Mindstorm Mon Apr 29, 2013 12:49 am
The final cost of Rafale deal is yet to be determined but the $20 Billion cost includes the cost of 126 aircraft that are to be outright purchased and later built at HAL facility for say 12-15 years , plus it includes cost of TOT ,Lic Production building a new facility at HAL Bangalore to build the type.
MRCA will cost
20 billions only if the 50% option( +63 Rafale units for a grand total of 189 Dassault aircraft ) will be exerted by Indian MoD. Since i like both the aircraft and I was just wondering if both ever ended up in Close Dog Fight which aircraft would have a higher chance of winning.
Would be important to
choice a version of the two aircraft to attempt to make a similar comparison ,at example choose to take in consideration only the
two seater versions (RafaleB and MiG-35D)
or, instead, only single seater versions and ,for MiG-35, would also be crucial the choice between
domestic or export version....
Anyhow
Rafale is a very very efficient multirole aircraft showing an high level of efficiency in almost any modern operational task and with very
strong points in SEAD missions and area control.
MiG-35 on the other side is more "role-specific" with pronounced qualities for
area interdiction and DCA missions.
Both show a very high level of survivability thanks to
fearful EW defensive suit a low corner speed and enviable kinematical capabilities at transonic to mid-supersonic speed regimes.
For comparison
in WVR, instead, the most important element ,like rightfully pointed out by GarryB,
would surely become the presence or not of TVC in MiG-35; it would surely represent a quickly
unbalancing factor in similar engagements dwarfing , in influence on the outcome ,the effect of other parameters such as TWR or climb rate.
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