HERE WE GO AGAIN..firstly there are no FTD available on the EF typhoon , Rafale or the gripen so whatever the documents show is marketing and we do not know wether it has undergone strict testing as the raptor has to because supercruise was a designed requirment for the F-22A and a failure to acheive supercruise means that the aircraft failed to meet its goal. The requirment that had to be tested for the raptor was to be able to perform supercruise runs (2 runs in concurrence) at a speed greater then 1.5 for atleast 100nm . I am not aware if any of the other fighters you mentioned had to undergo that strict supercruise requirments or was ever held to that standard. In some conditions even the F-16XL was able to supercruise however even it wasnt heald to such high operational standards. AND JUST TO CORRECT You the raptor showed in Flight testing (FTD) that it was able to acheive mach 1.72 for 100nm which was way ahead then it required to acheive, with a combat fuel load and a weapons load of 6 x Aim-120C and 2 x Aim-9 ..This information was published by the USAF to the senate/congress upon completion of the testing and is available on the raptor’s website. As far as the EF is concerned the only information available officially that it has demonstrated supercruise and nothing more. The official website fails to mention speed , payload , range and the fact that weather the supercruise demonstration was in a combat scenario ( The raptor had to demonstrate a supercruise in a realistic scenrio of its mission profile and had to have enough fuel in it to be able to meet 75% of its range) , Same thing with the rafale , i have yet to come across with a figure of the rafale about how much it supercruises ? , at what altitude ? , with what payload ? , for how long ? ..Same applies for the gripen.
As far as the JSF is concerned you are correct in saying that it wont supercruise however it might under some loads be able to go supersonic at highest non AB thrust due to its clean and aerodynamically effeceint configuration but nothing substantial to be called a geniune supercruise,however there is a lot more to it then supercruise which is in its favour such as much much lower RCS then competition , integrated avionics probably half a generation ahead of baseline competition , good range as compared to size , payload , RCS . It is a true multi-role aircraft which was designed to be better a2a fighter then the aircraft it was replacing. If you put me with an option to go up in a fight in either a gripen or the F-35 then Id take the keys to the FA-35 any day .
Do you live in america ? Am I right that a EF did a mock dogfight with two F15 and won.
James
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