Bom, como somos pessoas interessadas apenas nos dados e não em forçar as pessoas a aceitar a nossa
Segue abaixo um comparativo interessante para reflexão.
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Posted by: toan
On: 10th October 2008 23:40
*1. Dimensions: *
# Fighter: F/A-18E / Rafale C / Gripen NG
A. Length: 18.38 m / 15.27 m / 14.75 m
B. Span: 13.68 m / 10.80 m / 8.40 m (*1)
C. Height: 4.87 m / 5.34 m / 4.50 m
D. Wing area: 46.45 m2 / 45.70 m2 / 30.00 m
*1: The wing span of F/A-18E is 9.32 m with folded outer wings.
*2. Weights: *
# Fighter: F/A-18E / Rafale C / Gripen NG
A. Empty weight: 14,288 kg / 9,500 kg / 7,100 kg
B. Internal fuel: 6,780 kg / 4,750 kg / 3,130 kg (*2)
C. Max. ext. fuel: 7,280 kg / 6,800 kg / 4,090 kg (*3)
D. Max. ext. load: 8,493 kg / 9,500 kg / 6,000 kg
E. Max. take-off weight: 29,937 kg / 24,500 kg / 16,000 kg
*2: According to the formula: 1 liter fuel = 0.8 kg
*3: F/A-18E: 1,820 L external fuel tank * 5
Rafale C: 2,000 L external fuel tank * 3 + 1,250 L external fuel tank * 2
Gripen NG: 450 Gallon (1 Gallon = 3.785 L) external fuel tank * 3
*3. Flight Performance: *
# Fighter: F/A-18E / Rafale C / Gripen NG
A. Max. speed, high level: 1.8 Mach / 2.0 Mach+ / 2.0 Mach (Clean fighter)
B. Max. speed, high level: 1.6 Mach+ / 1.8 Mach+ / 1.8 Mach+ (A2A mission)
B. Max. speed, low level: < 1.0 Mach / 750 kts / 1.2 Mach (*4)
C. Max. operating altitude: > 15,240 m / 16,760 ~ 18,400 m / 16,500 m
D. Climb rate, sea level: > 254 m/sec / > 305 m/sec / unknown
G. Normal G-limit: -3.0 ~ +7.5G / -3.2 ~ +9.0 G / -3.0 ~ +9.0 G
H. Max. upper G-limit: +10.0 G / > +11.0 G / +12.0 G
I. Normal AoA limit: 60.0 degrees / 29.5 degrees / 50.0 degrees
J. Wing-load for air combat: 402.6 kg/m2 / 280.1 kg/m2 / 323.3 kg/m2 (*5)
K. T/W ratio for air combat, sea level: 1.067 / 1.205 / 1.029 with A/B (*6)
L. T/W ratio for air combat, sea level: 0.679 / 0.797 / 0.655 with max. mil. (*7)
*4: It is said that F/A-18 E/F's maximal speed is less than 1.0 Mach at the height below 10,000 fts.
*5 ~ *7:
a. The fighter's weight for air combat = empty weight + 50% internal fuel + MRAAM*4 + SRAAM*2 + pilot and gun shells.
b. F/A-18E: 18,700 kg; Rafale C: 12,800 kg; Gripen NG: 9,700 kg.
c. Max. A/B thrust: 22,000 Ib for F414 and 17,000 Ib for M88-2.
d. Max. Mil. Thrust: 14,000 Ib for F414 and 11,250 Ib for M88-2.
*4. Ferry range and Striking radius: *
A. Ferry range:
Clean F/A-18E with internal fuel only: 2,346 km.
Clean Rafale C with internal fuel only: > 2,100 km.
Gripen NG with maximal fuel loading: 4,074 km.
B. Striking radius:
# F/A-18E:
a. 1,820L tanks*3, AGM-84 *2, ATFLIR pod*1, AIM-120*1, and AIM-9*2.
b. 805 NM or 1,135 NM with air-refueling*1.
# Rafale C:
a. 2,000L tanks*3, SCALP-EG *2 or 500 Ib LGBs*6, and MICA*4.
b. Around 800 NM (hi-lo-hi), or around 1000 NM including the effective range of SCALP-EG.
c. With the help of CFT if the customers wants: 920 to 960 NM, or around 1,100 to 1,175 NM including the effective range of SCALP-EG (*8).
# Gripen NG (*9):
a. 472 nm / 875 km in lo-lo-lo mission with GBU-16*3.
b. 607 nm / 1,125 km in lo-lo-lo mission with GBU-16*2 and external fuel tank*1.
*8: Personal estimation according to the declaration from French that the CFTs for Rafale will be able to increase 15 to 20 % fighter’s combat radius.
*9: Personal estimation according to the anticipation from SAAB that the combat range / radius of Gripen NG shall be around 35% more than Gripen C.
*5. Others: *
# Fighter: F/A-18E / Rafale C / Gripen NG
A. Pylons: 11 and 5 / 14 and 5 / 10 and 3, all and wet (*10)
B. Unit costs: 55.2 million USDs / 69.5 million USDs / 50.0 million USD (*11)
C. Maintenance: 15 / 12 / 10 Man-hours per flight hour.
*10: Wet pylon means the pylon that can carry and use the tank.
*11:
a. The unit cost of F/A-18 E is 55.2 million USDs per fighter in 2008.
b. The average unit price of Rafale F3 during 2008 to 2012 is 69.5 million USDs.
c. The price that SAAB sold Gripen to Thailand in 2007 is around 50.0 million USDs per fighter, including the costs for training and logistics.