Even with the supposed 30 decibels of RCS reduction it still seems pretty marginal.

Is only the factor 1000?!;)

Sorry, larger wing of the F-35C may have a very small drag penalty. Yet, its still more efficient in lift and range…………..Which, was my point.;)

At slow speed and subsonic yes (the must land on a carrier), at transsonic and supersonic no.
It’s simple area ruling. :diablo:

What make a fatigue test sence when the AA1 have nothing to do with the series standard?!
Or any testfligth with AA1?
Or why this snail test speed?
The BF1 make no hover test until autumn.

Whats the distance someone with 6/6 vision can see a fighter/missile??

Visual discrimination is 0,5′ to 1′ at optimal conditions (no camouflage) that is 1 mm at 3-6 meters. Frontal some hundred meters, but you detect not the missle visual. You detect the far greater mach cone (stagnation temperature) and the plume IR emission.

Not only that, he can make a plane really invisible.

But then again, why call it a “passive” radar?
And of course, why even claim that was something extraordinary, whatsoever?????

Could it be, that both aircraft were forming some kind of bistatic radar arrangement:dev2:, one emitting (the further away) and the other (closest to the threat) receiving?

Things get just a little bit more interesting, if one takes account one presentation for the Norwegian AF some years ago.
Nobody of us was present to listen to what was told,
but,
the RNoAF uploaded the slide show of the presentation, on the net, and there was, a rather peculiar slide:

Aha, The passive radar again? Could it be a coincidence?

And against what? The mighty stealthy, and upcoming F-35. Hmmmmmm
Getting interesting, right?

Is your monstatic RCS low then is your bistatic RCS high, you can only eat a cake one time!

The laws of physics maintain that energy must be conserved. If the monostatic RCS is reduced by shaping, the incident energy must be distributed elsewhere. As such, the target signature is increased at some or all bistatic angles!

The Rafale’s cockpit is also inclined at 28 degrees I think and elevated for better G tolerance and visibility, I know the Eurofighter is inclined much less. What is the inclination of the Gripens seat?

But Rafale induced more stress on the pilot neck lieke all jets with the beach chair . Arm pain and g-force is not thema with the Libelle.
Then stand G fore the gravitional constant and not for g-force!

Maybe should we take a look on the greek and turk BIP!
$324,6 Bn (Mrd) Greek and Turk $906,5Bn (Mrd).

~70% of the greek BIP is tourismus, trade, habour work and shipping!