No way that’s only the AESA plate doing a full 200 sweep though right?
Idk. I’m not too knowledgeable about the radar
It’s not, but the radar is established via promotional material to be capable of a full 200 degree scan by combining mechanical rotation with the aesa
https://www.youtube.com/live/a3yCnHXWBEE?si=Mde4x97g7loUnLQd
Might have more info and maybe a test drive
you mean marketing lies :3
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fun fact you can remove tracking from links by deleting everything after the ?
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No one truly is.
Ohh yeah I know Im just wondering what the scan range of only the AESA system. If AIrbus and Leonardo went nuts they could theoretically put the E on a constantly rotating platform that does, say 30 RPM allowing the aircraft to scan the full 200 by 200 degrees in 1 second. I dont know how good that would be for actual target acquisition and stuff, but I am no radar tech. Maybe if they rotate the thing at 60RPM and you could do the whole scan in half a second.
Then again that would put a serious torque on the jet (but not one the control systems couldnt handle)
small demo of the captor-e, pretty old video tho
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That’s cool, but the mechanical section is not very fast there. Though I suspect it is MUCH faster in actual operation
yeah, it is set up to sync with the video playing behind it
another old video but a better demonstration I think? though its all renders
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It shows CAPTOR-M with P-Track, clearly a marketing lie
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old euro with double pylon too
Yeah, just saw that… interesting
Why no test drive of eft omg
I’m guessing they’ll move the new ones to 14.7 and leave the older where they are
Double 120 pylons?
I didnt think we had any proof it could?
Maybe, but if the only difference is AESA? There is a debate to be had whether its needed, at least for now
yes. All eurofighters can now carry 8 AMRAAMS +2 IR missiles