Rafale's on the USS Enterprise

Series of landings and catapultings of two Rafale M and one E-2C Hawkeye of the French Navy on the US Navy's carrier USS "Enterprise" off the Cannes, France - July 2007.

Aircrafts lands at a speed of 250km/h (135Knots), stop in a distance of 90m (295ft), knowing that an usual landing requires 1500m (4900ft).

The opposite manoeuvre had been already executed on the French carrier "Charles de Gaulle", Off the Pakistan coast, with one F-18 Hornet and a Hawkeye from the US Navy carrier USS John C. Stennis.

Tags: French, Hawkeye, E-2C, US Navy, Rafale M, Aéronavale

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dmann says..

Toujours amis!

Posted 8 Months Ago

Yojimbo 55 says..

It's no suprise they would do this, the Rafale did all their land based carry qualifications in the US and NAS Lakehurst and NAS Patuxent River before ever flying from a French carrier. The CdG also uses the exact same C13-3 catapults as the NIMITZ class carriers. This why F/A-18 Bugs were able to visit the CdG.

Posted 12 Months Ago

Mako says..

i do like the look of the raphael. Its snappy handling seems to mean it would be like a cat on carpet around the sky. Such smooth approaches, first class piloting.

Posted 1 Year Ago

steve1973 says..

Very good !!!!

Posted 1 Year Ago

tonio1 says..

Glad to see this kind of video where we see the USA and france exercises together ,
and beautiful view of the Rafale on these giants of the sea that are the American aircraft carrier

Posted 2 Years Ago

Panther 06 says..

cool

Posted 2 Years Ago

pampalnx says..

I love Rafale, good video. Sebh its correct, the Argentine Super Etendard operate from US carriers, they doing in many ocations.(Sorry my bad english)

Posted 2 Years Ago

sebh says..

dawnovsky, the Rafale is not the first franch aircraft to be able to operate from US carrier: Super Etendard and F-8E(FN), and Alizées went numerous times abord US Carriers. The "cable" required to catapult these plane certainly isn't a limitation.

But it is true that the Rafale is the first french aircraft to feature a nose gear tow.

Posted 2 Years Ago

G-lock1 says..

Very nice video. I liked a lot the LSO applauses after the launch (did you notice that ?)
A good example of friendship. Good to see that.
Rafale is a really impressive bird.
Phi, thanks for your excellent vids and pics. Greetings

Posted 2 Years Ago

dawnovsky says..

rafale is the first french aircraft to be able to oerated form US carriers . Before rafale planes were towed by a cable fixed to a hook on the belly insteed of beeing towed by the nose wheel. That s a huge step to improve the interoperability within the NATO

Posted 2 Years Ago

Dragonfly says..

It`s always nice to see different countries operating togheter. Good for all of you there!

Posted 2 Years Ago

KWE says..

Quote:

Originally posted by aluuri
so smooth landings...I think US-navy badly needs a canrd equipped aircraft because of its lowspeed handling

So kind of like the F/A-18 with the E/F landing at 135kts, and the F/A-18 ABCD approach speed of 134kts? Are you thinking about somthing like that aluuri?

Posted 2 Years Ago

PJ Big Daddy says..

No denying the Rafale is a sexy airplane. I wonder how the hornet did landing on a smaller deck

Posted 2 Years Ago

phi729 says..

Quote:

Originally posted by franckidou
Sometimes I'm proud of my country, sometimes not...wathever some says, God bless Americe and "vive la France" both countries have different ways of life and of thinking, but at the end of it all, like old friends, everything can be said and be accepted. On s enrichit de nos différences.

Very friendly.

I like what you said.

Very friendly.

Posted 2 Years Ago

Force_Feedback says..

The most futuristic aircraft to land on a US CVN thus far. I like the smooth curves, and the cockpit.

Posted 2 Years Ago

nomad says..

It would be intresting to think if the navy French is a better choise than the F18E. I think it is

Posted 2 Years Ago

aluuri says..

so smooth landings...I think US-navy badly needs a canrd equipped aircraft because of its lowspeed handling

Posted 2 Years Ago

franckidou says..

Sometimes I'm proud of my country, sometimes not...wathever some says, God bless Americe and "vive la France" both countries have different ways of life and of thinking, but at the end of it all, like old friends, everything can be said and be accepted. On s enrichit de nos différences.

Very friendly.

Posted 2 Years Ago

Michael_NIL says..

What a beautiful aircraft the Rafale is...

Posted 2 Years Ago

giel says..

nice to see

Posted 2 Years Ago

Squick says..

A very enjoyable view to me !

Posted 2 Years Ago

Yorkmoute says..

fabulous!!!!That 's great this Rafale capability for the both countries!!!

Posted 2 Years Ago

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