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  • November 19, 2011 at 2:56 pm in reply to: Eurofighter being approached by UAE #2324764
    Nicolas10
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    If French Airforce had bought some M4000’s back in 1980’s, the plane could have sold to few customers..Otherwise not a single chance against the F-15..

    Exactly my point. You really need a launch customer in order to be sure that the plane will get supported. Which is why the Armée de l’air had to order the Mirage 2000-5 in order for it to be sold to other countries.

    The Rafale already has two launch customers in the Armée de l’air and the Aéronavale. It would be great if it was exported to bring some of the cost down, but other than that there’s no need for an export customer as long as Dassault remains profitable.

    Nic

    November 19, 2011 at 2:53 pm in reply to: super cruise info #2324766
    Nicolas10
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    The Rafale M can supercruise at M 1.4 with 6 Mica Missiles
    The Rafale M can supercruise (I don’t know what speed) with 4 Mica + 1 drop tank.

    Rafale C being about 600 kg lighter than Rafale M should do at least as well.

    I wonder what the performance may be for the Rafale B.

    Nic

    November 19, 2011 at 2:37 pm in reply to: Eurofighter being approached by UAE #2324778
    Nicolas10
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    Printing in a brochure: “exported” may well be worth a few hundred millions

    I disagree.

    The Rafale is the main fighter of the French air force for the next 40 odd years, there isn’t really a need for a launch customer as there already is a major one.

    It’s completely different to for instance the Mirage 4000, which was an awesome plane but couldn’t sell because it never got a launch customer.

    Nic

    November 18, 2011 at 9:28 pm in reply to: Eurofighter being approached by UAE #2325234
    Nicolas10
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    I wonder why they didn’t send BHL 🙁

    November 18, 2011 at 6:53 pm in reply to: Rafale news part XI #2325485
    Nicolas10
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    AASM 125 have already been tested and demonstrated a 80 km range. IIR versions, with the ability to recognise targets look like perfect a tools for DEAD work.

    I wonder if spectra could recognise the emissions of a specified SAM and upload the images of the radar or any other part of that SAM system to the IIR seeker of the AASM, along with the appropriate hit angle?

    Nic

    November 18, 2011 at 2:46 am in reply to: An Old Solution to a New Problem – Warbirds for Modern COIN #2325956
    Nicolas10
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    Don’t have an answer to that I am afraid : )

    Probably not as noisy, going by the diesel engined cars recently being produced and the technology leap in terms of noise dampening techniques (see Airbus and Embraer for instance) and of course, noise cancelling…

    The idea is to use the least technology as possible though.

    Nic

    November 17, 2011 at 10:32 am in reply to: An Old Solution to a New Problem – Warbirds for Modern COIN #2326618
    Nicolas10
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    But wouldn’t it be quite noisy?

    Nic

    November 17, 2011 at 12:07 am in reply to: Eurofighter being approached by UAE #2327028
    Nicolas10
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    for god’s sake just bribe the guy 😡

    November 16, 2011 at 7:44 pm in reply to: An Old Solution to a New Problem – Warbirds for Modern COIN #2327182
    Nicolas10
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    In my opinion one of the best platforms suited for CAS would be upgraded skyhawks, with a simple non afterburning version of the F404 or 414? to reduce cost and complexity. And it’s even carrier capable.

    Fit it with modern weapons like AASM/EPWIV and Brimstone + 1 LDP and you’ve got a perfect CAS plane.

    Nic

    November 16, 2011 at 3:07 pm in reply to: U.S. To Buy Decommissioned British Harriers #2327710
    Nicolas10
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    You’ll look silly with your JSF paper hat though.

    Nic

    November 16, 2011 at 2:22 pm in reply to: Rafale news part XI #2327733
    Nicolas10
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    Marcel Dassault was a genius

    Serge Dassault well…

    Nic

    November 15, 2011 at 11:30 pm in reply to: Rafale news part XI #2328261
    Nicolas10
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    Please let go of the eurofighter pdf topic.

    Most Eurofighter fanboys here agree that they take lame potshots at the Rafale, so what is there to discuss?

    It seems to me that the level of the Eurofighter fan here is way above the level of the typhoon marketers, wich is at the same time bad news for the eurofighter marketing team and good news for us.

    Nic

    PS: I don’t mean fanboy in a pejorative light, as I consider myself a Rafale fanboy.

    November 15, 2011 at 1:46 pm in reply to: Rafale news part XI #2329035
    Nicolas10
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    Perhaps the information about Lybia ?
    The Rafale was the only plane to fly above the country before the massive cruise-missile strike from USA and even after, the only plane to fly without support of Growler.

    Of course, I would be in the marketing team of Eurofighter Gmbh, I would try to paint a different picture.

    Weren’t there also Mirage 2000s in the first french strikes?

    Nic

    November 15, 2011 at 11:21 am in reply to: why doesnt europe make their own F-35? #2329282
    Nicolas10
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    That was the idea.

    Nic

    November 15, 2011 at 11:16 am in reply to: Rafale news part XI #2329284
    Nicolas10
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    hehe I didn’t even think of the Rafale Ms which took part.

    Nic

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