Kiwinopal , I don ‘t want to start a “pi**ing contest .

First , because I am a huge fan of the F-22 🙂 , then because I am also a huge fan of the Rafale 😉

You read me posting rather strong disagreements on the F-35s , but you will hardly find me writing something bad about the F-22 and since you want to hear it , there are only 2 things which I don ‘t like on the F-22 :

– no IRST or any long range passive device to scan , acquire , target and identify targets . A Rafale will recognize a F-22 at 50km with the TV . A F-22 can ‘t recognize a Rafale unless its pilot use his Mark-I eyeballs . You also must agree that within tight RoE , the Rafale has the advantage . A Russian or Chinese Flanker also share the same advantage , which is dangerous . Don ‘t you agree Kiwi ? 😎

– no active ECM suite . It only has the ALR-94 which is a passive (listening) suite .

The F-22 deserves both , I tell you . Why is it not fielded is beyond my comprehension … 😡

That being said , in real life Ops I wouldn ‘t like to be in either seats ! That ‘s for sure ! 😮
I say again , if both fighters are using dogfighting missiles , I couldn ‘t bet . The outcome is so uncertain that I stop right there .

Cheers .

jackjack :

the rafale has poor radar and a2a missiles in comparison

Here we go again ! 😡
Our actual Pesa RBE2 has enough qualities and range to lock on a SH at 100km and our Mica is an excellent missile , thank you very much 🙂

Cheers .

jackjack :

classic BW LOL
would you like to tell me how this works, so it wasnt falling, it must be true, the french do have a reverse gear in their planes

I already explained it to you :

“”it only has an airframe and a FBW enabling it to point its nose even during negative speed (and without TVC) . “”

Cheers .

Our Rafale M F3s (today) would most probably get a huge kill ratio on the SHs in BVR .
In WVR , our old Raf F1s were already eating alive the SH :

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6bnpq_rafale-vs-superhornet_sport

Check at 3:00 and after .
(Btw , the “green” bits (at night) show a Rafale trying to go after another Rafale , it doesn ‘t look easy :o)

Cheers .

Erakis , don ‘t compare N. Sarkozy to Berlusconi the crook , thanks .

Cheers .

djcross :

Who cares where he’s from!?! He is a smart, well-grounded guy and adept politician. I would trade him for Obama in an instant.

It was only for the sake of truth and for nothing else .
B. Obama is also a well-grounded guy . He ‘s making the USA a better country , I have no doubt .
And don ‘t even dare to call me a socialist :diablo:;)

Cheers .

J-7 hotdog :

not going to happen because France’s head of state is ethnically an Israelite

Wrong . Why are you saying that anyway ?

N. Sarkozy ‘s father :
nagybócsai Sárközy Pál Istvan Ernő . He was a pure Hungarian .
His mother :
Andrée Mallah , was greek .

Cheers .