Rafale news

I open a new thread because I wanted not to get off topic in answering Jackonicko on some points… This thread may be ideal for anything about Rafale…

As to the Typhoon, at least none got shot down by RAF Jaguars during the recent TLP. Unlike the poor old under-powered Rafale with its dead end radar and risible MMI, which is presumably one example of “the crap that the Europeans can spit out” described by your new best buddy, Joe H.

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That’s all you could answer ?:D

Instead of using personnal attacks, and insults against Foofoone, you prefered to write such things again, and again ? I’m not sure it’s more polite… 😉

->Jaguar : your Typhoon didn’t even want to fight against our Rafale at TLP… Do they regularly get shot down in exercise, by RAF Jaguars ?

->radar : not a dead-end as much as Captor, as it’s the first step to the AESA, securing fine and lower cost development, and being now the only technology providing the requiered performance :
In early 90, France already knew that the future was the AESA… But it would have been to costly to develop it directly… Instead, it was prefered to develope the PESA, as it was the only possibility to get the requiered performance. Nowadays, AESA is funded (since October), DRAA prototype has shown very attracting, the DRAAMA is being tested, and AESA will enter production in late 2010 to equip Rafale in 2012. It’s just a work on :
-the antenna itself
-advanced modes as usual modes are already written for the PESA, and the same can be used for AESA (though it can be improved to benefit from the better antenna)
Just 2 or 3 hours are needed to replace the PESA antenna.
It would be interesting from you to check why you’ve been told that it is a dead-end. This would make your data much more interesting, instead of looking like free and offending critics.

->MMI :
Again, it’s boring… Rafale is a different philosophy… Sorry Jack for the copy/paste.
Rafale HMI only lack DVI for frequency changing.
The design phase of the cockpit came after a comprehensive study on the human body feelings and on cognition, on the body strenghs and weaknesses (resistance under high G, deceptive sensations…). This is how they designed the switches (with different shapes and pressures according to the function), this is what they took under consideration for the symbology and colors on the screens… They tested all of this during years to improve it, for all the 3 standards (F1, F2, F3), and for all missions… You said “risible MMI” ? I could go on and say “your judgement is an insult to the Dassault’s engineers”, but maybe you were ironic ? :p I hope so, because it would be a pity…

Just for fun, a picture of the Rafale A (ACX) cockpit layout :

Watch closely : screens with buttons all around…

Ooooops…

->engines : you know how much the word “under powered” does not apply to Rafale. 😎 You could say so about the French Jaguar, but not about Rafale.

Now, someone may want to ask updates about the aircraft ? It’s the right place…

Best regards