Gomig-21
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Hi,
After 9/11---paf checked out the Gripen. They went for the Mirage 2K but the french offered them the Rafale---. Paf checked it out---but refused it.
What exactly did the PAF not like about the Rafale back in the early 2000s?
And what did they not like about the Gripen? It would be interesting to know the specifics.
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One of the better improvements IMO from the A to the C is the intake design, particularly the DSI inlet. A simple thing like the angled opening makes a huge aesthetic difference. And for the Chinese to have come up with all the research and performing all the required testing to make the divertless air work with all the potential boundary layer problems caused from extreme airspeeds (not only supersonic but even subsonic & slow speed) is remarkable. Just that aspect of aerodynamics is exceptionally difficult to adapt even if you have all sorts of models to copy from. There's quite a bit of literature and patents written on that specific subject and seeing how the Chinese have easily & successfully adapted it to not only to the J-10, but also the J-20 and even J-31/35 is remarkable.