Eurofighter Typhoon – Europe’s Ultimate Multirole Fighter Jet | AERO AUTO DEFENCE
Video from the channel AERO AUTO DEFENCE about Eurofighter Typhoon, linked on its Above Ten Thousand entry. Duration: 5:10. Language: English. Video type: Documentary.
What it's about
An explainer piece on the Eurofighter Typhoon covering its design, engines, avionics, weapons and operating countries, narrated over footage of the aircraft.
Historical context
The video presents the Typhoon as the result of cooperation between the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy and Spain to obtain a multirole fighter capable of acting in both air combat and ground-attack roles. It is operated by the Royal Air Force, the Luftwaffe, the Aeronautica Militare and the Ejército del Aire, and outside Europe by Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait. It mentions its use in patrols over Libya, Iraq and Syria and its continued service while the next-generation Tempest and FCAS programmes are developed.
Key facts
It has a delta wing with canards, a structure made mostly of composite materials, and two Eurojet EJ200 afterburning turbofans, each delivering around 20,000 pounds of thrust according to the narration, which let it exceed Mach 2. The video cites a ceiling of 55,000 feet and a combat radius of close to 1,400 km, depending on configuration. The cockpit features glass displays and HOTAS controls. The Captor radar is being replaced by the AESA Captor-E version, supported by an infrared search-and-track system and a defensive-aids subsystem. Among the weapons it names the AIM-120 AMRAAM and Meteor missiles, Paveway bombs, Brimstone missiles and the 27 mm Mauser BK27 cannon.