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Simulations conducted by British Aerospace and the British Defense Research Agency compared the effectiveness of the F-15C, Rafale, EF-2000, and F-22 against the Russian Su-35 armed with active radar missiles similar to the AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM). The Rafale achieved a 1:1 kill ratio (1 Su-35 destroyed for each Rafale lost). The EF-2000 kill ratio was 4.5:1 while the F-22 achieved a ratio of 10:1. In stark contrast was the F-15C, losing 1.3 Eagles for each Su-35 destroyed.
Originally posted by devilwasp
best air superiority fighter ?
1. F4 phantom (come on has anyone played ace combat 4? it can beat a raptor!)
2. hawker hurracane/spitfire
3. P51
Originally posted by Seekerof
Lucretius,
Impressive charts but I'll go with this (from globalsecurity.org)
Simulations conducted by British Aerospace and the British Defense Research Agency compared the effectiveness of the F-15C, Rafale, EF-2000, and F-22 against the Russian Su-35 armed with active radar missiles similar to the AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM). The Rafale achieved a 1:1 kill ratio (1 Su-35 destroyed for each Rafale lost). The EF-2000 kill ratio was 4.5:1 while the F-22 achieved a ratio of 10:1. In stark contrast was the F-15C, losing 1.3 Eagles for each Su-35 destroyed.
GlobalSecurity.org, bottom of the page
seekerof
When France broke out of that because of there need for it to be carrier capable they still had all the design aspects of that plane (becasue they to had spent money on it). Much of the plane is the same, France only changed what they needed to to make it a good Navy aircraft. Just because it looks a little different doesn't mean they dont come from the same aircraft design.
So do you consider the Super Hornet to be a completly different aircraft then the Hornet because they dont look the same?
Much of the hawker hurricane and the spitfire where the same yet they are two diffrent fighters,
Originally posted by waynos
The only things that were common to the Hurricane and Spitfire were the Merlin engines, Browning machine guns and De Havilland propellers. The Spitfire was designed with the then revolutionary all metal stressed skin construction which allowed for a much smaller lighter and faster aircraft but which took longer to produce while the bigger, heavier, slower Hurricane was designed around the same principles as the previous generation of biplane fighters with much of the airframe being fabric covered, although the wings became stressed skin type by the time production started. This allowed a rapid build up of production quickly as it was all designed around proven techniques. Bearing this in mind the two designs could not have been more different from each other, the benefits were that the Spitfire had all the performance but the Hurricane allowed us to get rid of our obsolete Furies and Bulldogs before the outbreak of war and is the reason that the Hurricane was the main British fighter in the Battle of Britain.
Originally posted by waynos
You are right that making a snap judgement based on the appearance of a plane is wrong. I still fail to see how anyone thinks the Rafale and Typhoon even look the same though. except for partial blindness, that would explain it Its like the posts that claimed that the Indian LCA looked like the Mirage, utterly without credibility or foundation.
Originally posted by Hockeyguy567
Here is my list:
1. F-22A Raptor
2. Eurofighter Tranche 3/F-35A/C JSF
3. Rafale F2/3
4. F/A-18E/F Super Hornet/EF Tranche 1&2
5. F-15C v(3) AESA
6. Su-30MKI
7. F-16C Block 50/52 CCIP
8. Su-27PD
9. F/A-18C/D
10. F-14D
11. MiG-29N (Malaysian variant with R-77)
12. JAS-39 Grippen
[edit on 20-12-2004 by Hockeyguy567]
Originally posted by W4rl0rD
What is the EF tranche? I never heard of it before.
Originally posted by eastern_block
1. Su 30 MKI
2. Rafale F2 / 3
3. F-15 E/C
4. Su 27 D/M/K
5. FA-18 E/F Super Hornet
6. MiG 29 M/S
7. F-16C Block 50
FUTURE TOP 5
1. Su 37 (when it eventally comes out)
2. MAPO MiG 1.42 / 1.44 (don't know the tech specs yet but seen video footage of a test flight - looks AMAZING!!!)
3. F-22 Raptor
4. Eurofighter / JSF (take your pick)
5. Su 30MKI / v(2)
[edit on 22-12-2004 by eastern_block]
Originally posted by ChrisRT
Originally posted by Hockeyguy567
Here is my list:
1. F-22A Raptor
2. Eurofighter Tranche 3/F-35A/C JSF
3. Rafale F2/3
4. F/A-18E/F Super Hornet/EF Tranche 1&2
5. F-15C v(3) AESA
6. Su-30MKI
7. F-16C Block 50/52 CCIP
8. Su-27PD
9. F/A-18C/D
10. F-14D
11. MiG-29N (Malaysian variant with R-77)
12. JAS-39 Grippen
[edit on 20-12-2004 by Hockeyguy567]
Beautiful list...