GDB From United Kingdom, joined May 2001, 12359 posts, RR: 83 Reply 2, posted (10 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 hour ago) and read 6558 times:
Not really much between them, Rafale is a bit smaller and lighter, but apparently not cheaper.
Typhoon probably has the edge in supercruise, Rafale will enter service with an electrically-scanned radar, Typhoon will get one a few years down the road.
Rafale was designed to a requirement which included aircraft carrier capability, Typhoon was a more uncompromised design for air combat.
B777-200ER From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 4, posted (10 years 8 months 3 weeks 6 days 20 hours ago) and read 6553 times:
GDB-
I think you'll wrong. The Eurofighter is much more expensive than the Rafael. It cost a little less than a F-22(correct me if I'm wrong). Also I think the Rafael looks better than the Eurofighter.
B777-200ER
GDB From United Kingdom, joined May 2001, 12359 posts, RR: 83 Reply 5, posted (10 years 8 months 3 weeks 6 days 19 hours ago) and read 6553 times:
I don't have the prices to hand, but if Typhoon was anything like the price of F-22, the RAF would not be getting 232, and the other European airforces would have pulled out.
NoUFO From Germany, joined Apr 2001, 7477 posts, RR: 15 Reply 9, posted (10 years 8 months 3 weeks 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 6525 times:
And the Super Hornet is even more expensive then Rafale is - and by far "weaker". Sometimes I wonder why the US Navy ordered Super Hornets (o.k. not really ... hehe ... french aircrafts on a US carrier .. ).
As far as I know (I'm not into this military stuff), Boeing plans to make the new Hornets more affordable. They probably get cheaper after the navy payed for them.
Those poor american tax payers....
Regards,
NoUFO
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