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1 hour ago, Zyklon said:

Some Mirage 2K Testbed for some rafale sensor?

 

That's what is written on it for the least.

 

Found this:

 

http://www.sudouest.fr/2011/10/19/l-avion-banc-d-essais-concu-pour-le-rafale-530438-2918.php

 

http://www.defens-aero.com/2016/01/radar-rbe2-antenne-active-rafale-entame-ameliorations.html

 

Apparently it's a Mirage 2000 (no 501) with a Rafale's nose used to develop it's radar and optronics in the 90s.

It is still used today since the second article is talking about current test aimed at improving the Rafale's radar (RBE2 AESA) by 2022.

 

I don't know much more than general principles on radars, but this page seem quite detailed.

An user on air-defense.net posted this:

 

Spoiler

CARAA : new capabalities for the RBE-2 AESA.

  • improved detection for low speed/altitude targets
  • detection of ground targets
  • antenna divided in subsets of hundreds of modules processed separately (flight tests planed for 2014-2015)

 

 

 

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Aerobatic team flying over Israel during the 70th independence day celebrations:

(360° video, click on the wheel on the top right corner and navigate with arrows).

 

It should be noted that for the first time, there was international presence, and a country-wide flyby included aircraft from 6 countries:

Greece - F-16.

Poland - C-295.

Canada - C-17.

UK - C-130.

Austria - C-130.

Italy - Eurofighter.

 

This is the view from Tel Aviv:

 

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11 hours ago, Jeeps_Guns_Tanks said:

What's the advantage of having the wing so high?

 

I can think of a few:

 

  • Simpler wing/fuselage structure, since the spar doesn't go through the fuselage
  • More room in the fuselage
  • Better pilot visibility

Of course, that wing configuration (also called a 'parasol wing') really drives up your structural mass, and there's extra drag from the supports.

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12 hours ago, Jeeps_Guns_Tanks said:

What's the advantage of having the wing so high?

 

50 minutes ago, LostCosmonaut said:

 

I can think of a few:

 

  • Simpler wing/fuselage structure, since the spar doesn't go through the fuselage
  • More room in the fuselage
  • Better pilot visibility

Of course, that wing configuration (also called a 'parasol wing') really drives up your structural mass, and there's extra drag from the supports.

 

I thought that one of the reasons for prop seaplanes was that the engines did not like seawater and tended to break if they got hit by too much spray. Prop clearance was also an issue where waves were concerned.

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