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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...tails-on-rafale-deal/articleshow/56980097.cms
Some news of Rafale from India.
Very interesting !
Some news of Rafale from India.
Very interesting !
What is a 5th gen thrust ? 9tons and more? sorry Bro, that means nothing.I always knew the Dassult Rafael will win but i had doubts because EF-2000 may have improved its tech specs and they had newer engines with more thrust but looking at the result EF-2000 is worse than LCA in terms of project maturity. Sources say EF-2000 may not even be ready till 2016.
However engine is one area the Raff must improve, its thrust is still in the 4th generation specs. The eco core is not yet ready and has faced some problems in induction. Also the French have refused to accept to work with the Kaveri and instead they want us to take the Eco core and work with it. These points i thought may have been lagging.
BON PLAN you replied to very old post perhaps.What is a 5th gen thrust ? 9tons and more? sorry Bro, that means nothing.
ECO core is ready. Until some years....
Rafale can take off from STOBAR, Dassualt will prove this at the IN's SBTF (identical to the IAC-1's layout) later this year.Rafale and F-18 require a steam catapult.
It is done to reduce the load on disc brakes on the wheels and allow for longer life of wheel.I have a question:the lca and su30 deployed their parachutes while landing today at aeroindia, but why the rafale was able land without deploying parachute?
Ah I got it, still I don't think the N-LCA could possibly compete with the Rafale-M in a head to head fight.IT is not with thrust it is because of IN's new RFI that it wants only twin engined Fighters for carrier operations.
IN has no options it's either Mig29/35k which it does not want or NLCA with twin engine. If NLCA doesn't materialize then only Mig29/35k will be ordered. No other fighter Fits INS Vikramaditya or Vikrant.Ah I got it, still I don't think the N-LCA could possibly compete with the Rafale-M in a head to head fight.
That's BS that PSK is spreading around, the Rafale can operate from the Vikrant, the Vikramditya has its airwing. The 57 RFI is for the Vikrant's airwing.IN has no options it's either Mig29/35k which it does not want or NLCA with twin engine. If NLCA doesn't materialize then only Mig29/35k will be ordered. No other fighter Fits INS Vikramaditya or Vikrant.
BTW my personal choice is Rafale too. It's the most advanced and almost a 5th gen fighter with awesome payload capacity. I too would like to see Rafale in IN colors.That's BS that PSK is spreading around, the Rafale can operate from the Vikrant, the Vikramditya has its airwing. The 57 RFI is for the Vikrant's airwing.
Rafale can take off on ski jump but the load is not know. The only competitors are Rafale M and Mig 29k2.IN has no options it's either Mig29/35k which it does not want or NLCA with twin engine. If NLCA doesn't materialize then only Mig29/35k will be ordered. No other fighter Fits INS Vikramaditya or Vikrant.
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