In passing: this made me chuckle.
Rafali ? is that latin plural of Rafale ?
Yes it is. This is an artifact of the semi-Google-translation made by topwar.ru team for this
article, originally written in Russian. But can't blame them on this, since my English sucks too.
I made this quick graphic and posted it in the Vikrant thread
Basically using public information on guesses on the Vikrant's elevator dimensions and the dimensions of the Hornet and Rafale
you can see the Rafale fits almost exactly within the Vikrants elevator (left). The right image is to get the Rafale to the correct scale.. however HK or some one pointed that the total length includes the tail, so if true, then the Rafale has more space on the elevator.
EIther way, the Rafale fits in the elevator without needing folded wings.
The Super hornet on the other hand, needs to use its folded wings to fit, and its nose will be sticking out. Not a problem for the Vikrant as the elevators are on the edge of the carrier.
But if these will also replace the MiG-29Ks on the Vikramaditya.. not sure how that would work. It has two elevators. I've read that one is 18.8 x 9.9 and the other elevator is 18.8 8.6.. meaning both aircraft can fit length wise, but neither will fit width wise. Especially the smaller elevator
(Ive noticed since making this pic, its been copied and pasted around various indian blogs)
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as for F-35. using those elevator numbers (again not sure if accurate).
F-35B could fit in the Vikrant elevators, but not the Vikramaditya
F-35C could fit in both with its wings folded. But only using one of Vikramaditya's lifts.