But, now, the EADS consortium are using the socialists’ gov preference on EF as “a word of honour that must be kept from the current gov too”, so one point of pressure in favour of EF. Of course, now, according to the press , the French ask ” new comparison from scratch, to give a chance to all aircrafts”..
On several french magazines, they more talked about how the french secret service blackmailed the Greek governement to stop the deal thanks to a one million found from EADS Germany to the brother in law of the Greek MoD at that time.
I have never heard about any reclaim about that information neither from Greece nor EADS Germany.
The engine or T/W ratio is of course an issue when you are supposed to want an aircraft for A2A. It is no secret that the main disappointment in the Mirage2000 evolution, is the weak engine. Even the Mirage2000-5 would be “another” aircraft if SNECMA had come out with improved engines.
The M53-PX exist, but no customers has been found.
Compared to the engines of the Block 52+, the Mirage are weak and the same fear exists about the Rafale’s engines, with the -ECO being the latest which doesn’t bring real boosts. A comparison with the boost performance of the next EF engine for example, given also the history of SNECMA’s weak engines, is a big poing in favour or EF fans.
The ECO bring a boost for maintenance, availability, something quite important I think.
More thrust ? The m88-3 has been tested too, yuo only have to ask.
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