You need no computer power for a relaxed stability!
Mirage 2000 and F-16 used simpel analog technology.:rolleyes:

Quiz question which serial jet used a digital FCS first?

Panavia Tornado.

(Did I win?):D

Now you might think Dassualt, Saab and Eurofighter prefer deltas with Canards. but the answer is not exactly, what happens is redesign a new aircraft takes a lot of money and time so they have developed them to milk the design the most.

Utter nonsense. European manufacturers had plenty of experience with conventional tail/wing layouts on high speed combat aircraft with the Jaguar, Mirage F1, Tornado, Entendard, and plenty of other aircraft. The Eurocanards were new design aircraft. They were not developed from previous aircraft. A delta-canard design was chosen for the Eurofighter as it was optimized for “shoot-and-scoot” BVR combat where supersonic turning is important.

Before you miss this good news:

from http://www.defense-aerospace.com

It is indeed good news. Anyone know what type of thrust this provides?

Are there any details how such a stealth rafale demonstrator would look like? Something like the F-15 Silent Eagle perhaps?

Probably like a normal Rafale. They are going the active stealth route.

Does this count as true IRST? Aren’t these just “staring arrays” that lack ability to zoom, as opposed to the presumably gimbaled, zooming device inside the faceted structure on the front, underside of the a/c? Wouldn’t this be considered a system more like an infrared MAWS?

Jobim today:
– He made a choice and will recommend only one option to Lula.
– The price was not the most important criterion.
– Lula should make an announcement at the end of next week.

http://noticias.r7.com/brasil/noticias/ministro-da-defesa-vai-entregar-para-lula-na-semana-que-vem-nome-de-caca-para-equipar-a-fab-20100505.html

Crystal clear …;)

From the article:

What are weighing the interests of the country. In other words, Brazil does not need to buy anything at a bargain price. We do not want banana, we want something that gives consistency to Brazil.

Well clearly, they do not want banana. :/

Hi, guys! I just thought that as long as we’re waiting for pics,
we might as well browse these over to pass time :

A nice assortment below and this one :

Have a good day all.

Looks exactly like a Rafale- is this supposed to be a JXX model?