Kg)
Span: 11,75 m
Lenght: 19,35 m (16,30 m with wings folded)
Height: 5,30 m (5,00 m with fin tip folded)
Empty weight: 9585 Kg
Max TO weight: 16500 Kg
Max Speed: Mach 2
Ceiling: 20500 m
Time to reach 12000 m: 1 minute and 57 seconds.
The ambitious Gros Porte-Avions (PA58 Verdun) was too expensive for the French Navy and never materialised and this interceptors were too heavy for the Clemenceau and Foch so they had to be cancelled too.
