Has anyone noticed the resemblance of the Rafale intakes and styling to the TF-102A?

in what way is it brilliant?

It was simpler than the X-35, it performed as advertised, met the Minimum requirements, and was affordable. The joint services frowned on the pelican tail, but it was a great weight saver. The X-35B won the competition for the LM team on a kiss and a promise it hasn’t satisfied still to this day.

Forget F.1 upgrades, build your own Rafale offshoot. 😀

Check out the Tu-204 crash in Moscow caught on a dashcam. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEQdW6yS5o4&feature=youtu.be
Now that is a close call. The car in front of him about got destroyed!

Please stay on topic, Tiger shark. You’re already language challenged and seem to suffer reading comprehension deficits. No need to clutter this fine forum with your politic.

Depending on the ship speed (25-32 knots) and head wind, you may already start at a relative 30-35% of your take off speed. That shortens takeoff a considerable amount.

People seem to forget that E-3’s work alongside airborne listening posts. We see what the enemy sees and know how they communicate, too. The weakest point in American operational strategy post Cold War was complacency. Planning was allowed to get repetitive rather than planned asymmetry, posing unnecessary hazards to our own aircrews. The lessons have to be relearned every few decades apparently.