French Rafale fighter jets operate with USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) 4K

[@christianlebordelais]

Belles prises de nos Rafales, Merci à vous.

[@dirtyoldcrow6506]

enjoy the french touch on US carrier deck

[@carlosenriquecrousillat2483]

Vive La France, vive les etats unis, vive la Liberte !!!

[@jaydeister9305]

"i didn't know that French jets trapped on us carriers"

[@SVSky]

Yep, happens often

[@happyslappy5203]

MEDITERRANEAN SEA July 23, 2007 - A French Rafale M combat aircraft from the French nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles De Gaulle lands on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65).

[@sebc8938]

The french carrier is equipped with an american catapults and trap system, thus the plane is globally compatible with american carriers. The first french carriers after WWII were loaned old american carriers thus technology and practice are the same. Developping such equipments for a few carrier is not worth the money.

[@jaydeister9305]

@@sebc8938 okay, so that makes sense. It might be metric, or it might be english by design measurements (but cad drawing in metric is much easier), so that might be a factor, since europe is probably all metric. (a good starting point, catapults are expensive hobbies!).

[@zetay-loul8824]

@@jaydeister9305 future French Aircraft will be equipped with American electromagnetic catapults