Fedaykin

The RAFALE made 168 flights from the Foch, including several with internal fuel, two external tanks, four MICA and two MAGIC II, this was before the refitting made by the MB…

And yes, the French instaled a very small ski jump, the Brasilians can do the exact same thing.


Right now, the central “Cat” is rated for twenty tons.
Not only the RAFALE can be safely operated from the São Paulo, it can also have a decent load (at least in the ATA scenario), the biggest problem might not be the take off, but the landing (bring back capability).

Cheers 🙂

In this picutre it looks like the Rafale is taking off WITHOUT it’s afterburner going. I don”t think we will see Rafale operating of Brazil’s carrier. They have to get the carrier in good enough condition to go on deployment 1st beforethey think about operating modern aircraft. Brazil’s navy needs lots of other equipment before they go buying modern fighters. unless they get a cheap deal for the F1’s from france it just won’t happen.