charlielima223 wrote:I would believe that in a slick/clean profile, the lighter weight Typhoon would be able to get its nose around that corner faster. However the Raptor's TVC is able to point its nose much more aggressively. In that set up it would be like Viper vs Hornet type of close encounter. My bias would push me towards the Raptor (in both BVR and WVR) but that doesn't mean the Typhoon wont give the Raptor a run for its money from time to time.
As Roger Cruickshank mentioned in an interview: "always remember that we are not fighting the aircraft but the pilot"
https://hushkit.net/2018/01/16/intervie ... ter-pilot/I'm sure a clean Eurofighter can challenge the F-22 in WVR (it would be insane if it couldn't, considering all the stuff F-22 carries along, always) and it might be a bit similar to the Hornet vs Viper scenario indeed, with the exception of EF2K having no meaningful thrust advantage, unlike the viper.
Now, if the F-22 pilot would get to decide, where and when he wants to merge ... not a chance for the EF2K
