I think you are the only one who think that…

Nobody has made any (serious) conclusions that far regarding rafale vs Typhoon…Funny to see that people can make criticisms before that there is a case to make one !:D

Paranoïa ?

Don’t be to sure, I know someone who claimed vaste superiority of the Rafale due a single comment from “Benco” you interviewed at LeBourget, because it took him three turns to gain the advantage with a Rafale M loaded with 2 ETs. 😉

If i am not mistaken, those were taken at “Typhoon Meet” by a Portuguese F-16 OCU from Esquadra 301 “Jaguares” stationed at Monte Real.

Well, it seems that i have won my own personal “fanboy” spurs!
Go figure.

Cheers

Doesn’t look like an F-16 HuD to me, though just a fraction is shown. Quite some time ago someone posted a video were HuD imagery from an F-16MLU was shown with the Typhoon in sight.

5a) The 5th generation F-35 is the most capable fighter available for export.
5b) The 5th generation F-35 will at full rate production cost LESS than the 4.5 generation Typhoon or Rafale (assuming the Typhoon &/or Rafale are even still in production).

a) Maybe sometimes in 5+ years
b) average price for the A model of 80+ mln $, with costs still rising and that while being produced in the thousands. Very cheap.

Scorpion, you are probably the best person to ask this. I have this idea that a few JG73 pilots have been “playing” with the pre-series Striker, am i correct?

Not that I know about. Evaluation and qualification is done by the WTD61 at Manching and as Laage AB is almost daily visited by spotters I’m sure someone would have spotted it if the helmet was worn. But I’ll ask someone who might know this for sure. Could take a few days before I get an answer.

Cheers

Fly in JaboG 31

The first 4 Eurofighter arrived at Nörvenich AB in western Germany today. Nörvenich is home to the Jagdbombergeschwader 31 “Bölcke” (FBW 31) which is the third Luftwaffe unit to introduce the type and the first multirole wing to be formed with the type. The official in service ceremony is expected for tomorrow. The 4 aircraft included GT010, GS014, AS009 and AS010. It’s expected that just 2 of these aircraft will remain in Nörvenich after the official in service ceremony. The 4 aircraft (2 T1 and 2 T2) were ferried from Laage AB, home of the JG 73 “S”.

if they were that neutral, they wouldnt have brought the fa-18 in the first place, which at the time was a high capability choice

What other choices did they have during the 90s except for the F-16, F/A-18 and Mirage 2000?

exactly, the gripen may fill all their needs, it depends if they want a more capable strike force when the fa-18’s are finished

The Swiss is a neutral country and isn’t going to engage anyone, so there there is no need for an overly expensive stealth striker.

Such as pretending that the sensors on the EF can detect and track the F 35 (I suppose at meaningfull distances, because at 10 miles, it probably does…)?

Or pretending that it can “supercruise” at 1.2M, only to see (at the Norway tender) that the real number is 1.05 M?

Oh have they stated any supercruise speed in the norwegian presentation? No they haven’t but I know you refer to the time required to reach the point and do the math. But is it said that this doesn’t include take off, time to climb and accelerate? The aircraft doesn’t start mid air at supersonic speeds but has to get there.