what speed and lay out can Rafale and Su-35S supercruise at.. if at all (i know some like to make claims of doing so).
in comparison to the TYphoid
Typhoon can reach and sustain much more than Mach 1 without using the afterburners.
With the so called war set of the engines, taking off with a full internal fuel load and even if for a short time, it can sustain 1.5 Mach in a clean configuration, while with 3 EFTs it still can go supersonic and reaches 1.2 M. In peace time conditions, without stressing the propulsion system, the Typhoon exceeds 1.3 M in clean configuration and remains transonic with 3 EFTs. These data are referred to an approx. FL 400.
Rafale is a great supercruiser too.
At 20.000 feet, with 4 MICAs and a 1250 litre EFT, it can sustain 1.2 Mach – as a French pilot said in an interview. Without EFTs, with the same air-to-air load and at a higher altitude, it reaches 1.3 M. With future M88-3 engines, it is said the Rafale will be capable of sustaining 1.4 M with a missile load of 6 MICAs – a considerable performance indeed.
Su-35… is a mystere, at least for me.
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