It was never on the same dev team. Via nato the opération requirement was about the same, therefore the same shape. And when I say same, the rafale is much closer to the gripen, then the ef, the canards are not placed at the same level and are used very differently
I just don’t see how it’s better than the F-15EX. Comparing it to a twin engine design instead of single engine multi-roles. Thrust to weight? F-15 wins Radar? F-15 wins Payload? F-15 wins Range? F-15 wins Weapons compatibility? F-15 wins Combat record? F-15 has a better one.
Kind of funny that the Typhoon and the Rafale has such a similar top down silhouette despite the teams breakng off early in the design phase
It was never on the same dev team.
Via nato the opération requirement was about the same, therefore the same shape. And when I say same, the rafale is much closer to the gripen, then the ef, the canards are not placed at the same level and are used very differently
I just don’t see how it’s better than the F-15EX. Comparing it to a twin engine design instead of single engine multi-roles.
Thrust to weight? F-15 wins
Radar? F-15 wins
Payload? F-15 wins
Range? F-15 wins
Weapons compatibility? F-15 wins
Combat record? F-15 has a better one.