No its supposed to be slower in speed and acceleration.
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I know but i dont whant to attack the Rafale i love the Rafale as a Greek , but i love the Rafale for what it is and the EFT for what it is not for what they are not
Both aircraft are phenomenal IRL. There are few planes that can match them.
However they still have strengths and weaknesses.
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Exactly the EFT is an air superiority platform with performance the rafale is an Omnirole with amazing multy capably but master of none and the Gripen is kind of both but less in some
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Yep and the Rafale in game can hit Mach 2 with a full weapons load…
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It wvwn has 4 AOA difference istead of one from the EFT and turns with 17 Gs
That would destroy any aircraft in the sky today.
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LERX isn’t a indicator of whether a Harrier is a GR.9 or a GR.7.
Trials on older GR.7 fuselages showed they wouldn’t support the 100% LERX because they didn’t have the structural modifications later production fuselages had, that allow for one. So they weren’t retrofitting on any serial below ZG477 (or below JFH tail number 67) when converted to GR.9
There were GR.9s with both 65% and 100% LERX, as there were GR.7s with both 65% and 100% LERX - the proportion of 100% LERX planes just increased with the GR.9.
The “frog eye” fire extinguishing inlets are usually a better indicator for older airframes, as those were retrofitted on all GR.9s except the trials aircraft ZD318 and ZD320. The planes that supported 100% LERX (ZG477 and above) came with them from the factory.
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I see so still have to wait for Gr.9 to get brimstones on a Harrier.
The Harrier in game even with sim controls can not pull more than 25 degrees AOA full stick back yet it was stall free to about 30 degrees AOA up to .4 Mach lol.
What is that if you don’t mind me asking? google wasn’t helpful.
PDF gives an overview of what serials had what:
Example on an early production Harrier:
ZD468 (58) as a GR.7 in 2003
ZD468 (58) as a GR.9 in 2008
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ooooooo, Thank you, I see now!
Thanks again!
Correct me if i am wrong did the Gr9A use a 100% instead of a 65% like in the GR7 ?
Not all of them. e.g. ZD380 (28) was converted from a GR.7 to a GR.9A
Photo from 2008
Has a sub-67 tail code so could only fit the 65% LERX seen here, ‘A’ suffix for Mk107 engine, frog eyes added during GR.9 conversion
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Doesnt the size of those differ the AOA pull also beautiful pictures
Yes mainly at higher speeds though.
Below .4 Mach there is little to no difference in controllable AOA.
on the topic of AOA we have this… Gaijin need to fix this like immediately.
Harrier AOA and departure
In game the aircraft begins to depart at like 22-24 degrees AOA even at like .3Mach and it is impossible to pull it past 30 degrees AOA.
Yet IRL even at .4Mach it was completely departure free up to 28 degrees and tests where conducted up to 35 degrees AOA!!!
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