Can’t wait for freedomenjoyer1776 to turnfight them in his f15e loaded with 20 amraams and full of fuel and then proceed to complain how gaijin nerfed usa again
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Here the second interview of François Lemainque about Rafale but more precisily about the canard.
François Lemainque - old expert engineer which worked since
This second interview talk about different type of canard. How from the past (first apparition of canard on aviation) to this day, the canard has evolved. They mention some interesting explanation, and difference between Eurofighter Canard, Gripen Canard and obviouly Rafale Canard. Hope it pick your curiosity, since i saw many people talk a lot about canard recently - @DirectSupport @MiG_23M @Zayf @BBCRF @Giovanex05 @FeetPics
As always the video is in French (use subtitle)
@WreckingAres283 Do you remember our previous discussion on the Old forum about the Hardpoint n°3 of the Rafale? Dassault Rafale - Variants, Characteristics, Armament and Performance (Archived) - Page 2 - France - War Thunder - Official Forum
Some update come from the video (at 7:50), apparently the Rafale was originaly ready to open the hardpoint n°3 since the beginning, and was depending on “sell command”. So my previous guess was wrong. It’s not only from the F.3 that should be possible to open the N°3 but all Rafale since F.1 in theory should be capable to open Hardpoint n°3. + It confirm that n°3 doesn’t need structural change on the wings since it was already ready since F.1 (so this part of the guess was right). It’s a good news.
- The prototype Rafale A has “same” airbrake as Mirage 4000 (see at 1:55). These Airbrakes disappeared on the conception of Rafale C.
(For those which didn’t saw the first interview link below)
We might meet :). Enjoy the expo
What expo is this?
Based on the french part:
"VL Mica is an air defense suitable for a wide sprectrum of threats
Technical specification:
- 360° coverage thanks to its vertical launch system
- Multi-target engagement capacity
- IR and EM Seeker - All weather capacity
Major assets:
- Combat/already proven (aux “performance demontrées”) performance of MICA missile
- Fire and Forget capacity and missile control (can’t read what is next to this)
- Quick and simply to deploy and reload.
"
That’s all.
I opened the image in another tab and tried to read it, but couldn’t make out a single letter. How did you do it?
Did the same, but the french part is more readable than the english part, which is easier for me.
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The thing going up is a new MLRS missile proposal. Can go to 130km with metric precision (according to the video of its presentation below on the other side of this image).
I’ll try to capture that part of the video when I go back later during the week
Try pasting it in ChatGPT, it could be able to read it.
Are you an exhibitor there?
I found it always crazy the outside KNDS and THALES stand, which are full building made only for 5 days
I am not. I am a student and it’s free for us to go there. And then you just have to look like you are supposed to be there and you can go in about every stand no issues. Except Arquus for some reason (sad face emoji). It’s actually pretty chill overall
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Only the EX is able to use that many AMRAAM, and that’s not been proved yet:
Best photos ever found is about 16 AMRAAM, not 20.
Well but on this one you do not have the 2 external wing ones.
I do not found any photo with the 20 AMRAAM, or at least minimum the pods on all stores.
There is also the demo from the St Louis air show with the F-15 Advanced demonstration jet carrying 12 AMRAAMs including 4 on stations 1 and 9. Tis could very easily have been the full 20 if they had put the double rails on stations 2 and 8 and if they had installed the CFTs with double racks.
The point is the 20 missile configuration 100% is possible.
I don’t say it is not possible by the Weaponnary Management systems and by adding all Dual pods on every possible stores,…
I’m saying that actually none have flown with such configuration, currently i don’t remember ifthe AIM-120 is on rail or dropped before ignition.
Both. It is ejected before ignition on the fuselage stations, but ignites on the rail from wing stations.