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Originally Posted by starwarsgeek12
yeah, the french do seem to be obsessed with the whole delta wing thing, have they ever developed a jet without a delta? because i have yet 2 see one. anyways, i think that the F-18 is goo dat the A2G role, via it's bigger payload and many hardpoints, but the rafael would excel at the A2A role, by way of it's delta-wing profile, lighter weight overall, and smaller airframe...
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There's a few mirages without the delta (F1 i think).
The delta wing is a fairly efficient platform though. With canards, it can be quite manouverable. The delta itself gives a (potentially) fairly large fuel capacity (fuel stored in wings after all), low wing loading, and lots of space for stores.
Yes, it has issues as well, but there are a lot of plusses for it.