Eurofighter vs Super Hornet
Eurofighter Typhoon vs F/A-18EF Super Hornet
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1. Why is it that the Western Alliances DONT give full credit to the awesome French Rafale Fighter Jet (4+ Gen) ? Expert and Pilots along around the world know for a facts that nothing right now beats the Rafale on a general battle field… except for a 1% advantage… the Raptor 22 has a very slight advantage over the Rafale but a four time it’s cost…
F-35 Will died on it’s merit (unfortunately) and the SH F-18 is “depasse” technologie. The USAF has to re-invent itself… they need a Fighter Jet like a …SUPER RAFALE… cheap to manufacture and to maintain…has a super Multi-Role Plane that does it all…with power to ratio of at least 1.15 WtR, fly at least Mach 2.4 and can travel to over 2000 NM, on its own fuel tank.
2. Super Hornet with APG-79 radar advantage is marginal (with 73 its practically blind) and that is cancelled out by SH’s bigger area/return, Eurofighter will have 30% radar advantage, and Pirate give’s the EF lock at 50 mile’s out radar cold. Super Hornet cant out-run, out-turn, out-climb or out-range Eurofighter. Super Hornet can only win if it can draws Eurofighter into a low speed turning fight, and its the best navy bird on the market.
Eurofighter vs F-18E Flight Cost Per Hour
Overall and BVR ratings
| CATEGORY | EUROFIGHTER TYPHOON | F/A-18E/F SUPER HORNET |
| BVR Rating | 91% | 83% |
| Armament | 8.5/10 | 7.9/10 |
| Technology | 8.8/10 | 8.9/10 |
| Avionics | 8.6/10 | 9.0/10 |
| Maneuverability | 9.5/10 | 7.8/10 |
| Rate of Climb | max. 315 m/s – 65k ft/min | max. 228 m/s – 44k ft/min |
| Thrust/Weight | 1.15 | 1.03 |
| Service Ceiling | 20 km – 65k ft | 15 km – 50k ft |
| Speed | 2.35 Mach | 1.80 Mach |
| Fuel Economy | 0.68 km/l – 1.60 NM/gallon | 0.60 km/l – 1.21 NM/gallon |
| Unit Cost | 175.000.000 USD | 80.000.000 USD |
| Overall Rating | excellent | very good |
BVR (Beyond Visual Range) Ratings
| CATEGORY | EUROFIGHTER TYPHOON | F/A-18E/F SUPER HORNET |
| BVR AAM missile | MBDA Meteor | AIM-120 AMRAAM |
| AAM origin | NATO | USA |
| Year | in 2013 | in 1997 |
| Range (mile) | 62 | 45 |
| Range (km) | 100 | 75 |
| Speed (mph) | 2640 | 2640 |
| Speed (km/h) | 4248 | 4248 |
| Radar | Euroradar CAPTOR | AN/APG-79 |
| Radar overall rating | excellent | excellent |
| BVR Technology | 87% | 83% |
| BVR Def. Tech. | 85% | 80% |
| RCS – Radar Cross Section | 0.5-2.0 | 1.0-2.5 |
Dogfight (close to medium range) Ratings
| CATEGORY | EUROFIGHTER TYPHOON | F/A-18E/F SUPER HORNET |
| Cannon | Mauser BK-27 | M61A1 Vulcan |
| Caliber (mm) | 27 mm | 20 mm |
| Rate of Fire (rpm) | 1700 rpm | 6000 rpm |
| Muzzle Velocity | 1025 m/s | 1050 m/s |
| Size Point 10%-30% | 20% | 20% |
| Maneuverability | 9,5 | 7,8 |
| Thrust/Weight Ratio | 1,15 | 1.03 |
| AAM (first) | AIM-132 ASRAAM | AIM-7 Sparrow |
| Operational range | 0.3 – 50 km | 0.2 – 50 km |
| AAM (second) | IRIS-T | AIM-9 Sidewinder |
| Operational range | 0.5 – 30 km | 0.5 – 30 km |
| Dogfight Rating | 75% | 57% |
Size Comparison
| CATEGORY | EUROFIGHTER TYPHOON | F/A-18E/F SUPER HORNET |
| Length | 15.95 m – 52 ft 4 in | 18.4 m – 60.1 ft |
| Wingspan | 10.95 m – 35 ft 9 in | 13.65 m – 45 ft 0 in |
| Wing area | 51.2 m² (551 sq ft) | 46.5 m² – 500 sq ft |
| Height | 5.30 m – 17 ft 3 in | 4.88 m – 16.0 ft |
| Weight | 11,150 kg – 24,6k lb | 14,500 kg – 32,0k lb |
| Power | 2 x 89 kN 20k lbf | 2 x 97 kN – 22k lbf |