Dassault Rafale Carrier Operations

can the pilot see the deck at the angle the rafale is flaring befor touchdown?

go rafale and give them the hell greetings from brazil

European aircrafts are all about efficiency

comparé à ses concurrents les Rafale à un prix dans la norme, il permettra de faire des économies d'échelle quand à la maintenance simplifié et les pièces communes puisqu'il remplacera 7 avions différents en France. Les journalistes ne répète que ce que leur souffle dans le cul

c'est meme le moins cher .. mais il manque un nouveau moteur et radar ... et le missile meteor.. on verra quand tout ca sera disponible.. parce que pour l'instant on est un peu ridicule avec.

THe refueling boom is not retractable for a matter of fiability. Rafale is a small aircraft (very compact), and moving pieces of a retractable refueling boom can make this system inoperant. Also, the Refueling boom of the Rafale (and the M2000) is designed to have the smallest impact on the Aircraft aerodynamics.

Those are certainly the reasons, I'm just considering a pilot's perspective. For instance, pilots have always praised the F-16's lack of a canopy rail in front, which gives an unobstructed view. You're definitely right about its compactness. Rafale is a tiny little aircraft.

Compared to the Tomcat or the Su-27, which are monstruously big aircraft (no offense, just an expression ^^), it's sure is a small aircraft.

Yeah, but it is certainly still capable. Why build more than you need, right?

Perhaps it will be removed for export version, if we can sail one to foreign, one day.