World Affairs Board - View Single Post - Rafale vs F-18 which plane you would like to take?

Gun Grape · 05-25-2007, 18:33 PM

F-18 all day every day, and twice on sunday

For the F-18 engine to be soo underpowered, its funny that the Rafale A did most of its test flights with the same F404 engine.

Ben, Once again you claim that the F-18 won't be able to catch enemy planes or missiles. Why not? Is the 120C-5 on a SuperHornet slower than the AIM-120 on other aircraft?

As for which is better. Those that know have already decided. And its not Rafale.

How many countries fly the Rafale? 1
How many Fly the F-18? 8

Not bad for a carrier plane, since only one of those countries have a carrier.

05-25-2007, 18:33 PM	#15 (permalink)
Gun Grape Resident Curmudgeon *Military Professional* Join Date: 03-12-05 Location: Panama City Fl Posts: 2,884	F-18 all day every day, and twice on sunday For the F-18 engine to be soo underpowered, its funny that the Rafale A did most of its test flights with the same F404 engine. Ben, Once again you claim that the F-18 won't be able to catch enemy planes or missiles. Why not? Is the 120C-5 on a SuperHornet slower than the AIM-120 on other aircraft? As for which is better. Those that know have already decided. And its not Rafale. How many countries fly the Rafale? 1 How many Fly the F-18? 8 Not bad for a carrier plane, since only one of those countries have a carrier.