[🇮🇳] For Rafale M non-folding wings and INS Vikrant Carrier Elevator size restrictions. The Chinese provide advice.

[Jiangnan]

Date of Event: May 1, 2025

Source: https://www.PKDefense.com

We all know. The Rafale-M, with a wingspan of 11 meters and non-folding wings, faces significant challenges fitting into the elevators of INS Vikrant (10 meters wide) and INS Vikramaditya (9.9 meters wide).

But regarding this issue. The friendly Chinese people sincerely provided some good suggestions. For example. Tilt the Rafale M into the Vikrant elevator.

Do you have any better suggestions?

 

[Bilal9]

We all know. The Rafale-M, with a wingspan of 11 meters and non-folding wings, faces significant challenges fitting into the elevators of INS Vikrant (10 meters wide) and INS Vikramaditya (9.9 meters wide).

But regarding this issue. The friendly Chinese people sincerely provided some good suggestions. For example. Tilt the Rafale M into the Vikrant elevator.

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Do you have any better suggestions?

This is the perfect proof of lacking Indian military forethought.

I mean buying a properly-sized aircraft that fits into aircraft carrier elevators is primary requirement.

Typical incompetence in their armed forces.

 

[Krishna with Flute]

Too much of wishful thinking by Chinese and Bangladeshis together. Chinese think that J15 has no problem of accommodation on Chime carrier but Mach smaller Rafale will face the accommodation issue. It seems that both are too much afraid.

 

[Jiangnan]

Toouch of wishful thinking by Chinese and Bangladeshis togather. Chinese think that J15 has no problem of accomodation on Chime carrier but Mach smaller Rafale will face the accomodation issue. It seems that both are too much afraid.

OMG. Indians cannot even understand. This is not a matter of size. This is a design issue.

2012.

It's hard to imagine. Indians believe that non folding wing Rafale can use Indian aircraft carrier elevators.

This is the typical Indian？
@Bilal9

 

[Mainerik]

OMG. Indians cannot even understand. This is not a matter of size. This is a design issue.

2012.
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It's hard to imagine. Indians believe that non folding wing Rafale can use Indian aircraft carrier elevators.

This is the typical Indian？
@Bilal9

From my understanding is that the Indians don't even have arresting cables on their aircraft carriers to stop their jets during landing @Krishna with Flute @Saif @Bilal9

 

[Krishna with Flute]

From my understanding is that the Indians don't even have arresting cables on their aircraft carriers to stop their jets during landing @Krishna with Flute @Saif @Bilal9

Now imagine a plane stopping on carrier without arrester cable. What a great technology.

 

[Krishna with Flute]

OMG. Indians cannot even understand. This is not a matter of size. This is a design issue.

2012.
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It's hard to imagine. Indians believe that non folding wing Rafale can use Indian aircraft carrier elevators.

This is the typical Indian？
@Bilal9

Small Chinese even do not understand that no Navy can buy any fighter which can not be accommodated on their carrier.

 

[Jiangnan]

Small Chinese even do not understand that no Navy can buy any fighter which can not be accommodated on their carrier.

Only little Indians would do such a thing.