The Dassault Rafale and Eurofighter Typhoon competed to be chosen for the Indian Air Force tender but were not selected.
Both are delta-winged, dual jet engines with front canards but with an aerodynamically unstable design that is agile in the air; the Eurofighter even has thrust vectoring nozzles. They have engines that offer supercruise like an F-22 or Su-35.
Eurofighter Typhoon
It was first flown in 2003 with 570 units, costing $117 each. A single or dual seater variant that weighs 11,000 kg unloaded; but can take off with a max weight of 23,500 kg.
It has two afterburning turbofan engines from Eurojet that together provide about 18,143 kg of thrust, allowing it a top speed of 2,494 kilometers, reported EurAsian Times.
Two Eurojet afterburning turbofan engines, which together provide about 18,143 kg of thrust, enable it to reach a top speed of 2,494 km.Eurofighter Typhoon's combat range is 1388 kilometers, while its ferry range is 3781 kilometers.
The Typhoon has a maximum height of 65,000 feet and can climb at a pace of 1,043 feet per second. A 27 mm revolver cannon and 13 hardpoints are included with the fighter plane, according to Airforce Technology.
French Dassault Rafale
On the other hand, it was first introduced in 2001. The French Air Force and other nations operate approximately 175 Rafales worldwide.
The latest model currently costs roughly $83 million per unit. The aircraft, which is available in single and twin-seat configurations, weighs 10,600 kg and can take off with a maximum weight of 24,499 kilograms, per Dassault Aviation.
Dassault Rafale M-88 turbofan engines create a total thrust of 15,422 kg, allowing them to reach a top speed of 2222 km/h.
It has a ferry range of 3,701 kilometers, a combat radius of 1,852 kilometers, a climb rate of 1,000 feet per second, and a maximum ceiling of 50,000 feet, for mounting weapons with 14 hard points and a 30 mm autocannon.
Flight Characteristics
Typhoon has 30 and 23 degrees in the rate of turn and sustained rate of turn, respectively. The French fighter specifications are 30 and 24 degrees compared to the Eurofighter.
Both fighter jets can swiftly replenish energy because of their faster climb rates. Rafale's close-coupled canards improve its optimum lift and drag ratios, whereas its 48-degree wing sweep surpasses the Eurofighter's 52-degree sweep.
The higher sweep of the Typhoon, on the other hand, results in less drag on cruise flights. The Rafale's close-coupled canard gives aircraft improved spin recovery capability.
Rafale outperforms the Typhoon in supersonic maneuverability and post-stall maneuverability. Regarding Angle of Attack (AoA), the Rafale has a 100-to-110-degree AoA angle of attack, while the Typhoon is limited to 70 degrees.
Eurofighter's Leading Edge Root Extensions (LERX) with ridges on the airframe equaling a 100-degree AoA.
The roots of the delta wings meet the main body of the airplane in LERX, just above the chin intake. The LERX was included in the Aerodynamic Modification Kit for the Typhoon (KIT).
A new version of the Typhoon is the Tranche 4 variant, a vastly improved and steerable Captor-E Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar with air-to-air and air-to-surface modes.
Dassault Rafale and Eurofighter Typhoon are excellent delta wings and equally match 4.5++ generation fighters better than the obsolete F-15 or F-16; winning will depend on the pilot.
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