Eurofighter Typhoon | Best of Aviation Documentary

Описание

The Eurofighter Typhoon is a highly capable fourth plus generation multirole fighter with exceptional performance, advanced avionics, and superior maneuverability. The product of lessons learned from the Cold War, the Typhoon is the result of an extended collaboration between Germany, Spain, Italy, and the UK.
Notable features include canards, a delta wing, dual engines with a split intake under the belly, and an extensive amount of hardpoints for mounting weapons.

Let’s take a look at some specifications for the Eurofighter Typhoon:

Specifications
Length: 15.96 m (52 ft 4 in)
Height: 5.28 m (17 ft 4 in)
Wingspan: 10.95 m (35 ft 11 in)
Maximum speed: 2,495 km/h (1,550 mph) / Mach 2.0+
Empty weight: 11,000 kg (24,251 lb)
Max. takeoff weight: 23,500 kg (51,809 lb)

Engine Thrust Class
Each EuroJet EJ200
60 kN (13,000 lbf) thrust dry,
90 kN (20,000 lbf) with afterburner

The Eurofighter is currently in operation by the following countries:
Germany’s Luftwaffe,
The United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force
Spain’s EJERCITO DEL AIRE
Italy’s AERONAUTICA MILITARE
Austria’s LUFTSTREITKRÄFTE
Saudi Arabia’s Royal Saudi Air Force,

Future operators include:
Oman’s Royal Air Force
Kuwait’s Air Force,
And
Qatar’s Air Force.

To date, over 550 Eurofighters have been delivered

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Credits/Attributions:
"The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement.”

Music from https://filmmusic.io "Hiding Your Reality" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Mauser 27mm Cannon Photo:
Petr Kadlec / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)

Eurofighter Luftwaffe Photo:
Tim Felce / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)

Eurofighter hardpoints Photo:
Ronnie Macdonald from Chelmsford, United Kingdom / CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)

Eurofighter Helmet Photo:
Photo: SAC Richard Dudley/MOD / OGL v1.0 (http://NationalArchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/1/)

Meteor Missile:
https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/the-meteor-missile-a-guide/

Eurofighter Cockpit photo:
Photo: Sgt Pete Mobbs/MOD / OGL v1.0 (http://NationalArchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/1/)

Captor Radar Photo:
Jon Lake from https://www.monch.com/mpg/news/ew-c4i-channel/4578-ef-radar.html

Technology Demonstrator:
Mean as custard / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)

EJ 200 Engine Photo:
Julian Herzog / CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)

Eurofighter Intakes Photo:
Valder137 / CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)


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