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A 13-cubic-foot forward baggage
compartment is good for small suitcases
(right). While a high gear-extend speed of
165 KIAS makes the gear an effective speed
brake (above), electrically operated speed
brakes are standard issue on the Mirage.
Piper dealer Skytech loaned us the use of
N2316X, shown at dusk at Maryland’s
Frederick Municipal Airport (below right),
for photos.
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and tail leading edges are pressurized
by the ship’s vacuum pumps to break
ice off of the surfaces. The Mirage pilot
information manual recommends
cycling the boots when ice accumulations
reach between one-quarter and
one-half inch. Electrically heated boots
near the hub on the leading edge of the
composite propeller blades keep the
prop free of ice. Electric elements in the
windshield keep that surface ice-free.
A switch panel next to the co-pilot’s yoke
manages the environmental and deice/
anti-ice systems.
With its spiky nose; rakish three-
blade composite Hartzell prop; tall gear;
long, slender wing; and air stair door, the
Mirage creates a big ramp presence. In
fact, aside from the length and shape of
the nose and the exhaust stacks, many
confuse the Mirage with its turbinepowered
brother, the Meridian—even
fuelers, so pilots of each model need to
make sure they are getting the right kind
of go-juice.
With the preflight complete and
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the Lycoming humming, I nudged the
new Mirage out of its parking space on
the ramp outside Piper’s Vero Beach,
Florida, factory. In the right seat, Piper
Flight Test Pilot John Kronsnoble
worked the radios. Spending most of
my time in nonpressurized airplanes, I
am always pleasantly surprised at how
quiet pressurized airplanes are inside.
It seemed as if the big Lycoming was
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