The Great One
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So Rafale is the most pathetic dogfighter since it has 9.5 tons payload with only 150 Kn full thrust?if you add more weight the acceleration comes down, you need a more powerful engine to increase its acc. by just 10m/s² which means more infra red rcs and more fuel consumption. And it will be no longer be fit for dog fight.
If they do come to a merge and if they aren't carrying critical payloads, they can always jettison it, plus you don't need to carry the full 12 tons all the time.
Wing Size =/= strength.I know that very well....
If you compare the dimensions of the Wig and wing area of an MKI, Su-35, Su-34....,.there is little or no difference..
Wingspan of MKI is 14.78m,that of a Su-34 is 14.7m and that of a Su-35 is 15.0m
The wing areas are 62.4m2 and 62.01m2 and 62.01m2 respectively.....
So you see there is negligible difference....!!
Plus both the MKI and Su-34 have a Minimum of 10 hardpoints
Rafale = 45.7 m² Payload 9.5 tons
F-15 Strike Eagle = 56.5 m² Payload 10.4 tons
I don't know why I wrote this.
All of them.Currently how many of your MKIs have A-G capability and can can carry Targeting Pod?
