Eurofighter Typhoon || World's Most Advanced Fighter Jet || EPIC DOCS
Video from the channel EPIC DOCS about Eurofighter Typhoon, linked on its Above Ten Thousand entry. Duration: 4:10. Language: English. Video type: Documentary.
Short, emphatically toned explainer piece about the Eurofighter Typhoon. It covers its origin, design, avionics, weapons and operators.
According to the video, the programme started in 1983, when the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy and Spain decided to develop a new-generation fighter, giving rise to Eurofighter GmbH. Among its missions it cites NATO operations in Libya and strikes against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.
It highlights the delta wing with canards, the two engines and supercruise. Also the cockpit with three multifunction displays, a HUD and HOTAS controls, the Captor-E radar and the PIRATE infrared sensor. Among its weapons it mentions the AIM-120 AMRAAM, Meteor, Paveway IV, Brimstone and the 27 mm Mauser BK-27 cannon. It is operated, among others, by the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Spain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait.