Dassault Rafale Aircraft Carrier Operations

Video from the Dassault Aviation website presenting the Rafale operations on board the French "Charles de Gaulle" aircraft carrier

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Autos & Vehicles

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• Dassault
• Aviation
• Rafale
• French
• Aircraft
• Carrier
• Charles
• de
• Gaulle
• Jet
• Avion
• Airplane
• Plane
• Porte-avion

[Brainless78]

Sorry, it's NOT based on the typhoon.

[Antros23]

European aircrafts are all about efficiency

[cmmonzon]

I am still not convinced that the short radar nose is the impediment to have a retractable refuel extension. The Eurofighter typhoon has also a very short radar nose and it doesn't have a visible refuel extension. There is got to be another option available to make this possible.This design feature seems a significant drawback for this beautiful aircraft to be flawless.I can only expect that French engineers will have studied other options when this is so obvious and disfiguring.

[oiseautempete]

@cmmonzon

A retractable reful is heawyer and difficul to install on a compact aircraft: it comes in contact with the radar nose (for ex: the F18 nose is much longer...)

[oiseautempete]

@razorsharpview9090

Eurofighter isn't carrier capable...

[cmmonzon]

Thank you for your reply. It helps to understand the reason why this refuel extension protrudes from this great aircraft.Trusting one day french engineers will solve this feature that will enhance the design of this outstanding airplane. This may be the crucial step in the appeal of the Rafale in the world market that will help to make it more successful.

[ContreJours]

@cmmonzon Sure it will be perfect without that, but like you say they are engineer, not designer, probably Dassault considers the choice of a fixed refueling probe more advantageous, especially for reliability. There may be a change, I heard that the next update (F4 standard) could incorporate a retractable refueling probe.

[cmmonzon]

Beautiful aircraft but the design is ruined by the refuel extension . Don't french engineers see that and can't they his that?

[bingofioul]

@MrMatematico1985 i'll say yes for the few sentences i've understand, France + germany + (GB sometimes)= great stuff

[Ahamster1]

@Antros23 and sexiness

[jdavid168]

@angerfist67240

non c 'est le contraire

[Peacefulhumanbeing]

@DanielDaniel1 Haha me too. I will start it now. Fuck France, USA, and all the rest :) Just kidding. I like most of these aircrafts and their builders. Hope no one attacks anyone which is unfortunately impossible with all the hate among people including on YouTube. You want to learn about people, log on to YouTube...