Rafale News VIII – more about everybody's favourite French fighter

http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=91892

Still no export orders, but are things looking more hopeful for a real signature in the UAE?

Is Brazil ‘just around the corner’ and if it happens will the gilt still be on the gingerbread, or will the Rafale fans joy be spoiled by the FAB’s report?

And what of India, Switzerland, and even a more in depth assessment of what happened in Morocco and Libya?

This is the place to discuss all of it.

Preferably without half digested and half understood 1990s aerodynamics lessons, repeated ad nauseam in an attempt to distract from more salient debate.

After all, we’re talking Rafale, of which one distinguished (if slightly out of date ) TP said:

“The classic definitions of aircraft combat roles really do not do justice to this aircraft; the Rafale is Europe’s force-multiplying “war-fighter” par excellence. It is simply the best and most complete combat aircraft that I have ever flown. Its operational deployments speak for themselves. If I had to go into combat, on any mission, against anyone, I would, without question, choose the Rafale.”

“Ding, ding, round one, seconds out!”