What are the wingtip pods and do you guys have anymore on what the underwing weapons pods are designed to hold? (i can’t all them coffins)
Wingtips are probably for Micas or its successor which may well be a bit smaller, and as for the bigger one I can’t see much more than a 1000kg AASM fitting inside.
Nic
Aren’t the air intake still the same ? I thought that this picture was suppose to have a more modern version. :confused:
They are indeed different:

See how the bottom of the intakes are flat, compared to the normal intakes which are round all over:
Nic
Here goes:

You think they rather make 7% out of a 100M plane, or 7% of a 50M plane?
Nic
Yeah…
But they are embedded!
That sounds interesting Nic! You don’t have a link / image by any chance?
I don’t have a scanner on hand, but I will try to find one to make a picture in the next few days.
I have no clue if it’s a dassault picture or just some random artwork though. The CFTs and weapons pods are the same than those posted on glitter’s post.
Nic
There was another artist impression of the NG Rafale with weapons pods, CFTs and most importantly the new air intakes in the Air & Cosmos special.
Nic
France and the UK, at least, are not yet ready to relinquish the last vestiges of imperial power.
They have long ago…
Well Korea makes some pretty damn good movies.
Nic
The pattern is: up
Super Hornet + Tomcat = Horncat
With such a name there’s no chance Clinton would have axed it.
NIc
lol
I hope the CUDA seeker has 90+° off-boresight capability so they can call it the HEMI-CUDA.
Nic
“Possible Score for Syrian Rebels: Pictures Show Advanced Missile Systems”
Always nice to know that taliban-wannabees have access to AA missiles 😡
Nevermind that they got them from NATO.
Nic
The only countries I can think of for which PAK-FA would make sense, besides India, are Brazil and Iran.
J31 will probably end up in Pakistan. It would be nice if Iran got it, but the empire will destroy Iran before it becomes a possibility.
Nic