Eurofighter Typhoon Wallpapers

Fighter - Eurofighter Typhoon: The Eurofighter Typhoon is a twin-engine multi-role canard-delta strike fighter aircraft, designed and built by a consortium of European aerospace manufacturers, Eurofighter GmbH, formed in 1983. [br]After some delays full production is now underway and the aircraft has formally entered service with the Italian Air Force. An Initial Operational Capability is expected to be declared by Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom in 2006. Export sales as of December 2005 are Austria (18) and Saudi Arabia. [br]In the mid 1970s France, Germany and the UK initiated the European Combat Aircraft programme (ECA). In 1979, following differing requirements (particularly the French requirement for carrier compatibility,) British Aerospace (BAe) and Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm proposed the European Combat Fighter (ECF). The development of different national prototypes and continued differences over specification lead to cancellation of ECF programme in 1981. [br]As a result the Panavia partners (Germany, Italy and UK) launched the Agile Combat Aircraft (ACA) programme. Following the failure of Germany and Italy to fund development, the UK MoD payed £80m to BAe, to develop the European Aircraft Programme demonstrator (EAP). In 1983 Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Spain launched the Future European Fighter Aircraft (F/EFA) programme. The aircraft was to have Short Take Off and Landing (STOL) and Beyond Visual Range (BVR) capabilities. [br]In 1984 France reiterated its requirement for a carrier capable version and demanded a 50% workshare. Britain, Germany and Italy opted out and established a new EFA programme. The following year France offically withdrew from the project to pursue its own ACX project, what was to become the Dassault Rafale. [br]Also in 1985 the BAe EAP was rolled out at BAe Warton, by this time also funded by MBB and BAe itself. The EAP first flew in August 1986. The Eurofighter bears a strong resemblance to the EAP. Design work continued over the next five years using data from the EAP. Initial requirements were UK 250 aircraft, Germany 250, Italy 165, and Spain 100. The share of the production work was divided among the countries in proportion to their projected procurement - British Aerospace (33%), Daimler-Benz (33%), Aeritalia (21%), and Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA (CASA) (13%). [br]1986 also saw the establishment of the Munich based Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH to manage development of the project and EuroJet Turbo GmbH, the alliance of Rolls-Royce, MTU Aero Engines, FiatAvio (now Avio) and ITP for development of the EJ200. [br]The maiden flight of the Eurofighter prototype took place on March 27, 1994 (then just known as the Eurofighter EF 2000). Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm chief test pilot Peter Weger took the prototype on a test flight around Bavaria. The 1990s saw significant arguments over work share, the specification of the aircraft and even participation in the project. [br]When the final production contract was signed in 1997, the revised procurement totals were as follows: UK 232, Germany 180, Italy 121, and Spain 87. Production was again allotted according to procurement: British Aerospace (37%), DASA (29%), Aeritalia (19.5%), and CASA (14%). [br]The project has been named and renamed a number of times since its inception, having been known as EFA (European Fighter Aircraft), Eurofighter, EF2000 (Eurofighter 2000), and most recently Typhoon. [br]Specifications: EJ2000 Eurofighter Turbine [br]Crew: 1 or 2 [br]Length: 15.96 m (52 ft 5 in) [br]Wingspan: 10.95 m (35 ft 11 in) [br]Height: 5.28 m (17 ft 4 in) [br]Wing area: 50 m² (540 ft²) [br]Empty: 9,752 kg (21,500 lb) [br]Loaded: 15,550 kg (34,280 lb) [br]Maximum takeoff: 21,000 kg (46,300 lb) [br]Powerplant: 2 Eurojet EJ200 turbofans each rated at 60 kN (13,500 lbf) dry and 90 kN (20,200 lbf) in reheat [br]Maximum speed: [br]Mach 2.0+ — 2,390 km/h (1,480 mph) at altitude, Mach 1.2 at sea level [br]Without afterburning (supercruise): Mach 1.3 at altitude with typical air-to-air armament [br]Range: (all using 3 drop tanks): [br]Air Combat (10 minute loiter): 1389 km (860 miles) [br]Air Combat (3 hour CAP): 185 km [br]Ground attack (hi-lo-hi): 1389 km [br]Ground attack (lo-lo-lo): 601 km [br]Ferry: more than 3706 km (2,300 miles)

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