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Revision as of 16:19, 7 September 2010

Eurofighter Typhoon
Typhoon.jpg
Type Multirole fighter
Author(s) Detlef Faber, Maverick Alex, Almursi, Algernon
FDM YASim
--aircraft= typhoon
Status Unknown
Download Download the Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft package for the current stable release (2020.3).

The Eurofighter Typhoon is a twin-engine canard-delta wing multirole aircraft. It is being designed and built by a consortium of three separate partner companies: Alenia Aeronautica, BAE Systems, and EADS working through a holding company Eurofighter GmbH which was formed in 1986. The project is managed by NETMA (NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency) which acts as the prime customer. The Eurofighter Typhoon entered service in 2003. [1]

Please note: some features do not work with FlightGear versions older than 1.9.

This aircraft is still under development, currently being undertaken by Almursi and Algernon. Both are contactable via the FlightGear Forums, where there is also a Typhoon thread. Please contact them there if you have any contributions to make to the aircraft project.

Flying the Eurofighter

It should be noted that the current release of the Eurofighter Typhoon has an FDM which replicates the capabilities of the airframe to a realistic degree. What isn't yet included is the automated flight management system which computes the optimum surface positions based on pilot input and flies within safe limits for the aircraft, and more importantly, the pilot. The aircraft is capable of extremely high-G manoeuvres and pilots are advices to proceed with caution.

Features Under Development

The Eurofighter Typhoon is an advanced 4.5th generation multirole fighter, and as such is fitted with state-of-the-art flight and warfare technology. It features advanced (for FG) communication capabilities,

See Also

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