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F18 aboard the CdG aircraft carrier video

but also greyhound and hawkeye from the US navy and nice US-french flying formation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8zo3MkJT8s

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By: Unicorn - 29th December 2007 at 08:54

I suspect that landing the Rafale on a carrier is a major retraining exercise for Etendard pilots, the attitudes of the two aircraft on landing are very different.

I suspect that there may be a camera located on the underside of the Rafale to assist the pilot, relaying the view into the cockpit.

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By: Ship 741 - 27th December 2007 at 11:59

Thanks for posting. This is the first video I have seen of Rafale landing on a carrier. I am amazed at the extreme nose high attitude, no doubt facilitated by the canards and the FBW flight control system. The nose is so high it appears to restrict forward visibility in the final segment of the approach.

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