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The '''Eurofighter Typhoon''' is a twin-engine canard-delta wing multirole [[aircraft]]. It is being designed and built by a consortium of | 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> | ||
'''Please note:''' some features do not work with FlightGear versions older than 1.9. | '''Please note:''' some features do not work with FlightGear versions older than 1.9. | ||
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==Flying the Eurofighter== | ==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 advised to proceed with caution intitally. | 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 advised to proceed with caution intitally (fortunately solved in the latest version of the FDM). | ||
==Features Under Development== | ==Features Under Development== | ||