Wow, and engine that is over twice the weight and occupying about 3.5 times the space develops a little over twice the power, how amazing.

i wouldn´t hold it against them, higher bypass makes em bigger. And therefore alot more energy effective..

Wedgetail gives a 360 degree view i think, has many more arrays than the erieye, and from the delays and cost over runs its clear that it is a truly original and unique defence program (that seems to be the primary property of every new defence project around the world, its cost and time over-runs).

the frontal and aft view isnt that good, but yes 360 deg. about 140 deg on each side is good range.

With the same generation and class of technology, the bigger fighter often has:

1. More fuel for the more powerful electrical generator and cooling system to generate more power and better cooling function.

2. More space and loading to equip the bigger, heavier, and more powerful electrical generators and cooling systems.

well, that is certainly true. But the requirements of compactness makes engineers strive more…
Still i dont like oversimplistic calculations.
PS-05a have today about the same range as Captor M, so i dont see this change in the future..

Simplistic vision it might be, but in this case is also correct.
What i dont understand is why you have brought into this discussion the 192 TRM´s (yes, not 200) E/F frequency of the Erieye.
Completely diferent frequency and power output.
On the other hand the Raven and the AESA Captor will be using the exact same TRM´s , and the backends will be of the same technological generation.
Not only that, but the electrical output available in the Typhoon is vastly superior, and dont mention the space in the nose for the backend.
So we have an antenna with 50% more TRM´s, more electrical power and more space (electrical power and more space will translate in better cooling).

Like i´ve said, “Unless Selex screws up the entire CAPTOR AESA design this radar will have more range by comparison with the Raven”.

Same generation isnt the same…still its oversimplistic. yes, its 192 trms in a Erieye but it does not change my point.
Captor E will probably be a very good radar but you cant say its 36% better than Raven, just because it got 36% highter TRM count…to many variables determing range.

The Phoon AESA antenna should be +-50% bigger. That brings more power, range, etc.

They seems to offer less scan volume only >180deg and not 270deg as SAAB/SELEX solution..this must be the different backends…
the TRMs would probably be very alike but more TRMs.
But this does not necessarly mean better range, due to different backends/EXR/SDU.
It only mean better beamforming(more TR antennas) and better antenna gain.

do large delta wings also affect RCS negatively?

No, and canards effect rcs depending on specific design solution.
The High RCS/canard thing is a myth.
And only a american marketing glimic to say anything else. (otherwise they keep that knowlege by them selfs, and really want ROW to build canard reflectors..)
SU-35 did suffer of the canard/high RCS but, this is only a specific design case.

It depends how they are used, and how many tasks they are given at any given time.

There’s definately room in the cheeks of the Rafale (for instance) to fit a good size array for 180+° coverage, especially if you can remove the AESA antennaes of SPECTRA as they become redundant.

To me a swashplate is a transitional step until 360° coverage is achieved. Convenient for a while until the rest gets to the next step.

And all that doesn’t diminish the fact that with modern tactics, scenarios as envisionned by aspis earlier in the thread (1vs1 frontal BVR fight) get more and more unlikely, especially with stealth planes.

Nic

problems with side arrays..

First, you want all your TRMs in the same array to maximise energy output in one beam. Everything else is stupid, pardon me.. The only time anything else is smart is when you have enough energy for one beam to see a stealth cruisemissile just beond the horizon..

second, weight.
i dont need to get in to that.

problems with ASEA 180 deg scans..

The range of ASEA deminishes massively outside frontal lobe..

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