sancho
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Never know what surprise Forums can offer some time .
This particular Gentleman claims to know about Leh trials more than anyone .
Cross posting from key pub
Key Publishing Ltd Aviation Forums - View Single Post - Rafales for Brasil #3, Cachorro-quente!
I am following that thread for some weeks now and am even in contact with that gentleman. The way he explains things in detail and the fact that he openly puts his name behind it, makes him reliable and even from other sources I have, I heared good things him. However, some points he made are hard to believe and could be debatable, that's why I tried to get more infos from him directly, before take them for granted, or reliable.
I asked him for example about the MMRCA competition and what he heared of it so far, from the IAF officials that were in Brazil.
His answer was:
Rafale WON the performance tests. It completed all IAF missions using only half of F/A-18E/F flights. Rafale destroyed a target 50km far with a 2 meters margin of error. At performance point of view, it won all bidders, including in AtoA missions but, in my opinion, your choice will be a political one favouring Boeing.