Comments on: French Rafale Versus USA Corruption

By: Patrice Ayme

Patrice Ayme — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 21:52:52 +0000

dear Paul: Pas de nouvelles, bonnes nouvelles! I think the French are determined to get the job done, instead of focusing on Public Relations (as was done in Iraq/Afghanistan!)
I am pretty happy at having changed Obama’s mind about USA refueling French planes!
See my essay on the need to refuel the French. http://patriceayme.wordpress.com/2013/01/20/mali-usa-ought-to-fuel-france/

By: de Foucaud Paul

de Foucaud Paul — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:35:50 +0000

And then…
A few batch of Rafale and Mirage 2000-D supported by Special Forces have vanished the rebels from Mali.
Apart from Danger Room, the mediat silence all around the world about this war is astonishing !

By: de Foucaud

de Foucaud — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 19:43:50 +0000

Thank’s !

Envoyé de mon iPhone

By: Patrice Ayme

Patrice Ayme — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 07:01:25 +0000

Paul: Your Anglo-Normand flies functionally, differently from the F35!
PA

By: de Foucaud Paul

de Foucaud Paul — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 23:30:27 +0000

As a finest fighter aircraft, the broadhead , the arrow and the bow must be superb to go in efficience.
It is for both of these two weapons systems to get efficient and simple to manage.
Here we are in another circle where everything counts for a fighter,
Bow mechanics with cams are looking to be as much a technology error for hunting as it is with the F 35.
Plase correct my anglosaxon .
Greetings

By: Patrice Ayme

Patrice Ayme — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 06:17:50 +0000

Paul: happy new year…and those recent bows look silly with all their wheels and cables… How much better are they really?
PA

By: de Foucaud Paul

de Foucaud Paul — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 22:18:01 +0000

Patrice,
Forget the text below,
it was intended for an arrow fletching Company !
However stealthiness when hunting with the arrow and bow is a key to succeed.
So, the modern technology of compound Bows don’t fit me.
What is interesting in that topic : keep in mind what is the best for hunting and go simple !

By: de Foucaud Paul

de Foucaud Paul — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 20:52:25 +0000

Excellent !
Huntig with the bow since the seventies, I never adopt plastic vanes for all the reasons written above.
Using right handed recurve bows from the shelf, I found that that the best fletching for hunting is obtained with left wing 5 3/4″”banana” cuting style and glued helico left on the shaft.

By: Patrice Ayme

Patrice Ayme — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 14:03:11 +0000

Paul: meilleurs voeux! Another problem with USA style stealth is that the sharp angles create unnatural aerodynamics, and that, in turn creates quick demolition of the plane. They had to replace parts of the F22 with sturdy, but much less stealthy material. As planes are supposed to be used multiple times, it’s a serious problem.
The range of the F35 is less than a third that of the F18, no?

As the Brits were able to detect in combat low flying small Exocets from 20 kms away, 30 years ago, I really doubt that big lumbering planes cannot be detected from very far away, nowadays… Let alone their Infra Red signatures!
PA

By: de Foucaud Paul

de Foucaud Paul — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 22:51:56 +0000

Patrice,
The price to pay for passive stealtiness is less fuel aboard, a poor A2A & A2G capacity, and medium handling performance.
A part ECCM and SEAD capabilities, the F-18, all types is a dog in front the Rafale.
USN pilots where impressed by it when training aboard the Nimitz CV.
Regards.