As development of the Rafale continues at full pace, we felt it was time to show the aircraft in a more complete and realistic flight context.
Until now, most previews have focused on specific features or visual details. This time, we are taking you through a typical autonomous startup sequence, from a cold aircraft to a ready-to-fly machine.
In this video, you will see several systems and procedures in action, including APU and engine startup, inertial navigation system alignment, flight control system checks, avionics initialization, and more.
This sequence gives a better sense of the level of precision and depth we have put into the reproduction of the aircraft’s systems, including the electrical and hydraulic systems. Many of these elements interact throughout the startup procedure, and this is the first time we are showing them working together in such a complete context.
It is also a great opportunity to hear more of the custom sound package specially crafted by Echo19, designed to give the aircraft a distinctive and immersive sound environment.
The project has reached an important stage, and we are doing everything we can to aim for a public release during the summer. Several major areas of the aircraft are now considered complete, pending final testing and refinement, including the 3D model, textures, flight model, fly-by-wire system, and performance tuning.
The remaining work is focused on the depth of the onboard systems and avionics. We are currently fine-tuning the autopilot and its various modes, implementing flight plan management, and adding the last remaining pages to the lateral displays.
Many other innovative features are still to be revealed, and we look forward to sharing more about them soon.
We hope this video makes the wait a little easier.
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