RAFALE'S MINI ENCYLOPEDIA FOR IT'S FANBOYZ

[DrSomnath999]

What are those little saw tooth's helping (marketing ploy?) when you have these things sticking out of fuselage.

PLZ use ur commonsense that Rafale is never designed as a 5th gen stealth fighter ,but it is far stealthier than all 4th gen fighters
available now.Those points which u pointout in ur pics are far negligible when u compare other big points mentioned in the prevoius pics regarding rafale's stealth & arrester hook is only for naval
version not airforce one.
If u have some knowledge about stealth then u would understand the importance of saw tooth design in a plane which ur terming as "marketting ploy". Rafale at the end would obviously rely on
it's spectacular Electronic warfare suite (SPECTRA)for electronic jamming to survive against all future threat.


BTW Off topic ???
Every country does aggresive marketting of it's product ,so why point out a single country.Huh???

 

[DrSomnath999]

FROM COMBAT AIRCRAFT MONTHLY AUGUST 2012

PICS COURTESY: OLYBRIUS
THANK U FOR PICS MATE

 

[The SC]

2007
Rafale crashes in central France, pilot killed

A two-seat Dassault Rafale B crashed late on 6 December in the central region of France, killing the pilot.

The French air force confirms the crash occurred at 6:20 pm during a training flight with the aircraft unarmed. The cause of the crash remains under investigation, but the air force issued a brief statement.

“The aircraft flew a 4,000m vertical descent before crashing in the inhabited area,” the statement says.

The incident is believed to be the first crash of the Rafale, which entered operational service in 2004. The Rafale B is the two-seat version.

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/rafale-crashes-in-central-france-pilot-killed-220161/


2009
Rafale jet crash 'likely caused' by mid-air collision

Searchers have found pieces of the two French Rafale fighter jets that crashed into the Mediterranean during a test flight on Thursday. Naval officials believe the crash was probably caused by a mid-air collision.

Rafale jet crash 'likely caused' by mid-air collision - FRANCE 24


2010
Crash of a Rafale M, the pilot is safe

The defense journalist Jean-Dominique Merchet has revealed, on his blog Secret Defense, that a Rafale M of the CdG has crashed today, 100 km off the cost of Pakistan.
The Rafale would have had a problem during its transit to its patrol zone, forcing the pilot to go back to the CdG. unfortunately, he was not able to land and had to eject near the aircraft carrier. He has been picked up alive by the "Pedro" safety helicopter of the board (An Alouette III or a Dauphin). The exact cause(s) of the crash are not known yet.

Rafale News: Crash of a Rafale M, the pilot is safe


2010
Rafale Fighter crash near Pakistan

Le ministère de la Défense annonce, ce dimanche 28 novembre, qu'"en début d'une mission d'appui aérien en Afghanistan, un pilote de Rafale qui opérait depuis le porte-avions Charles de Gaulle, s'est éjecté de son avion en mer, au large du Pakistan. Le pilote a été immédiatement récupéré par l'hélicoptère en charge de la sécurité des opérations aériennes. Il est indemne et actuellement pris en charge par l'équipe médicale du bord.

L'avion de combat Rafale F3, s'est abîmé en mer non loin du porte-avions, dans la zone d'opérations du groupe aéronaval située à plus de 100 km des côtes pakistanaises. Une enquête est en cours pour déterminer les circonstances de l'accident", précise le ministère.

Cet accident est le quatrième impliquant un Rafale, fleuron de l'aéronautique française, produit par Dassault. Il intervient alors que des négociations sont en cours avec le Brésil et les Emirats arabes unis, qui envisagent d'acheter l'avion.

http://www.latribune.fr/entreprises-finance/industrie/aeronautique-defense/20101128trib000576964/accident-de-rafale-au-large-du-pakistan.html


2012
Rafale Fighter crash in the Mediterranean sea, the pilot ejected.

Un Rafale s’est crashé au large des côtes espagnoles. Le pilote a été récupéré et pris en charge à bord du porte-avions Charles-de-Gaulle.

Méditerranée. Crash d

 

[sancho]

Some interesting news from the Rafale newsblog:

GBU-24 trials
A nice picture of the Rafale M02 about to land on the CdG during the GBU-24 carrier trial that took place last May 2012 (campaign CDG 8).

M24 crash due to F-18 exhaust
According to the last issue of Air&Cosmos, the Rafale M24 that was lost on July 2 during a BFM exercise would have been caught in the F-18 exhaust flux it was fighting with. The hot and turbulent air from the Hornet engines would have disturbed the pressure and temperature sensors of the Rafale leading to incoherent data transfert to the flight control system. Air&Cosmos put forward the hypothesis that the incoherent flight data could have triggered a flat spin forcing the pilot to eject at 3000 ft.

Agile Release Capability
The Rafale is extending the release envelope of its Air to ground weapons. In February 2012, The Rafale C101 conduced high speed releases of inert GBU-12 bombs under G loads at the Dassault test facility (Cazaux). During the 3 flights, 6 tests were performed using high speed digital cameras, and wireless acceleration sensors on the bombs.
Similar trials are planed for the AASM missile as part as the ARC (Agile Release Capability) contract.

Rafale News

 

[DrSomnath999]

]Rafale sets the pace for fast jets
FRENCH Air Force pilot Capt Michael Brocard is back in the skies above RAF Fairford to put the Rafale fast jet through its paces.

Last year he won the trophy for the best solo jet demonstration and among the aircraft vying with him for top honours this year is an RAF Typhoon, a Swedish Gripen and a Russian Yak-130.

Did you always want to be a fast jet pilot?

I really love the film The Right Stuff, about American test pilots and the formation of America's Space Programme so I have always wanted to be a fighter pilot, to fly fast, high and to pull many Gs.

What is the most difficult manoeuvre?

To pilot the Rafale with precision. When you are pulling more than 10G, the force on your body is immense.

Which other fast jet is the stiffest competition?

The Typhoon is very impressive and very powerful while the F/A-18 is also impressive.

Which other fast jet would you like?

I would like to fly as many other fast jets as possible. Fighter pilots are always curious about each other's aircraft.

Rafale sets the pace for fast jets | This is Gloucestershire

 

[DrSomnath999]

RAFALE'S PICTURE OF THE DAY

 

[arp2041]

RAFALE'S PICTURE OF THE DAY

RAFALE'S PICTURE OF THE NIGHT

 

[DrSomnath999]

Rafale Transformation Squadron increases training capacity with Thales simulators

Farnborough – Thales announces the acceptance by the French defence procurement agency (DGA) of the upgrade to the F3.2 standard of the first two Rafale simulator cabins at the simulation centre in Saint-Dizier. The Rafale Transformation Squadron in Saint-Dizier, which has a total of four cabins, provides training on the Rafale for French Air Force and Navy pilots, offering them a very high level of training in a complex tactical environment.

This upgrade will improve the instruction and training provided to prepare this squadron for the following missions of the Rafale F3:

air-to-sea attack with the AM39 anti-ship missile
reconnaissance with the Reco-NG pod
air support with the Damocles laser targeting pod
nuclear deterrence with the ASMP/A enhanced medium-range air-to-ground missile

The Rafale simulation centre in Landivisiau, which has two simulators, will be upgraded to the F3.2 standard in the summer of 2013.

As the European leader in simulation solutions for the Armed Forces, Thales has been developing training solutions for more than 50 years and offers a broad portfolio of systems from tactical trainers to high-fidelity simulators for numerous platforms. More than 160 military aircraft simulators in 30 countries rely on high-performance systems designed by Thales.
Rafale Transformation Squadron increases training capacity with Thales simulators - Thales Group

 

[Che Guevara]

My Favorite

 

[DrSomnath999]

Arrival of the first Rafale in Clermont-Ferrand

On 12 July 2012, the industrial workshop of Aeronautics (IAA) in Clermont-Ferrand hosted the first fighter Rafale by air.

This results from the arrival of the Rafale contract to upgrade the Air Force, notified the school in February 2011. To date, these changes were made to work by a detachment of specialists Clermont Air Base 118 of Mont-de-Marsan. After an initial phase making skills, the Rafale car No. C106 becomes the first in a series of 52 aircraft to be modified on the industrial site of Clermont-Ferrand.

After the work given to the last standard of the top ten of Naval Aviation Rafale, started in November 2011, the focal area of ​​the AIA on the aircraft type expands and confirms the major role of the establishment in the maintenance of the newest fleets of hosts.

The site of modification of the Rafale fleet had its beginnings in February 2011 on the airbase Mont-de-Marsan. Since then, thirteen had cars have been upgraded. Today, to help increase the pace and after a period of training to users, the first aircraft landed at the AIA Clermont-Ferrand. This starts a period of four years, will cover the Rafale two-seaters and single seaters.

The changes bring the Rafale enhanced capabilities in the areas of communications, interoperability and data exchange with ground troops.

The AIA Clermont-Ferrand is one of the sites of the aerospace industrial service (SIAé) with those of Bordeaux, Cuers-Pierrefeu Ambérieu, Brittany and central government in Paris.

The main tasks assigned to the AIA are conducted for the benefit of the French armed forces. They consist in the maintenance of aircraft (Mirage 2000, Mirage F1, AlphaJet, Transall, Puma, Gazelle), equipment maintenance and construction of renovations and modifications of aircraft and special facilities to the forces.
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[DrSomnath999]

Bastille day, Rafale and Typhoon over Paris
10:42am, July 14th 2012, as part of the first bastille day parade of French President François Hollande, 2 Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon flew along side 2 Rafale of the French Air Force.
Those Typhoon came from the n°29 squadron based at Coningsby.

No less than 8 Rafale flew this year over the Champs Elysées in all the fighting formations of the aerial parade, illustrating the total versatility reached by the jet in 2012:

reconnaissance / anticipation :

Prevention :

Dissuasion :

Protection :

Intervention :

Pictures of the parade

Rafale News: Bastille day, Rafale and Typhoon over Paris

 

[Rajib]

Rafel+SU-30 MKI is becoming too heavy to PAF.Friendship with USA is no more.Who will balnce it ?50 JF-17..Not sure.War will be there IAF-PAF when cultivated terrorism reachs its threshold.Hope once nato leave AF.lets see.

 

[sancho]

Olybrius found an interesting Janes report:

 

[DrSomnath999]

^^^ lollzz
u beat me i just gonna post it
any ways good info did u see that they are discussing weapon's package from MBDA & sagem most probably meteor & hammer i think

 

[sancho]

^^^ lollzz
u beat me i just gonna post it
any ways good info did u see that they are discussing weapon's package from MBDA & sagem most probably meteor & hammer i think

MICA ans Scalp should be in the package too!