Agree, very much. It might not carry as much external/conformal fuel when compared to other aircraft

Yes , we all agree on this .
There is also the way the aircraft is flying belly on the ground (aerodynamics , autopilot) and how much fuel the engines need to fly this way . They are not made for .
On a high-low-high mission (after refueling), the Eurofighter is short ranged compare to SH and Rafale and for a low-low-high mission , it is short legged .
The F-35 (if it ever flies) will not do better in this kind of Ops .

When you ‘ re over enemy territory , fuel equals life .

Cheers.

I think this ones better:

😀

Yes it does look better (thanks CGI) but wrt range , the Typhoon comes short compare to the picture I posted with 3 big tanks instead of one small ventral .
It proves again the AtoA driven design of the Eurofighter …
(edit : and you can ‘t do **** about it and India knows it , like everybody)

Cheers .

lol ! I told you 😉

Cheers .

Our Bingo warning goes off when internal fuel reaches whatever “bingo” fuel level we have selected in the cockpit. .

Ok , this is a wise move and a good (I mean “safe”) way to keep the pilot (you) happy and avoid stress .

This kind of opens up a big discussion of bingo bug management, but suffice to say that we normally have a fuel state that we intend to knock of whatever we are doing and head home, and we set the bug for that initially.

What is the problem with “bingo bug management” ? Is it related to the aircraft or … ?

I think the equivalent to what you are talking about in the Rafale is the “fuel lo” caution, which is a separate system and goes off with < 800#’s remaining in either of the feed tanks. This being generally below our minimum fuel on deck requirements, it is uncommon to hear it

Ok , I understand . 🙂
One more question , please : in general , how much fuel do you get during an in-flight refueling ? Is it mission related only or is it depending on how far you are from a possible landing solution ? Or both ? (which I think it is)

How long does it take for the Hornet to get one ton of fuel ? In case of very very bad weather , do you have any cues to help you to get to the “basket” ?
Sorry if I ask much but I am trying to put myself in the pilot ‘s seat .
(I am a Falcon 4 addict :o)

Cheers.

Do you think that CFTs were part of the technical eval ?

If they were , Rafale came out nicely :

The airframe smoothness on the 2nd picture is … astonishing .

Cheers .

If there ever is a follow on order, it will be additional Rafales. Better yet, Tejas Mk II to get a better fleet compostion. At the moment the IAF get’s a bit top heavy.

Those words have to be marked . Clairvoyant . +1

Cheers .

Sorry if I jump in , but I was going to say “EE is having a brain fart” (no bad intended EE;)) .

Things are now ok 🙂

Cheers .