What is the difference between a Typhoon fighter and a Rafale fighter?

1: Comparison of maneuverability:

In order to provide sufficient supersonic trim ability, the canard wing position is quite forward, so it has to install a vortex generator in front of the main wing, and the canard wing in front of the pilot also has an impact on the pilot's downward vision. Therefore, the performance at high altitude and high speed is better than that of the "Rafale", but the performance of the close grappling is not as good as that of the "Rafale".

Rafale "has an advantage in maneuverability.

2: Fire control system and radar.

The Typhoon was also affected by the "multinational development" in this regard, the first aircraft equipped with the troops, each country selected its own avionics equipment and radar, and the Luftwaffe adopted the fire control radar of the F A-18 instead of the ECR-90 multi-modal pulse Doppler radar in order to save costs. In other words, the performance of the "Typhoon" equipped by each country may not be the same.

The RAFALE fighter uses the RBE2 radar with a detection range of 100 km (ECR-90 for the Typhoon is 130 km).

The "Typhoon" is temporarily ahead in radar detection range. There is not much difference between the fire control systems of the two machines.

3: **Contrast.

The medium-range air-to-air missile "Mika" and the close-range combat missile "Magic" used in the Rafale have a certain gap in performance with the "Meteor" and "Aslam" of the "Typhoon".

It is mainly manifested in the range and interception ability of the target.

Typhoon" is another victory.

The final comparison: the two planes use canard wings in the aerodynamic design, but the performance is different, although the "Typhoon" is currently leading in radar and missile performance, but the "Rafale" is currently developing a new detection radar.

The factors of air combat are multifaceted, as far as the current mainstream configuration of the two types of fighters is concerned (because some "Typhoons" are not standard):

The Typhoon "relies on its powerful radar to be the first to detect and launch missiles to attack" Rafale ". However, once the medium-range air battle is unsuccessful and enters a close-range dogfight, I believe that the pilots of the "Typhoon" will definitely have a headache.

Summary: "Typhoon" currently has an advantage in medium and long ranges, while "Rafale" is more suitable for close-quarters aerial combat.

The typhoon was jointly developed by many European countries. The Rafale was developed in-house by France.

Each has its own characteristics. The Typhoon fighter is a new single-seat, twin-engine, supersonic fighter using two turbofan engines, each with a military thrust of 60 kNewtons (6,100 kg) and an afterburner thrust of 90 kNtons (9,100 kg). Mainly used for air defense and air superiority missions, it has both ground attack capabilities, and adopts a front-mounted canard delta wing, twin-engine, single vertical tail, belly air intake layout, multi-purpose air superiority fighter with over-the-horizon, air super-maneuverable attack capability and combat capability, and also has short take-off and landing (STOL) capabilities"Supersonic cruise"Ability and certain ground attack capabilities.

The Rafale uses the M88 series engine produced by Snakma, an advanced twin-rotor afterburner turbofan engine developed by Snekma for Rafale fighters. Now in service is the M88-2 with a middle thrust of 50kN and a maximum afterburner thrust of 75kN. In addition, a total of several models were produced in Rafale, including the Rafale C, a single-seat fighter of the French Air Force

Rafale B, a two-seat fighter of the French Air Force: Rafale M, a single-seat fighter of the French Navy. The Air Force model** is priced at 70 million euros each.

The price of the Navy model** is 75 million euros each.

There is little difference in technology, France was also a member of the Eurofighter program at the beginning, and then withdrew for various reasons and developed the Rafale on its own).

The difference is that the typhoon is slightly larger, and the bomb load and range are slightly superior.

The air battle between the two mainly depends on the pilot's skill and luck.

See what's going on. Air superiority, typhoon good; Multi-purpose, good gusts.

The two are about the same, but, in terms of height, typhoons are stronger than gusts. This indicates that the amount of fuel carried by the typhoon, the ** on which it is mounted, and the electronics it is equipped with are a little stronger than the gusts. But there is one thing that a typhoon is not as good as a gust, and that is that there are both land-based and carrier-based gusts.

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<> "are all multi-purpose fighters, what is the difference between a typhoon and a gust."

Since the formation of the European Union, the whole of Europe has entered a big pot rice system, and as long as the airspace of the EU member states is guarded by fighters jointly developed by European countries. However, as a well-known fighter producer in Europe, France did not have the consciousness to study fighter planes with other European brothers.

On July 4, 1986, the follow-up model of the French Mirage 2000, the Rafale fighter, completed its first flight, and eight years after the Rafale completed its first flight, the Typhoon fighter jointly developed by Germany, Britain, Italy and Spain also completed its first flight. Although there was a difference of 8 years between the first flights of the two fighters, the two fighters actually have quite a relationship.

First of all, the first flight and development of the French Rafale are in advance, and there is the foundation of the Mirage 2000, so in the development of the Rafale, France can be said to be very smooth. It is precisely because of the experience of the French in developing delta-wing aircraft that the French company joined in the early stage of the Typhoon project, but in the middle of the project, because of some different opinions, the French company announced its withdrawal, but at this time the Typhoon fighter has been finalized, which is why it is so similar to the Rafale.

The two fighters are of the same four and a half generations, and they have such a deep origin, which is destined to be compared by military fans. However, because the two fighters are too similar, they are not superior in terms of fuselage structure and aerodynamic shape, and in terms of bomb load and fire control radar system, the two fighters are almost the same. However, the two fighters are slightly better than the Typhoon, and there are two reasons.

First, the design positioning of the typhoon should be high

Although the Rafale came out a few years earlier than the Typhoon, the Rafale solved the needs of the air defense of the French mainland, and the development of the Rafale was not participated in by other countries, that is, it was completely the product of France itself behind closed doors, but the Typhoon was different.

First of all, the positioning of the Typhoon fighter is the defense of the whole of Europe, and there are as many as 4 countries involved in the research and development, and the specific air defense requirements of the four countries are different, which means that the air clearance of the Typhoon must meet the air defense requirements of the four countries. However, high standards are bound to give birth to good products, and the strict requirements also make the Typhoon a more comprehensive fighter than Rafale.

These can be seen from the flight indicators of the Typhoon and the Rafale, compared with the two fighters, in addition to the range and agility are slightly inferior, other aspects such as climb rate, acceleration performance and other aspects are better than the Rafale.

Second, the air combat capability of the typhoon is stronger

Better radar also gives Typhoons a longer detection range and a strong over-the-horizon air combat capability. And when the air battle enters the line of sight, the Typhoon is still stronger than the gust, because the Typhoon has a pilot helmet display, which allows the Typhoon pilot to find and lock on to the target faster. The Rafale fighter that does not have it will naturally suffer a little.

There is a big difference between the Typhoon and the Rafale in terms of air combat capabilities and design positioning, the Typhoon is the stronger side, and for a multi-role fighter, the strength of the air combat capability is the most basic criterion for measuring a fighter. Obviously, a typhoon that came later was better. Before the Dou New Year.