Sidewinder got its nickname because of the lack of fine control over its control surfaces (they were basically all-or-nothing). It means that in the closed-loop system, the gain of the feedback step (missile moving to correct the bearing deviation) was too high, leading to oscillations. The problem was solved a long time ago.

 

 

 

Meteor will be procured but it's a very expensive weapon. And missile range has not proven that useful in modern conflicts were visual ID was almost almays needed (a case where a long range video camera is a big plus). Besides MICA range is not exactly bad (it is comparable to a pre-C5 upgrade AMRAAM).

 

 

And he's made entire threads in order to belittle someone..

 

To be fair, it's not like no one else has started threads just to pile on BW too.

 

While BW does indeed live in fantasy-land where everything from France is the best of the world, some posters hare seem to live another imaginary country where everything French (and especially Thales) is the worst in the world. Two sides of the same coin IMO.

""While BW does indeed live in fantasy-land where everything from France is the best of the world""

 

This is another unacceptable talk . I never said such BS . I repeat again , what I post I can back up . 

I am not perfect and I am sometimes wrong and when it happens , I look very closely into it to see where and how I have been wrong , then I try to come back into the discussion with newer and better arguments . It is one of the reasons why I am not an idiot . Whatever you may think , I learn fast but so far , not a lot of people here on SP proved me wrong on the Rafale . Note that I said "not a lot of people" , it did happen but not often .

 

I am to the point where I cannot say anything about the F-22 or the F-35 without being called birds names !

When I say and dare try to prove that the Rafale is the best 4.5 Gen aircraft around , I get pissed on !

For God sake , open your eyes ! By now , you all suppose to know what a Raf F3 is capable of !

Just the last video I posted (the one from Thalès) should be an eye opener even for the knowledgeable poster .

 

Don 't you think ?

 

Cheers .

If herald, reactive posted their CV's on a public forum and claimed to have a high IQ - to try and cement their credibility in a debate - well, I'd hook into them as well.

So, yes, so, by you claiming expertise by academic and intellectual association when you frequently misunderstand basic concepts, misunderstand technology, use incorrect technical language, when you abuse and selectively misrepresent material makes you fair game.

Your own countrymen have indicated that you are cavalier and liberal with facts - (a euphemism for "truth")

Grandstanding qualifications and intellectual prowess in a public forum when you wash rinse and recycle everything stated in my 2nd para is lame.

Kids do it

Those who feel inadequate and need to publicly puff themselves up .

Don't behave like a prat and people will start treating you with respect.  I'm happy to do that when it occurs. 

""And missile range has not proven that useful in modern conflicts were visual ID was almost always needed (a case where a long range video camera is a big plus)"" .

 

This is the reason why the Rafale impressed everybody at the last Tiger Meet as well as the last Red-Flag (also with its electronic gizmos and the AASM) .

The IFF is not always usuable (some decide to fly "blind" for security reasons , ECMs , ECCMs , etc) so a long range Cam to see if the target is a SH or a Flanker is of the utmost importance nowadays . This is the reason why the Rafale always fired first in the last Tiger Meet . Since the OSF TV Channel 's range is greater than the NEZ of the Mica , you understand that the Rafale pilot can trust 200% his avionics without risking a "Blue on Blue incident" .

For a Pilot , this is GREAT !

 

Now , imagine to be able to do it passively (radar off) ...

 

Cheers .