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|image =typhoon.jpg
|name = Eurofighter Typhoon
|type = Multirole fighter
|livery =
|fdm =YASim
|status =
|authors = Detlef Faber, Maverick Alex, Almursi, Algernon
|fgname = typhoon
|download = http://www.sol2500.net/flightgear/aircraft.html
}}[[File:Typhoon-cockpit-pano.jpg|270px|thumb|[[Howto: Make full spherical panorama|A full spherical panorama]] of the Eurofighter Typhoon cockpit]]
The '''Eurofighter Typhoon''' is a twin-engine canard-delta wing multirole [[aircraft]]. It is being designed and built by a partner consortium, Eurofighter GmbH, founded in 1986, made up of the major aerospace companies of the four Eurofighter partner nations: 21% [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alenia Alenia Aeronautica] (Italy), 33% [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAE_SYSTEMS BAE Systems] (UK), 13% [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EADS_CASA EADS-CASA] (Spain) and 33% [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DaimlerChrysler_Aerospace EADS-Deutschland] (Germany). Along with two other projects: Eurojet Turbo GmbH by Avio (Italy), ITP (Spain), MTU Aero Engines (Germany), and Rolls-Royce (UK), to develop the EJ200 engine for the new fighter aircraft; and Euroradar for Captor radar, comprised of EADS Defence Electronics (Germany), SELEX Galileo (UK and Italy) and INDRA (Spain). 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. <sup>[http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/ef2000/]</sup>
The '''Eurofighter Typhoon''' is a twin-engine canard-delta wing multirole [[aircraft]]. It is being designed and built by a partner consortium, Eurofighter GmbH, founded in 1986, made up of the major aerospace companies of the four Eurofighter partner nations: 21% [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alenia Alenia Aeronautica] (Italy), 33% [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAE_SYSTEMS BAE Systems] (UK), 13% [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EADS_CASA EADS-CASA] (Spain) and 33% [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DaimlerChrysler_Aerospace EADS-Deutschland] (Germany). Along with two other projects: Eurojet Turbo GmbH by Avio (Italy), ITP (Spain), MTU Aero Engines (Germany), and Rolls-Royce (UK), to develop the EJ200 engine for the new fighter aircraft; and Euroradar for Captor radar, comprised of EADS Defence Electronics (Germany), SELEX Galileo (UK and Italy) and INDRA (Spain). 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. <sup>[http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/ef2000/]</sup>


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* [http://www.eurofighter.com/ www.eurofighter.com] (Requires Adobe Flash)
* [http://www.eurofighter.com/ www.eurofighter.com] (Requires Adobe Flash)
* [http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/ef2000/ Eurofighter Typhoon] (airforce-technology.com)
* [http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/ef2000/ Eurofighter Typhoon] (airforce-technology.com)
[[Category:Canard aircraft]]
[[Category:Delta-wing aircraft]]
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