Rafale fighter is even comparable to the J-20?
Recently, a piece of news from France's Dassault Company can be described as "stunned". Dassault said: The Rafale fighter developed by it has first-class stealth capability, and the overall stealth effect on radar has reached the level of the F-20. In fact, it's not just the Rafale. If any current three-generation fighter says that its stealth performance reaches the level of the F-20, it is enough to make people feel "surprised." The performance of the
Rafale fighter is really good: as a medium-sized fighter, the Rafale has 14 weapon attachment points and can carry up to 9 tons of ammunition. It is the rhythm of a heavy fighter. In addition, the Rafale fighter has excellent maneuverability and advanced avionics radar, which can perform high-intensity air combat missions and carry out effective ground-to-sea attacks. As a whole, the Rafale can be regarded as one of the most advanced three-generation multi-function fighters, but it is a bit exaggerated to say that the stealth performance is comparable to that of the J-20. How is the stealth performance of
Rafale fighter?
According to Dassault’s statement: Although the Rafale is not a standard stealth fighter, the stealth problem was considered at the beginning of its design. The swept angle of the gust canard and the main wing adopts a parallel design, and the engine cannot be seen directly through the intake port, which eliminates one of the biggest radar wave reflection sources of the fighter. In addition, the Rafale fighter uses a stealth coating, and the frontal radar reflection area is reduced to 0.2 square meters, basically reaching the level of the F-20. The stealth of
fighter jets is a comprehensive effect of multi-faceted design, which is mainly determined by aerodynamic layout and stealth coating. Many details of the Rafale fighter are indeed conducive to stealth, and the use of wave-absorbing coating also makes its stealth effect better than the general third-generation aircraft, but only an aerodynamic layout allows the Rafale fighter to use all its skills and cannot reach the fighter. The level of 20, in addition, the Rafale does not have a built-in magazine, which also determines that it cannot become a stealth fighter with a stealth effect comparable to that of the J-20.
The typical Su-27 fighter jet has a front radar reflector over 10 square meters, and there is basically no stealth. The optimized third-generation semi-fighter, such as the J-10C, has a frontal radar reflector of about 1 square meter, and its stealth effect is much higher than that of the earlier third-generation fighters, but it is still a standard third-generation fighter. From the perspective of stealth, the Rafale’s design is not much more advanced than the F-10C, and it is far from being able to achieve a stealth effect 10 times that of the F-10C. Even if the frontal radar reflection area of the Rafale reaches 0.2 square meters as Dassault’s claims, it is not as good as the F-10C. 20 There is still a gap in the effect of the reflection area of the same angle less than 0.05 square meters, which is not comparable.
Why did Dassault suddenly emphasize the invisibility of Gust? Z2z
In order to open up the market for Rafale fighters, Dassault has been sparing no effort to promote the Rafale fighters. However, the emphasis was on the Rafale’s multi-functionality and ammunition capacity, and did not hide too much from the Rafale. Work hard, so why did Dassault suddenly describe the Rafale as a fighter with outstanding stealth performance? This is not unrelated to the Indian Air Force’s new fighter introduction plan!
Some time ago, the Indian Air Force once again launched a plan to introduce 114 medium-sized fighters. 114 fighters are a big order for any aviation manufacturing company. Previously, 36 Rafales were sold to India at a unit price of 250 million US dollars. The sweet Dassault Company was attracted over again. However, this time the Indian Air Force’s aircraft introduction plan is very competitive, and fighters such as the MiG 35 and F18 are all strong competitors for Rafale. Although Rafale won the last big order for the Indian Air Force fighter planes to be imported, this time it is not very sure.
, especially after Lockheed Martin tailored an F21 for the Indian Air Force with excellent stealth capabilities and a unit price that is much lower than the gust, Dassault’s sense of urgency, so Dassault suddenly "touted" the gust The stealth ability is not surprising. Speaking of Dassault’s thinking, it’s quite right: compares the Rafale’s stealth capability with the J-20 that the Indian Air Force is least willing to mention. The effect will be better. Would agree with Dassault’sOne argument.
