@@ElwynR your compatriot, the late pilot Peter Collins, former RAF and RED ARROWS, tested the Rafale, he was dithyrambic, he praised the Rafale! he said : never has an aircraft reacted with so much power and speed to the slightest of these solicitations as the Rafale , that the Rafale has come to live in these hands , and only to carry out any mission , his choice would be the Rafale! and he had barely scratched the capacities of the Rafale so much capacity!!
All these years I have watched displays of the Rafale, with different pilots and the thing that really impress me is that they never stop making the displays better and better. As if they still have not been yet through all the capabilities of this plane. To me it says a lot about how manœuvrable is the Rafale. It was a fantastic demo ! And hats off to the cameraman 😊
RAF typhoon team need to take some notes…. That is how you show off a fighter. No tanks, just clean and aggressive! Awesome demo, best I’ve seen in years. Fantastic filming 👌👌👌
@@Chicken_Nugget1not only raf should takes some notes and probably other team need to take some notes from Raf Too. work and humility are the best way to increase performance
@@gregormacintosh3909 I understand your opinion, but I stand by what I said. Do some digging into the history of the RAF & their achievements, then you'll understand why I say what I do.
@@Chicken_Nugget1 LOL 2009 EMIRATES ATLC, 4 Eurofighter meet 2 Rafale, 4 fights = 4 to 0 for the Rafale, to try to put the two Rafales at the level of the Eurofighters, the French mechanics lower the capacities of the two Rafales by 25%, and to 75% , 4 fights = 3 to 1 for the Rafale! still in 2009, Solenzara base, 10 fights = 9 to 1 for the bursts, and if we talk about design errors on the Eurofighter, first, there are already the two air inlets (being in the axis of the two engines, it is easy to detect the infrared sources of the two engines of the Eurofighter from the front (on the Rafale, the air intakes are not in line, so from the front, you cannot detect the infrared sources of the two M88) moreover, the two air intakes being side by side, in the event of extinction of one of the two engines, the second can be blown by a pumping effect! it would have been necessary to separate the two air intakes ! the nose landing gear is badly positioned, it prohibits the installation of a tank greater than 1250 liters, it's a shame, it's the strongest mounting bridge! (on the Rafale, you can put in ventral a 2000 liter tank!!) the main landing gear prohibits the installation of heavy loads close to the belly of the plane, where the fixing points are more solid, they oblige to put heavy loads more towards the tips of the wings, where the resistance of the wing is weaker! the position of the canard planes hinders the pilot's downward vision because they are too far forward and in addition, they cannot benefit the flow of air over the wings, which is a shame! and finally, a manufacturing defect on the cell limited the positive G to 7G and reduced the interval between two controls! the fact that the Eurofighter was built in 4 countries, to increase the cost of development! It was counterproductive!
@@Chicken_Nugget1 Harrier 1969 = 1175 km/h mach 0.96 / Mirage III 1961 = + of 2500 km/h mach 2.2 Harrier = 2300 kg armement / Mirage III = 3000 kg armement HARRIER = 1350 km / Mirage III = 2400 km
By far the best solo jet display at RIAT 2023 and the best display I have seen in a long time. I hope he got an award for this. Thanks for posting this video. Excellent as always 👍
This was the standout performance of the day for us. Absolutely superb flying. The Master was a close second but the awesomeness of the Rafale in manoeuvrability and raw power was superb
Whilst all the tight turns and rolls are awesome to watch, what truly impressed me was the near stall speed crawl that it did. To point the nose up like that and keep the speed that low and manage to stay in the air and moving forward is exceedingly impressive and a manoeuvre that not many jets are capable of, let alone their pilots. Excellent footage as well btw, you barely ever lost focus on the jet and tracked his movements flawlessly.
It almost makes me question the capabilities of the f16 relative to the typhoon. Those front stabilators make it turn so hard, even if the flat out speed is slower. In a dogfight though... i think the outcome would be solely dependant on the pilots.
@@MichaelOfRohan euhhhhh for the moment, the Rafale has dominated all the other planes, during simulated combat or during competitions by countries looking for a new plane! Emirates 2009: Rafale VS Eurofighter, 8 fights: 7 to 1 for the Rafale! Rafale VS F22, 6 fights: 5 "neutral" fights and 1 Rafale victory!!! Solenzara base 2009: Rafale VS Eurofighter, 10 fights: 9 to 1 for the Rafale! USA red flag, Rafale VS F16, 8 fights: 6 to 2 for the Rafale! the rafale also met the F18 which it dominated, it met the overpowered F15, the rafale beat it but more difficultly, the Rafale also met the F16 CJ which it purely ridiculed on its own domain , the detection of ground targets and their destruction , the pure munltirôle burst detected ground targets with its radar at 30/35 km that the F16 CJ WHAT for that had not detected ! the Rafale is not just a beautiful plane, it is powerful and powerful! a reminder also, despite the Eurofighter being faster and more powerful, the Rafale made fun of it, the F22 is significantly faster and 2x more powerful than the Rafale, and it has vectored thrust that the Rafale does not have and yet the Rafale won this match! (F22 = more than 31 tons of thrust / Rafale 15 tons of thrust)
@@LOLOVAL-os3pq Tu t'emballes sur le coup du F22. J'adore le Rafale, mais il y a juste UNE vidéo qui montre le F22 dans une mauvaise posture contre le Rafale, et on ne connaît pas la config du F22 à ce moment-là, ni l'expérience du pilote, etc. Et ce n'était qu'un exercice. Tous les autres appareils, oui, il semble que leur Rafale leur ait mis une grosse pilule. De toute façon, l'ère du dogfight semble révolue pour des conflits entre acteurs de premier plan. Et en BVR, le Rafale a de quoi causer, mais faut voir ce qu'il y a potentiellement en face, et ce que les uns et les autres dévoilent de leurs capacités en exercice...
@vosje : Ils l'ont prouvé quand en 1940 ils ont rejoint les Forces Françaises Aériennes Libres à Londres à l'appel du général de Gaulle. Le père d'un ami d'enfance, 78 missions dont bombardements sur l'Allemagne et 8 en rase motte, les plus dangereuses, pour éviter les radars : le général Michel Fourquet alias '' Gorri''. Des hommes, des vrais ! Merci pour votre commentaire. Le Rafale est avant tout un merveilleux avion de chasse boudés par les pays de l' Union européenne qui achètent du matériel américain : c'est ce qu'on appelle la solidarité européenne : humour !!
Saw this yesterday. Best of the lot. Never have I seen a better display. The pilot threw the Rafale around like it was a toy. Awesome. Great filming too 👍
Bubu kept it fast for the whole duration of the flight in a pretty tight box, low display. Unbeatable roll rate, brutal output of power from the twin M88 and top of the shelf handling at the most critical AoAs. Superb demo and Elwyn it looked like the RSD crew briefed you on every nuance of the flight. You didn't miss a beat.Great job.
Impressive display and super footage - hope the pilot's G suit was fully operational! He absolutely owned that air space and was having way too much fun. :)
Wow. Beautifully filmed and what a display! The Rafale is like the MX5 of sports cars. Understated, been around a while, classic plan and yet anyone who drives one..gets it.
Cet avion m'a toujours fasciné. Et dire que je tomberai sûrement inconscient au premier G 🤣... Bravo à ces As du ciel. Quelle chance de pouvoir vivre de tels moments.
@@Letshaveafewbeers not really. Every pilot selected for the display season will take the plane to limits allowed by the display flying improver and the limits allowed any the airforce for the benefit of the “health” of the aircraft. They don’t put pilots in for a display season who won’t display to the planes’ full potential provided the plane IS allowed to be flown that hard.
@@greggsevern3277 Would like to see the RAF perform more dynmaically like they did in the past. I guess with budgets and cuts and maintenance there is that possibility but there is just something missing and I can't quite put my finger on it.
ive watched loads of videos of jets but this thing is bloody wild. absolutely amazing . watched it 3 times all rteady, blown away. well done and thank you Elwyn on a great video capture.
Excellent work as always Elwyn, always impressed with your video work - I was busy up the west end on Thursday with the camera! Rafale display is definitely a challenge, makes the Typhoon look pedestrian...
The first time I watched a relly high qualitiy fimling of an aicraft it was an Elwyn R recording. Many years later this still the best channel for military aircraft videos and photograph takes. And Rafale videos always have something special: the limit is on the pilot, not the aircraft.
I retired to live in the countryside in Brittany France .These planes fly over my house quite regularly in pairs at about the same altitude plus the French army holds training exercises firing heavy machine guns from the ditch outside my house (oh for the quite life of retirement)
I went on the Saturday and the Rafale was my favourite display (after the Red Arrows, of course!). You captured it so well - nice one and thanks for sharing!
Super impressive display, but without Elwyns incredible camera work keeping it focused and center frame throughout it could not be fully appreciated , well done !!
stunning display Elwyn ! 5:53 what speed is he doing ?? normally you would see the control surfaces doing a tap dance to control a jet at this speed........she is solid as a rock !!
I had the chance of dining with the pilot 15 days ago, he confirmed around 100/105kts (air speed) depending on the wind...that's to my knowledge one of the slowest if not the slowest capable fighter jet around...
bravo , bien filmé !!!! excellent suivi de l'avion , le coup de frein du pilote pour faire son passage lent à 80 noeuds est magnifique , on l'impression qu'il a tiré sur un grand levier de freinage !!
Compte plutôt 100/105 noeuds sur le passage lent, 80 il est par terre...mais c'est déjà extraordinaire pour un tel avion de pouvoir voler si lentement il n'y a aucun équivalent chez la concurrence...Rafale the Best.
@@bertrandthomasflylover2306 non non , c'est bien un passage lent à 80 noeuds soit 152 km/h !! et il posséde la capacité de se poser à 100 noeuds , soit 180 km/h mais en configuration " lisse " sinon , c'est 120 noeuds ! soit un peu plus de 210 km/h !! 80 noeuds , c'est 22 km/h de plus que les 130 km/h sur autoroute même si on le voit passer au ralenti , il vole déjà plus vite qu'une voiture sur autoroute !! mais c'est surtout ce ralentissement juste après une manoeuvre avec facteur de charge positif qui est impressionnant , on a l'impression que le pilote tire un grand levier de freinage , une démonstration à Gijon donne exactement le même résultat , très impressionnant performance , en réalité , le Rafale doit être le seul avion sans le décollage vertical ou une poussée vectorisée qui puisse faire ça ! il détient qu'en même plusieurs records dans sa catégorie , ce passage lent !! le fait que pour un avion de chasse , il emporte quasiment 100% de son poids à vide ( 9850 kg pour le Rafale C ) en armement 9500 kg , j'ai lu une fois qu'il avait été testé à 25500 kg au lieu des 24500 kg maximum , pourquoi , justement pour garder une certaine tolérance , comme les pilotes d'essais poussent toujours les aviaons jusqu'au décrochage pour connaitre les limites ) il emporte pratiquement 150 % de son poids à vide en armement et carburant , toujours pour un avion de la classe des 10 tonnes !! il est actuellement , le seul avion dans le monde a atteindre 11G lors d'une démonstration , on pouvait lire sur l'écran , 10,4G énorme !!! il faut savoir qu'un homme entrainé et en bonne santé peut s'évanouir à 13G !! un journaliste Indien qui était monté dans un Rafale B à Istres a presque perdu connaissance un instant vers 7 ou 8G alors que le pilote ( De Néchin , un nom comme ça se portait bien LOL ) il est un des seuls qui peut se poser à 100 noeuds ( pour un bi réacteur de la classe des 10 tonnes et sans la capacité de décollage ou posé vertical comme le F35 ou le Harrier !! ) et il est le seul avec le F22 a posséder une double furtivité , passive , certes inférieur à celle d'un F22 ou F35 mais elle existe , 0,06 M2 pour la furtivité passive et il a la capacité d'analyser la fréquence radio du radar ennemi et de la renvoyer déphasée ! les antennes se trouvent dans les ailes près de l'emplanture de chaque aile , avec SPECTRA et le RBE2 AESA !
@@bertrandthomasflylover2306 je sais tout ça , je passe mon temps à lire des documents , je bouffe un portable tout les 3 ans !! le dernier , c'est le disque dur qui a cramé !! dés que je me lève , j'allume le portable , et je l'éteins avant d'aller au lit ! il reste allumé entre 16 heures et 17 heures par jour !
@@bertrandthomasflylover2306 je suis même tombé sur un document du Pentagone sur le F35 et le F22 , ils ne l'admettront jamais devant le public , mais ces deux avions n'ont même pas le droit à être reconnu comme des avions de 5eme générations , le Pentagone demande avant tout 7 caractéristiques pour être de 5eme génération : multi rôle , furtif , vol à haute altitude , super croisière , super manoeuvrabilité , fusion des données et échanges de données : le F22 et le F35 n'ont jamais été conçu comme des multi rôle , je ne sais pas quand ils sont devenus multi rôle mais ça c'est fait frauduleusement , le F22 est un pur avion de supériorité aérienne , et le F35 , un bombardier furtif pour de la pénétration dans le ciel de l'ennemi ! mais le f35 ne posséde pas de super croisière , il atteint difficilement mach 1,5 à grand renfort de kérozéne , sinon , c'est mach 1,4 ( et non mach 1,6 , grosse plaisanterie américaine !! ) le F35 n'est pas un bon avion en combat tournoyant , il est peu manoeuvrant , aux usa , un vieux F16 la purement ridiculiser ! et le F22 a été longtemps après équipé de la liaison 16 car sa transmission des données par son surpuissant radar n'était pas compatible avec les autres avions de l'OTAN !! et franchement , son système informatique est aux antipodes des capacités de SPECTRA en terme de la fusion des données , le langage informatique du F22 à plus de 30 ans , ADA inventé par un informaticien Français ! c'est pas le système le plus performant au monde !! donc 6 sur 7 pour le F22 et 4 sur 7 pour le F35 , ils ne remplissent pas les conditions qu'impose le Pentagone pour être de 5eme génération !! LOL le plus drôle , la rafale remplit toutes les cases lui , mais il est de seulement 4eme génération ++ ! autre ineptie , le HAL TEJAS , avion low cost Indien est lui aussi 4++ , alors qu'il est loin d'être au niveau du Rafale LOL !! même un Mirage 2000 fait nettement mieux que ce petit avion bas de gamme !!
this aircraft is just incredible....the best ever according to me. I heard that the French were planning to add an even more powerful engine to it... I dare not imagine what it will be able to do with it!
This is amazing.....I've been to RIAT lots of times and I'd love to see this aircraft do a display with external fuel and full weapons load out.....as with Gripen, Eurofighter, F16 and F15EX!!! What a display and competition that would give!
I was at Farnborough it the later 90,s And saw the Rafale display. I shall always remember it. I was so disappointed that all BAE could display was a wooden model of Eurofighter. At that show. Rafale display still makes Eurofighter/Typhoon look wooden.
Great display as always from Rafales. Very dynamic! I just wish Typhoons did similarly exciting displays but unfortunately they are often a bit stodgy. I may have to take my words back as I'm about to watch the Typhoon at RIAT 23. Great footage as always Elwyn!
Makes me proud to be french! Dassault planes are a must and the pilot deserves an A++.
Here here 👌
Bubu was spectacular.
@@ElwynR your compatriot, the late pilot Peter Collins, former RAF and RED ARROWS, tested the Rafale, he was dithyrambic, he praised the Rafale! he said : never has an aircraft reacted with so much power and speed to the slightest of these solicitations as the Rafale , that the Rafale has come to live in these hands , and only to carry out any mission , his choice would be the Rafale! and he had barely scratched the capacities of the Rafale so much capacity!!
Alors soyez encore plus fier en le disant en Français!
@@bam3795 C'est ça, pour que personne ne comprenne !
OMG that is the most manoverable fighter I've ever seen and that pilot can seemingly put the plane in any orientation at will ...just breathtaking 👏😱
TheBest, unique ! On the scale of its size and its budget, France impresses with its know-how. thank you for sharing
??? What is your size to you?
All these years I have watched displays of the Rafale, with different pilots and the thing that really impress me is that they never stop making the displays better and better. As if they still have not been yet through all the capabilities of this plane. To me it says a lot about how manœuvrable is the Rafale. It was a fantastic demo ! And hats off to the cameraman 😊
The cameraman has the reactions of a fighter pilot! So fast and manoeuvrable and you stayed with it! 🎓👌
😊😜 but your still beating me 😂
@@ElwynRoverall, I’m still in your wake 🎓✈️👍
RAF typhoon team need to take some notes…. That is how you show off a fighter. No tanks, just clean and aggressive! Awesome demo, best I’ve seen in years. Fantastic filming 👌👌👌
RAF need to take notes from nobody on this planet.
@@Chicken_Nugget1not only raf should takes some notes and probably other team need to take some notes from Raf Too. work and humility are the best way to increase performance
@@gregormacintosh3909 I understand your opinion, but I stand by what I said. Do some digging into the history of the RAF & their achievements, then you'll understand why I say what I do.
@@Chicken_Nugget1 LOL 2009 EMIRATES ATLC, 4 Eurofighter meet 2 Rafale, 4 fights = 4 to 0 for the Rafale, to try to put the two Rafales at the level of the Eurofighters, the French mechanics lower the capacities of the two Rafales by 25%, and to 75% , 4 fights = 3 to 1 for the Rafale! still in 2009, Solenzara base, 10 fights = 9 to 1 for the bursts, and if we talk about design errors on the Eurofighter, first, there are already the two air inlets (being in the axis of the two engines, it is easy to detect the infrared sources of the two engines of the Eurofighter from the front (on the Rafale, the air intakes are not in line, so from the front, you cannot detect the infrared sources of the two M88) moreover, the two air intakes being side by side, in the event of extinction of one of the two engines, the second can be blown by a pumping effect! it would have been necessary to separate the two air intakes ! the nose landing gear is badly positioned, it prohibits the installation of a tank greater than 1250 liters, it's a shame, it's the strongest mounting bridge! (on the Rafale, you can put in ventral a 2000 liter tank!!) the main landing gear prohibits the installation of heavy loads close to the belly of the plane, where the fixing points are more solid, they oblige to put heavy loads more towards the tips of the wings, where the resistance of the wing is weaker! the position of the canard planes hinders the pilot's downward vision because they are too far forward and in addition, they cannot benefit the flow of air over the wings, which is a shame! and finally, a manufacturing defect on the cell limited the positive G to 7G and reduced the interval between two controls! the fact that the Eurofighter was built in 4 countries, to increase the cost of development! It was counterproductive!
@@Chicken_Nugget1 Harrier 1969 = 1175 km/h mach 0.96 / Mirage III 1961 = + of 2500 km/h mach 2.2 Harrier = 2300 kg armement / Mirage III = 3000 kg armement HARRIER = 1350 km / Mirage III = 2400 km
By far the best solo jet display at RIAT 2023 and the best display I have seen in a long time. I hope he got an award for this. Thanks for posting this video. Excellent as always 👍
This was the standout performance of the day for us. Absolutely superb flying. The Master was a close second but the awesomeness of the Rafale in manoeuvrability and raw power was superb
IMHO nothing beats the Typhoon for a feeling of raw power, but yhe Rafale's maneuverability is out of this world.
Whilst all the tight turns and rolls are awesome to watch, what truly impressed me was the near stall speed crawl that it did. To point the nose up like that and keep the speed that low and manage to stay in the air and moving forward is exceedingly impressive and a manoeuvre that not many jets are capable of, let alone their pilots.
Excellent footage as well btw, you barely ever lost focus on the jet and tracked his movements flawlessly.
Thanks 👍
The low speed pass is done around 100kt 😉
@@JoJo-vm8vk 80 !! 152 km/h !!
Great plane, great filming , and a top notch pilot. Thanks for bringing a piece of RIAT to NZ for us who cant be there.
My pleasure! I'd bring more if the internet was better 😂
@@ElwynR *Internet is good because it is not French 😉*
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@@user-ww4od4jl1fwhere William the Conqueror came from ? 🤔😏😂
@@user-ww4od4jl1f beginning of the internet began with the appearance of the minitel (French if I'm not mistaken!)😬
I rarely see so many tight and diverse manoeuvres; the shooting is impeccable!
Exemplary
It almost makes me question the capabilities of the f16 relative to the typhoon. Those front stabilators make it turn so hard, even if the flat out speed is slower. In a dogfight though... i think the outcome would be solely dependant on the pilots.
These are the F1 of pilots and aircraft, mesmerising display flying.
@@MichaelOfRohan euhhhhh for the moment, the Rafale has dominated all the other planes, during simulated combat or during competitions by countries looking for a new plane! Emirates 2009: Rafale VS Eurofighter, 8 fights: 7 to 1 for the Rafale! Rafale VS F22, 6 fights: 5 "neutral" fights and 1 Rafale victory!!! Solenzara base 2009: Rafale VS Eurofighter, 10 fights: 9 to 1 for the Rafale! USA red flag, Rafale VS F16, 8 fights: 6 to 2 for the Rafale! the rafale also met the F18 which it dominated, it met the overpowered F15, the rafale beat it but more difficultly, the Rafale also met the F16 CJ which it purely ridiculed on its own domain , the detection of ground targets and their destruction , the pure munltirôle burst detected ground targets with its radar at 30/35 km that the F16 CJ WHAT for that had not detected ! the Rafale is not just a beautiful plane, it is powerful and powerful! a reminder also, despite the Eurofighter being faster and more powerful, the Rafale made fun of it, the F22 is significantly faster and 2x more powerful than the Rafale, and it has vectored thrust that the Rafale does not have and yet the Rafale won this match! (F22 = more than 31 tons of thrust / Rafale 15 tons of thrust)
@@LOLOVAL-os3pq Tu t'emballes sur le coup du F22. J'adore le Rafale, mais il y a juste UNE vidéo qui montre le F22 dans une mauvaise posture contre le Rafale, et on ne connaît pas la config du F22 à ce moment-là, ni l'expérience du pilote, etc. Et ce n'était qu'un exercice. Tous les autres appareils, oui, il semble que leur Rafale leur ait mis une grosse pilule. De toute façon, l'ère du dogfight semble révolue pour des conflits entre acteurs de premier plan. Et en BVR, le Rafale a de quoi causer, mais faut voir ce qu'il y a potentiellement en face, et ce que les uns et les autres dévoilent de leurs capacités en exercice...
French pilots are on another level.
The Rafael display is defo 👌
@@ElwynR Rafale...
They are
@@ElwynRRafale means gust of wind, and also machine gunning
@@ElwynRRafael dosn't mean anything in French!
The first name is Raphaël, Raphaëlle for a girl.
And Rafael is a israélien military OEM
rafale signifie comme dit plus haut un coup de vent ou plusieurs balles de fusil automatique en serie
Awesome, the Rafale is made for airshows, and I must say, the French pilots are aces!
Made for fighting, for the war, for dogfight and not for airshows. Trust me.
@vosje : Ils l'ont prouvé quand en 1940 ils ont rejoint les Forces Françaises Aériennes Libres à Londres à l'appel du général de Gaulle.
Le père d'un ami d'enfance, 78 missions dont bombardements sur l'Allemagne et 8 en rase motte, les plus dangereuses, pour éviter les radars : le général Michel Fourquet alias '' Gorri''. Des hommes, des vrais ! Merci pour votre commentaire.
Le Rafale est avant tout un merveilleux avion de chasse boudés par les pays de l' Union européenne qui achètent du matériel américain : c'est ce qu'on appelle la solidarité européenne : humour !!
It's even better for the war !
great for airshows not for when they are needed though, usually the french are no show!!
@@davebennett2482🤡
That’s a very nimble plane right there, hadn’t seen a Rafale do things like this before. Nice flying and excellent work on the videocam!
Thanks a lot!
Absolute favourite of mine what an aircraft! What a pilot! Great footage fella 👌
Mine too! 😊
WOW, you lucky devil! That was simply amazing, thank you for sharing!
My pleasure!😊
Saw this yesterday. Best of the lot. Never have I seen a better display. The pilot threw the Rafale around like it was a toy. Awesome. Great filming too 👍
It's a great display 👌
What a plane, what a pilot, what a film-maker......
Bubu kept it fast for the whole duration of the flight in a pretty tight box, low display.
Unbeatable roll rate, brutal output of power from the twin M88 and top of the shelf handling at the most critical AoAs.
Superb demo and Elwyn it looked like the RSD crew briefed you on every nuance of the flight.
You didn't miss a beat.Great job.
What y'all don't understand is Elwyn is waving his camera in random movements but the pilot manages to stay in frame 😆
😂😂
ah ah ah ah !! LOL excellent !!!!!
And still, the pilot had to put its Rafale in "plane stabilization ON" to follow the lens of the camera. 😆
Best display iv ever seen. The aggressive, precise & presentation was on point. What a pilot!
It was almost like a ballet recital. So graceful and agile
This is the best Fighter ever developed in Europe, period.
Great filming and great pilot, he certainly knows his aircraft. Those axial rolls with opposite half roll were brilliant!
Wot an aircraft and wot a Pilot ! Loved watching this . Just brilliant !Thank you
Holy moly, what a machine and pilot!!!
El Rafale vuela muy bonito, siempre da el mejor espectáculo ❤
It's a very fast display 👌
Absolutely fantastic! The display AND the filming 👌
In Rafale we trust !!!
Rafale is a classic example of “if it looks beautiful, then it will perform beautifully”. And that she does, dare I say better than the EF. 👍🏼
EF is second class.
Marcel Dassault said: « a beautiful plane is a plane that flies well »
@@pilou09100 Kelly said it too!
@chrisbloodknot2380 ha ha ha ha
Great filming,great flying, living in France I see these aircraft several times per week definitely my favourite.
Cool 👌
Great camera work! That was the best performance I’ve ever seen!
cheers 👌
Smooth, agile, lots of power. Awesome plane! 👍🏻. Kudos to the pilot 😎
Impressive display and super footage - hope the pilot's G suit was fully operational! He absolutely owned that air space and was having way too much fun. :)
I'm always impressed with the Rafale 👌
Isn't that the truth pilot saying welcome to my playground
Belle oiseau quel précision stabilité agile le mellieur avions. Bravo DASSAULT
Wow. Beautifully filmed and what a display! The Rafale is like the MX5 of sports cars. Understated, been around a while, classic plan and yet anyone who drives one..gets it.
Understated in the British press only. The rest of the world perfectly knows it's a top jet, probably the best in the world after the F-22 Raptor.
Best pilots in this planet are French ! That’s a fact 😮
greeks are very hard pilots with spirit, indians also
Well...; Finns can argue that but we are on the same side so it does not matter ;-)
Oh my word, what a stunning display. A beautiful aircraft flown by a top notch pilot. WOW!
Cet avion m'a toujours fasciné. Et dire que je tomberai sûrement inconscient au premier G 🤣...
Bravo à ces As du ciel. Quelle chance de pouvoir vivre de tels moments.
That French Pilot brought his A game!
So much more agile than the FGR4 typhoon. Everything the rafale does look fast and tight.
I agree with every single word of yours.
I do think its down to the pilot too
@@Letshaveafewbeers not really. Every pilot selected for the display season will take the plane to limits allowed by the display flying improver and the limits allowed any the airforce for the benefit of the “health” of the aircraft. They don’t put pilots in for a display season who won’t display to the planes’ full potential provided the plane IS allowed to be flown that hard.
@@greggsevern3277 Would like to see the RAF perform more dynmaically like they did in the past. I guess with budgets and cuts and maintenance there is that possibility but there is just something missing and I can't quite put my finger on it.
ive watched loads of videos of jets but this thing is bloody wild. absolutely amazing . watched it 3 times all rteady, blown away. well done and thank you Elwyn on a great video capture.
La France forte, La France Libre, Vive La France !!
Elwyn as always fantastic. And that pilot kept it absolutely lit for the whole routine. Beautiful.
Glad you enjoyed it👌
Amazing video and absolutely perfect and amazing pilot art!😊
Excellent work as always Elwyn, always impressed with your video work - I was busy up the west end on Thursday with the camera! Rafale display is definitely a challenge, makes the Typhoon look pedestrian...
Yes your right! seeing it for the first time and I had trouble guessing which way it was going 😂
Some of those maneuvers are just insane.
Absolutely exemplary pilotage exercise, fantastic!!
The first time I watched a relly high qualitiy fimling of an aicraft it was an Elwyn R recording. Many years later this still the best channel for military aircraft videos and photograph takes.
And Rafale videos always have something special: the limit is on the pilot, not the aircraft.
I retired to live in the countryside in Brittany France .These planes fly over my house quite regularly in pairs at about the same altitude plus the French army holds training exercises firing heavy machine guns from the ditch outside my house (oh for the quite life of retirement)
Can I come and live with you ? 😂
Nice ! I guess you live near Lann Bihoué or Plouhinec (56) and the training area is Linés ?
No live near La Gacilly /Carentior The army comes from Saint-Cyr Military Academy
@@daciamcv1026 Oh cool it's a nice place, I know it a bit. I often go to Redon / Lohéac.
Little jet but great pilot !!......
I went on the Saturday and the Rafale was my favourite display (after the Red Arrows, of course!). You captured it so well - nice one and thanks for sharing!
Glad you enjoyed it!👌
That Knife-Edge descent at 1:50! Wow! Great job, as usual Elwyn 😃
Thanks 👍
You deserve a medal for keeping up with that fantastic display!!! My head's still spinning😵💫👍👍👍👍
I don't know how I did it 😂
Stunning flying. Fantastic camera work.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
5000 + hours here. Primarily F4 ( Vietnam) & F18 (Desert Storm). Superbly choreographed and flown - a demanding routine.
Well done pilot👏🏼🫡
both beautiful planes !!
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Super impressive display, but without Elwyns incredible camera work keeping it focused and center frame throughout it could not be fully appreciated , well done !!
Kind words thanks 😊
That just looks like a delight to fly!
Every time I’ve seen the dassault it alway gives a good display
Always wanted to see one of these beautiful babies in person. Maybe one day… sick footage and skills by the pilot goes without saying.
As always, your photography and video's are outstanding! Thanks so much for sharing
Thank you very much!☺️
Awesome Elwyn ....thanks for posting .....great day yesterday .... despite the challenging conditions ...thanks again for posting ....
Glad you enjoyed it☺️
A ballet dancing hooligan in the air!! I saw the Rafale at Cosford last year, very similar display to this one, just awesome to watch.
RAFALE - The art of excellence 🙏
Epic camera work. We streamed this today it was fantastic !
Vive la France vive la République fière d'être français
Great video.! Spectacular Display.!
Was definitely one of my highlights , incredible machine !
Mine too! 👌
stunning display Elwyn ! 5:53 what speed is he doing ?? normally you would see the control surfaces doing a tap dance to control a jet at this speed........she is solid as a rock !!
I had the chance of dining with the pilot 15 days ago, he confirmed around 100/105kts (air speed) depending on the wind...that's to my knowledge one of the slowest if not the slowest capable fighter jet around...
@@bertrandthomasflylover2306 that is amazing - love the Rafale ( My hobby is model builder .)
Brilliant as usual Elwyn.....sometimes forget that these beasts weigh as much as a lorry when fully loaded.....so agile!!!!!!
The best pilots in the world.
Incredible! What a performance
bravo , bien filmé !!!! excellent suivi de l'avion , le coup de frein du pilote pour faire son passage lent à 80 noeuds est magnifique , on l'impression qu'il a tiré sur un grand levier de freinage !!
Compte plutôt 100/105 noeuds sur le passage lent, 80 il est par terre...mais c'est déjà extraordinaire pour un tel avion de pouvoir voler si lentement il n'y a aucun équivalent chez la concurrence...Rafale the Best.
@@bertrandthomasflylover2306 non non , c'est bien un passage lent à 80 noeuds soit 152 km/h !! et il posséde la capacité de se poser à 100 noeuds , soit 180 km/h mais en configuration " lisse " sinon , c'est 120 noeuds ! soit un peu plus de 210 km/h !! 80 noeuds , c'est 22 km/h de plus que les 130 km/h sur autoroute même si on le voit passer au ralenti , il vole déjà plus vite qu'une voiture sur autoroute !! mais c'est surtout ce ralentissement juste après une manoeuvre avec facteur de charge positif qui est impressionnant , on a l'impression que le pilote tire un grand levier de freinage , une démonstration à Gijon donne exactement le même résultat , très impressionnant performance , en réalité , le Rafale doit être le seul avion sans le décollage vertical ou une poussée vectorisée qui puisse faire ça ! il détient qu'en même plusieurs records dans sa catégorie , ce passage lent !! le fait que pour un avion de chasse , il emporte quasiment 100% de son poids à vide ( 9850 kg pour le Rafale C ) en armement 9500 kg , j'ai lu une fois qu'il avait été testé à 25500 kg au lieu des 24500 kg maximum , pourquoi , justement pour garder une certaine tolérance , comme les pilotes d'essais poussent toujours les aviaons jusqu'au décrochage pour connaitre les limites ) il emporte pratiquement 150 % de son poids à vide en armement et carburant , toujours pour un avion de la classe des 10 tonnes !! il est actuellement , le seul avion dans le monde a atteindre 11G lors d'une démonstration , on pouvait lire sur l'écran , 10,4G énorme !!! il faut savoir qu'un homme entrainé et en bonne santé peut s'évanouir à 13G !! un journaliste Indien qui était monté dans un Rafale B à Istres a presque perdu connaissance un instant vers 7 ou 8G alors que le pilote ( De Néchin , un nom comme ça se portait bien LOL ) il est un des seuls qui peut se poser à 100 noeuds ( pour un bi réacteur de la classe des 10 tonnes et sans la capacité de décollage ou posé vertical comme le F35 ou le Harrier !! ) et il est le seul avec le F22 a posséder une double furtivité , passive , certes inférieur à celle d'un F22 ou F35 mais elle existe , 0,06 M2 pour la furtivité passive et il a la capacité d'analyser la fréquence radio du radar ennemi et de la renvoyer déphasée ! les antennes se trouvent dans les ailes près de l'emplanture de chaque aile , avec SPECTRA et le RBE2 AESA !
@@bertrandthomasflylover2306 je sais tout ça , je passe mon temps à lire des documents , je bouffe un portable tout les 3 ans !! le dernier , c'est le disque dur qui a cramé !! dés que je me lève , j'allume le portable , et je l'éteins avant d'aller au lit ! il reste allumé entre 16 heures et 17 heures par jour !
@@bertrandthomasflylover2306 je suis même tombé sur un document du Pentagone sur le F35 et le F22 , ils ne l'admettront jamais devant le public , mais ces deux avions n'ont même pas le droit à être reconnu comme des avions de 5eme générations , le Pentagone demande avant tout 7 caractéristiques pour être de 5eme génération : multi rôle , furtif , vol à haute altitude , super croisière , super manoeuvrabilité , fusion des données et échanges de données : le F22 et le F35 n'ont jamais été conçu comme des multi rôle , je ne sais pas quand ils sont devenus multi rôle mais ça c'est fait frauduleusement , le F22 est un pur avion de supériorité aérienne , et le F35 , un bombardier furtif pour de la pénétration dans le ciel de l'ennemi ! mais le f35 ne posséde pas de super croisière , il atteint difficilement mach 1,5 à grand renfort de kérozéne , sinon , c'est mach 1,4 ( et non mach 1,6 , grosse plaisanterie américaine !! ) le F35 n'est pas un bon avion en combat tournoyant , il est peu manoeuvrant , aux usa , un vieux F16 la purement ridiculiser ! et le F22 a été longtemps après équipé de la liaison 16 car sa transmission des données par son surpuissant radar n'était pas compatible avec les autres avions de l'OTAN !! et franchement , son système informatique est aux antipodes des capacités de SPECTRA en terme de la fusion des données , le langage informatique du F22 à plus de 30 ans , ADA inventé par un informaticien Français ! c'est pas le système le plus performant au monde !! donc 6 sur 7 pour le F22 et 4 sur 7 pour le F35 , ils ne remplissent pas les conditions qu'impose le Pentagone pour être de 5eme génération !! LOL le plus drôle , la rafale remplit toutes les cases lui , mais il est de seulement 4eme génération ++ ! autre ineptie , le HAL TEJAS , avion low cost Indien est lui aussi 4++ , alors qu'il est loin d'être au niveau du Rafale LOL !! même un Mirage 2000 fait nettement mieux que ce petit avion bas de gamme !!
Absolutely brilliant ... the flying as well as the filming! 😀
Glad you enjoyed it
Impressionnant ! Et le pilote est fantastique. On imagine pas qu'un avion puisse évoluer avec autant de prouesses.
Nice knife edge on the dive... that pilot got some Skillz..... Fantastic footage as always Elwyn.
this aircraft is just incredible....the best ever according to me.
I heard that the French were planning to add an even more powerful engine to it... I dare not imagine what it will be able to do with it!
awesome display and incredible camera work.
Cheers 😊
Awasose french rafale, the best !!!
Dassault....80 years of beautiful planes.
Amazing pilot
sensational footage again Mr R, what a machine too !! rarely see the Rafale C outside of a video game :D
Fantastic coverage. Thank you.
Wowza !!! Amazing display !!! Agree with previous comment. Great plane, filming incredible pilot. Thanks for your efforts!
Thank you for a wonderful production. Wow, that pilot is so talented and amaizing.........................
Glad you enjoyed it!
Beautiful Plane! 🎉
It sure is!
Bravo Le Dassault....
best of the day in my opinion that guy really pushed that rafale to the max
Amazing, immacuate & sumptuous footage from ElwynR here as always, massive thanks 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Many thanks!😁
This aircraft is so agile, no wonder it took down an F-22 raptor !
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This is amazing.....I've been to RIAT lots of times and I'd love to see this aircraft do a display with external fuel and full weapons load out.....as with Gripen, Eurofighter, F16 and F15EX!!! What a display and competition that would give!
Was at RAIT yesterday and it was one of the outstanding displays I watched. Awesome
Brilliant Elwyn. Glad you are there. Never lost him once. Mick
It was tough going ☺️
Very hard to keep up , but great shot and great video ! 👍 . Thanks from France 😉
Thank you for watching 😊
I was at Farnborough it the later 90,s
And saw the Rafale display. I shall always remember it. I was so disappointed that all BAE could display was a wooden model of Eurofighter. At that show. Rafale display still makes Eurofighter/Typhoon look wooden.
Great display as always from Rafales. Very dynamic! I just wish Typhoons did similarly exciting displays but unfortunately they are often a bit stodgy. I may have to take my words back as I'm about to watch the Typhoon at RIAT 23. Great footage as always Elwyn!
Cheers, I know what you mean though
Typhoon is designed to excel more 40+ thousand feet.
Thought the Rafale and the latest Grippen were the most agile. Rained on Sunday when the F16 flew and missed it running for cover.
This one is the ideal fighters for My country Argentina we have expiriance with Superetendar Mirage and exocet Dassault Family Avant le Rafale Merci
Absolutely brilliant ❤❤❤
Great shots. Very well done and a fantastic display.
Glad you enjoyed it👌
Awesome. Excellent footage.
Thank you very much!
Best Pilot, very nice.