French Rafale Landing in Vietnam

28 Agustus 2018

Rafale in Noi Bai, Hanoi, Vietnam (all photos : Zing)

 A technician uses a helmet to protect the thermometer's sensor when the Rafale fighter from France landed at Noi Bai airport without any special equipment.

This is one of three B-type Rafels used in training and the commanding group of fighters landed at Noi Bai airport on the afternoon of August 26.

This operation is part of the Asia-Pacific PEGASE (Scale Aerial-Scale Aircraft) operation, which took place after the French team completed the Pitch Black 2018 exercise in Australia. France mobilized 100 officers and technical personnel for the operation, led by General Patrick Charaix.

When flying to Hanoi it was only equipped with Mica short-range missiles hanging at the tip of the wing. There are also 3 additional oil tanks for the journey exceeding 3,000 km.

This is the first time a special French plane has come to Vietnam. The event commemorates the 45th anniversary of diplomatic ties and five years of strategic partnership.

According to reporters, the squadron arrived at Noi Bai International Airport today, besides the Rafale, also has an A400M transport aircraft, an A310. The KC-135 tanker aircraft arrived late in the afternoon.

French flight in Vietnam from 26-29 / 8. Apart from Vietnam, the French Air Force's PEGASE aircraft also visited Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and India.

Today in sunny sunny day, every French ground technician equips himself with a Vietnamese conical hat. However he gave up his hat to protect the temperature sensor of the rocket when the plane landed without specialized equipment.

Special pilot hat at Noi Bai airport. The hat has two layers of glass, the outside is UV-insulated glass, the inner layer is sunglasses. Therefore, when the pilot fly in the sun is not too harsh but need to track the target, the eye with the eye, the first layer. It promotes sunburn and uses the same sunglasses. The top of the hat has a mechanism for night vision equipment or huddle observation.

The Rafale is currently the main combat aircraft of the French Air Force, manufactured by Dassault Aviation, one of the world's oldest aircraft manufacturers. Rafale has served in the French Air Force since the early 2000s.

This fighter can perform reconnaissance missions, air superiority, ground assault, maritime and tactical nuclear bombing. Rafale made its first flight in July 1986. However, the production and use is difficult. It was not until 2001 that the Rafale was officially introduced in the French Air Force.

The aircraft is equipped with two Smecma M88 turbojet engines, roughly 50 kN / torque, 70 kN afterburning. The engine uses a digital fuel control system that boosts thrust, fuel economy and reduces infrared radiation, a top speed of 1,912 km / h at high altitudes, at 1,390 km / h at ink level. seawater.

According to French parliament data, the price of each Rafale varies from $ 78-90 million, excluding weapons.

(Zing)