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Taitaa kyllä olla Mirage-pornoa.Pistetääs taas tätä Rafale-pornoa hieman.
Taitaa kyllä olla Mirage-pornoa.
Jep, joutavaa saivartelua.No. Ranskalaista joka tapauksessa.
Ainakin tuo putki pilaa Rafalen esteettisen vetovoiman kuin metrinen straponi pariisittarella.Vähän aikaa katsoin, että onko tänne taas postattu Mirageja... kuvakulma hämäsi.
Millä perusteella ranskalaiset laittoivat Rafaleen kiinteän ilmatankkauspuomin? Ei tule äkkiseltään mieleen montaa länsikonetta, jossa puomi ei menisi lepotilassa rungon sisään piiloon. Jopa pieni, köyhän Ruotsin budjetilla rakennettu Gripen vetää puomin rungon sisään.
Toisin sanoen parantaa sitä?Ainakin tuo putki pilaa Rafalen esteettisen vetovoiman kuin metrinen straponi pariisittarella.
Tuossa on muutama ihan järkeenkäypä peruste. Tosin en ole ihan varma tuosta että Rafalessa olisi irrotettava puomi. Ja toinen ettei ranskalaisessa doktriinissa oltaisi muka niin kiinnostuneita ilmatankkausvaatimuksista kuulostaa vähän oudolta.Millä perusteella ranskalaiset laittoivat Rafaleen kiinteän ilmatankkauspuomin? Ei tule äkkiseltään mieleen montaa länsikonetta, jossa puomi ei menisi lepotilassa rungon sisään piiloon. Jopa pieni, köyhän Ruotsin budjetilla rakennettu Gripen vetää puomin rungon sisään.
According to Dassault, this configuration was chosen in order to reduce complexity and therefore
Failure-prone systems have been eliminated early on in the design process: ... and the refuelling probe is fixed in order to avoid any deployment or retraction problem.
The French aircraft, especially the Rafale are not exactly known for their large noses. in such cases, it is better to have a fixed probe, thereby saving the space required for the deployment/retraction mechanism.
It can also be interpreted as a design choice- all the French aircraft, right from Mirage F1 have had fixed refueling probes (while some were modified to accept retractable ones).
- It weighs less as the system is simpler- basically, you are eliminating the deployment/retraction system of the probe.
- This system offers increased fuel flow and reduces maintenance requirements.
- One thing to note is that the Mirage 2000's refueling probes are removable (it appears like Rafale's too is removable), so the drag penalty is not there when the mission doesn't call for it. At the same time, this reduces the weight penalty. Interestingly, it means that the number of probes can be less than that of the aircraft itself, with the probes installed as per requirement.
- Another thing is the French doctrine- Unlike US, the Armée de l'Air doesn't put too much into mid air refueling or stealth requirements.
A single flying boom can transfer fuel at approximately 6,000 lbs per minute. A single hose-and-drogue can transfer between 1,500 and 2,000 lbs of fuel per minute. Unlike bombers and other large aircraft, however, fighter aircraft cannot accept fuel at the boom’s maximum rate. (Today’s fighter aircraft can accept fuel at 1,000 to 3,000 lbs per minute whether from the boom or from the hose-and-drogue.)2 Thus, the flying boom’s primary advantage over the hose-and-drogue system is lost when refueling fighter aircraft.