Is the eurofighter just a meme or is it good?

Bad meme already being phased out rafael and gripen much better planes

>>35078351
but why

>>35078342
It's a good plane if you don't or can't buy american products, the gripen is cheaper but doesn't do as much, the rafale is more expensive but does one thing that the typhoon doesn't.

Thing is, you can be meme'd into buying a T1 bird and you'll have a plane that is relatively inferior to both.

>>35078342
Its good, its just very expensive and therefore nobody should buy it

>>35078342

In general, a late bloomer, but has a brighter future than comparable platforms.

In specifics, it depends on what or rather whos Eurofighter you're talking about as there's as much variation between F-16 blocks as Eurofighter owners.

Some nice articles on it:
https://hushkit.net/2016/03/17/su-35-versus-typhoon-analysis-from-rusis-justin-bronk/
https://hushkit.net/2015/12/18/typhoon-versus-rafale-the-final-word/

>>35078342
Fine aircraft.

It's a damn shame it showed up 20 years too late.

>>35078342
Probably good but very ugly, I wouldn't go at war with that.

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>>35078717
>Eurofighter
>Ugly
I mean it's not F-14 or Tornado aesthetic tier but calling it ugly?

>>35078342
Its bad but since /k/ hate rafale they will shill this garbage.

>>35078454
>the rafale is more expensive but does one thing that the typhoon doesn't.

elaborate

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>>35078981
I think he's referring to the Rafale's suitability for deployment on aircraft carriers.

>>35078342
As of right now, im going to ignore everything and just talk about the aircraft as it exists in modern inventories.

It comes in blocks, or "tranches". T1 Aircraft were the shit show that gave it a very poor reputation. They are mostly air to air interceptors that eek ahead of an F-16 in that role, but the cost to retrofit them is brutal.

After T1? Pretty good multi role aircraft. I'd place them somewhere between an F-16 and F-18 in terms of behavior when it comes to geometry vs energy BFM. F-16s have speed and want to get you into a turning fight. An F-18 is slow but can just keep its nose at you all day and keep up the thrust. Eurocanards loose a lot of energy real fast, but the Typhoon is fairly light and when flying with a light load can recover the energy quick enough.

Radar is a bit more feeble than American offerings, thats to be expected.

Bomb load is pretty good. If I were to throw it up against aircraft not in terms of 1v1 fight me bitch, but capability and use it would be like this

F16b50+<F18E=Typhoon2+<F15E

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How is that ugly?

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HOW?

>>35078977
>how to get fucked so hard by literally every person of importance in the military that you start enjoying it: the airshow

>>35078351
This is literally the opposite of the truth.

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>>35079050
Look at the ugly squared off intakes, at least it fits in with the jaws of German women.
Now compare it to the sexy curves of the Rafale.

>>35078342

The RAF FGR4 with it's weapons and systems upgrades along with the unique UK EW and defensive features is arguably the best 4.5 gen flying and easily the best of the eurocannards.

It'll be in service till the 2040's and there's still plenty of room for upgrades. It'll never be all aspect VLO but there's plenty of space for highly agile traditional aircraft in combat.

>>35079177
Fake news

>>35079212
Those variable intake engines offer superior performance and lower RCS than those found on rafale

better at dog fighting and maintenance requirements than its American counterpart

>>35079212
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All of you have shit tier taste. Merica bitches.

>>35078911
As other anon said, the intakes ruin the silhouette.

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>>35079236
But can the Eurofighter pull off this little party trick?

It's a meme.

It's not much better than the F-15, but was built 20 years later.

EF + F35 will be more than a match for anything the Russians can throw at them for the foreseeable future. I even think they look neat, but understand that is the minority opinion.

>>35080034
It could if it was required to, but we'd rather fly 5th gens from our two carriers.

>>35080083
>It's not much better than the F-15, but was built 20 years later.

>i have a teenagers understanding of aircraft

>>35079080
What do you mean? Will he catch shit for that manoeuvre?

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>>35079212
>>35079568
I agree with the other guy, square intakes are sexier because of the aerodynamic/performance and stealth advantages they offer, and I absolutely love the intake splitter on the Eurofighter, looks awesome. Are there other jets that have a single massive splitter?

>>35080186
Thats less of a manoeuvre and more of a closely prevented crash

>>35078342
I'm continuously shocked that Eurocanards are actually fairly small aircraft. I keep forgetting it and rediscovering it.

>>35080238
I thought it looked pretty daring but I figured he had it under control since he didn't eject. Pilots who lose control seem to eject at much higher altitudes normally.

I'm probably wrong though. Looked pretty neat nonetheless!

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>>35078342
Tranche 1 & 2 were shit but Tranche 3 is actually really good turning the plane into a true strike aircraft. It's still overpriced as fuck since it is made in yuro land. If it was made by America it would be a great plane since then it would be much more affordable. As is, you can get a suped up F-15 for a lot cheaper while still being almost as good. The Typhoon still has a lot of room left for growth unlike the F-15 so if you aren't planning on getting any 5th generation aircraft then perhaps the typhoon is a good fit.

>>35079959
>p-pls no bully

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>>35079112
That is some porn-grade footage

>>35080269
The F-15E is a much better bomb truck if that's all you want while still being pretty good at A2A

>>35078342
I love the Typhoon desu

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>>35079050
It's a 7/10 in a world where all its competitors are at least an 8/10. The only 4th gen twin engine fighter that the typhoon possibly beats is the super bug. However it can't hold a candle to the Tomcat, Fulcrum, Flanker, Mirage-4000, Rafale, (Strike)Eagle, SU-47, and even the mig 1.44 which has the same hideous intake design looks better.

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Pure SEX
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBP-Pj0UnNA

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>>35080234
Having variable engine intakes just looks outdated. This isn't the 70s and 80s anymore.

>>35080535
>This isn't the 70s and 80s anymore.
Meanwhile, F-22 uses diverters.

>>35080234
>stealth advantages
How come? It's the most protruding thing on this plane, not to mention the mobile parts.

>>35080885
The Raptor was designed in the 80's, you silly.

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>>35081127
>tfw the YF-23 used diverterless intakes

Oh what could have been

>>35079018

>Eurocanards loose a lot of energy real fast

This seems to be contray to everything you see written about it retaining and regaining energy extremely quickly. The USN did an article about it for an airpower magazine when with or against the F/A-18s, noting that if it went past the first merge, then it would generally have an extremely big advantage over legacy aircraft that simply couldn't regain in the same manner.

I may be misquoting some terminology, but it's definitely very incorrect to say the Typhoon drops energy quickly simply because of just how much thrust it can put out in a short time. The things sprint/acceleration ratios are a thing of beauty. Gripen and Rafale however, yes, they do tend to drop the energy.

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>>35078626