Eurofighter / BAe Typhoon

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Contents

Type Description

• EAP
• The EAP (Experimental Aircraft Programme) was a technology demonstrator aircraft developed as a private venture to research technologies to be used for a future European combat aircraft, and eventually formed the basis for the multinational Eurofighter Typhoon. Structurally, it comprised three major fuselage structures; front, centre and rear. The front fuselage contained many innovative structures in Carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer composites and aluminium-lithium alloy, while the centre and rear fuselage structures were conventional. The right hand wing assembly, manufactured at BAe's Samlesbury plant, was a co-bonded carbon fibre composite assembly, proving new tooling and manufacturing techniques which were put to good use later on the Eurofighter programme. The left hand wing assembly was manufactured at the Corso Marche facility of Aeritalia in Turin. The foreplanes were manufactured in carbon composite at Preston/Samlesbury; detail design and manufacture of the windscreen and canopy assemblies was done by Aerostructures Hamble, in Southampton. To reduce costs, the rear fuselage and tailfin of a Tornado was used as the basis of the unit that was eventually fitted to the EAP prototype. The aircraft was fitted with a variety of advanced electronic equipment, including three CRT displays and a Head-up display. The flight controls were Hands On Throttle-And-Stick (HOTAS)-compatible and incorporated a departure prevention system. Two Turbo-Union RB199-104 afterburning turbofans

• Eurofighter/
  Typhoon
• European multinational twin-engine, canard delta wing, designed originally as an air-superiority fighter, produced as both a single and two seat aircraft, the two-seat variant served primarily as a trainer for incoming Typhoon pilots. Block incremental upgrades have changed the aircraft into a fully multirole fighter. The aircraft is constructed of carbon-fibre composites, glass-reinforced plastic, aluminium lithium, titanium and aluminium casting. Stealth technology features include low frontal radar cross-section, passive sensors and supercruise ability. The foreplane/delta configuration is intentionally aerodynamically unstable which provides a high level of agility (particularly at supersonic speeds), low drag and enhanced lift. The pilot controls the aircraft through a computerised digital fly-by-wire system which provides artificial stabilisation and gust elevation to give good control characteristics throughout the flight envelope.The fly-by-wire system is described as "carefree", and prevents the pilot from exceeding the permitted manoeuvre envelope. Roll control is primarily achieved by use of the ailerons. Pitch control is by operation of the canards and ailerons, because the canards disturb airflow to inner elevons. The yaw control is done by a large, single rudder.
  The pilot’s control system is a voice throttle and stick system (VTAS). The stick and throttle tops house 24 fingertip controls for sensor and weapon control, defence aids management, and inflight handling. The direct voice input allows the pilot to carry out mode selection and data entry procedures using voice command. The quadruplex fly-by-wire flight control system has an automatic low-speed recovery system (ALSR) which provides the pilot with visual and audio low speed warning and will, if necessary, automatically take control of the aircraft and return to safe flight. The aircraft features an internally mounted Mauser BK-27 cannon and has 13 hard points for weapon carriage, four under each wing and five under the fuselage. An armament control system (ACS) manages weapons selection and firing and monitors weapon status. Praetorian, the aircraft’s defensive aids sub-system is accommodated within the aircraft structure and integrated with the avionics system. Early aircraft are equipped with a CAPTOR (ECR 90) multimode X-band pulse Doppler radar, developed by the Euroradar consortium. Two Eurojet EJ200 afterburning turbofan engines,13,000 lbf thrust each dry, 20,000 lbf with afterburner, giving ‘supercruise’ capability, which enables high-speed flight at sustained speeds of over Mach 1 without the use of afterburner.

Eurofighter Specification
Span	Length	Height	Wing Area	Empty Wt	Max AUW	Cruise Speed	Maximum Speed	Range	Service Ceiling
35 ft 11 in	52 ft 4 in	17 ft 4 in	551 sq ft	24251 lb	35274 lb		1320 mph/ 1147 kn	1800 mi	65000 ft
10.95 m	15.95 m	5.28 m	51.19 m2	11000 kg	16000 kg		2124 km/h	2897 km	19812 m

Production Standards

Customer Designations

• Typhoon T1
• RAF 2-seat aircraft to Block 1/1B standard.

• Typhoon T1A
• RAF 2-seat aircraft to Block 2/2B standard.

• Typhoon T3
• RAF 2-seat aircraft to Block 5 standard.

• Typhoon F2
• RAF air-superiority fighter, Block 2/2B standard.

• Typhoon FGR4
• RAF multi-role fighter, Block 5 and above standard.

• Typhoon
• UK built export single seat aircraft, all block standards.

• Typhoon T
• UK built export 2-seat aircraft, all block standards.

• EF2000
• Geman and Spanish Ejército del Aire Luftwaffe single seat aircraft, all block standards.

• EF2000(T)
• Geman Luftwaffe and Spanish Ejército del Aire 2-seat aircraft, all block standards.

• F-2000A
• Italian Aeronautica Militare single seat aircraft, all block standards.

• TF-2000A
• Italian Aeronautica Militare 2-seat aircraft, all block standards.

Production Tables Index

EAP
EF2000/Typhoon Prototypes and Pre Production
Aircraft Delivered to UK.
Aircraft Delivered to Germany
Aircraft Delivered to Italy
Aircraft Delivered to Spain
Exports

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Production Summary

Notes

1. The Eurofighter is a multinational programme, managed by the Eurofighter GmbH consortium, owned by Leonardo, BAE Systems and Airbus Defense & Space. On the government side, the programme is managed by the NATO Eurofighter & Tornado Management Agency (NETMA), which was set up to meet the procurement needs of the air forces from the four participating countries: Italy, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Spain.
   The Eurofighter Typhoon is unique in modern combat aircraft in that there are four separate assembly lines. Each partner company assembles its own national aircraft, but builds the same parts for all aircraft (including exports); Premium AEROTEC, a wholly owned Airbus subsidiary (main centre fuselage), Airbus Spain (right wing, leading edge slats), BAE Systems (front fuselage (including foreplanes), canopy, dorsal spine, tail fin, inboard flaperons, rear fuselage section) and Leonardo (left wing, outboard flaperons, rear fuselage sections).
   Final assembly:
   • Germany - European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) (later Airbus Military), Manching.
   • Italy - Alenia (later Finmeccanica/Alenia Aermacchi, then Leonardo), Turin.
   • Spain - EADS/CASA (later Airbus Military), Getafe.
   • UK - BAE Systems, Warton.

Production References

1. https://www.scramble.nl/military-news/first-eurofighter-typhoons-for-kuwait-delivered
2. http://www.ukserials.com/
3. http://www.targetlock.org.uk/typhoon/production_uk.html
4. https://www.targeta.co.uk/list_typhoon.htm
5. https://www.fast-air.co.uk/uk-typhoon-fleet-by-block/
6. https://www.fast-air.co.uk/typhoon-block-tranche-summary/
7. http://fotoseurofighter.blogspot.com/2012/05/tabla-resumen.html
8. https://www.airport-data.com/manuf/Eurofighter.html

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