Re: TÓPICO OFICIAL DO FX-2: GRIPEN NG
Enviado: Dom Fev 19, 2017 8:30 am
There is perhaps no better evidence of the Gripen’s combat virtues than its
aerodynamic performance. Although the aircraft’s top-end speed is limited in
comparison to the MiG-35, the Typhoon, and the F-16IN, it remains in the
same class as the Rafale and the F/A-18E/F. But more importantly, of all the
fighters competing in the MMRCA race, no aircraft has a better sustained turn
performance than the Gripen. Its aerodynamically clean design gives it a decisive
advantage over the Eurofighter, Rafale, and MiG-35 in any turning fight at lower altitudes,
but much smaller benefi ts over the F-16IN (without conformal
fuel tanks) and the F/A-18E/F. The Gripen’s advantages in sustained turning
performance diminish at higher altitudes, but it still remains superior to every
other aircraft in the MMRCA
competition. Its instantaneous
turn performance, in contrast,
generally falls below that of its
competitors (with the exception
of the F-16, when equipped with
conformal fuel tanks), but its
bleed rates are also dramatically
smaller, thus permitting it to
preserve its energy and get back
more rapidly into the fight.
This superb aerodynamic
capability, moreover, comes in an airframe with carefree handling qualities
and the Gripen’s cockpit ergonomics are outstanding, enabling its pilot
to flexibly prosecute air and ground missions with minimal burdens.
Th anks to Sweden’s geography and its strategic circumstances, the Gripen
also displays excellent short field performance. Its relatively small-thrust
engine, while effective for aerodynamic maneuvering, has significant limits,
however, when hot and high performance—a critical requirement for the
IAF—is concerned. Whatever the virtues of small, highly efficient, engines
may be, the diversity of the operating environment in Southern Asia really
benefi ts lightweight aircraft such as the F-16IN with their high-thrust,
high-performance engines.
http://carnegieendowment.org/files/dogfight.pdf - página 83
Apenas lembrando dessa excelente análise da época do MMRCA - o Gripen pode ter uma série de limitações por conta do seu tamanho pequeno (em parte sanadas no E/F), mas é um baita caça...
aerodynamic performance. Although the aircraft’s top-end speed is limited in
comparison to the MiG-35, the Typhoon, and the F-16IN, it remains in the
same class as the Rafale and the F/A-18E/F. But more importantly, of all the
fighters competing in the MMRCA race, no aircraft has a better sustained turn
performance than the Gripen. Its aerodynamically clean design gives it a decisive
advantage over the Eurofighter, Rafale, and MiG-35 in any turning fight at lower altitudes,
but much smaller benefi ts over the F-16IN (without conformal
fuel tanks) and the F/A-18E/F. The Gripen’s advantages in sustained turning
performance diminish at higher altitudes, but it still remains superior to every
other aircraft in the MMRCA
competition. Its instantaneous
turn performance, in contrast,
generally falls below that of its
competitors (with the exception
of the F-16, when equipped with
conformal fuel tanks), but its
bleed rates are also dramatically
smaller, thus permitting it to
preserve its energy and get back
more rapidly into the fight.
This superb aerodynamic
capability, moreover, comes in an airframe with carefree handling qualities
and the Gripen’s cockpit ergonomics are outstanding, enabling its pilot
to flexibly prosecute air and ground missions with minimal burdens.
Th anks to Sweden’s geography and its strategic circumstances, the Gripen
also displays excellent short field performance. Its relatively small-thrust
engine, while effective for aerodynamic maneuvering, has significant limits,
however, when hot and high performance—a critical requirement for the
IAF—is concerned. Whatever the virtues of small, highly efficient, engines
may be, the diversity of the operating environment in Southern Asia really
benefi ts lightweight aircraft such as the F-16IN with their high-thrust,
high-performance engines.
http://carnegieendowment.org/files/dogfight.pdf - página 83
Apenas lembrando dessa excelente análise da época do MMRCA - o Gripen pode ter uma série de limitações por conta do seu tamanho pequeno (em parte sanadas no E/F), mas é um baita caça...