Originally Posted by
Jackonicko
The Jane's video, with the impressive Gareth Jennings fronting, does say that France has been looking at 4 design concepts.
I find it interesting that French attention seems to have switched from the finless, tailless Delta shown in the original Dassault 'Wings for Europe' video
Dasault 'Wings for Europe' video concept
and in model form at Euronaval
New Generation Fighter concept at Euronavale
to a twin-finned design more reminiscent of the original Airbus study.
French twin-finned concept
Original concept unveiled by Airbus
original Airbus concept
In saying that, if and when this Franco German does take off (no pun intended), its looking like a two seat job thus can anyone here see the Luftwaffe re affirming their training commitment with the CNATRA? At the moment, the Luftwaffe WaffenSystem Operator trianing is carried out at NAS Pensacola as there are several Luftwaffe piltos flying the T-45 Goshawk instructing their soon to be backseaters. Though with the withdrawal of their long established training unit at Holloman, (one Tonka used as museum piece/gat guard locally over there), I am not sure if the Luftwaffe have discontinued with the Navy.
Cheers