| Manufacturer |
Eurofighter GmbH |
Gloster Aircraft Company |
| Description |
The Eurofighter Typhoon is a European multinational twin-engine, supersonic, canard delta wing, multirole fighter. |
A heavily modified Gloster Meteor F8 fighter, the "prone position/prone pilot" Meteor, was used by the Royal Air Force in 1954 and 1955 to evaluate the effects of acceleration/inertia-induced forces while flying in a prone position. |
| ICAO Code |
EUFI |
|
| First Flight |
1994-03-27 |
1954-02-10 |
| Entry Into service |
2003-08-04 |
|
| Designer |
Eurofighter GmbH |
Gloster Aircraft Company |
| Type |
|
Fighter Gloster Meteor F8 |
| Length (m) |
15.96 |
15.8496 |
| Height (m) |
5.28 |
3.9624 |
| Cockpit Crew |
1 |
2 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
2495 |
965.6064 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
16764 |
13106.4 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
315 |
35.56 |
| Armament |
1 × 27 mm Mauser BK-27 revolver cannon with 150 rounds; ; Paveway II/III/Enhanced Paveway series of laser-guided bombs (LGBs); 500-lb Paveway IV; Small Diameter Bomb (planned for P2E); Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM), work started in 2018; HOPE/HOSBO, in the future; Spice 250; Others:; Up to 3 × 1000L drop tanks for ferry flight or extended range/loitering time; Conformal fuel tanks on Tranch… |
|
| Endurance (h) |
3 |
|
| Max Mach (Mach) |
|
0.82 |
| National Origin |
Multinational |
|
| Number Built |
611 |
|
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Eurojet EJ200 afterburning turbofan engines |
2 × Rolls-Royce Derwent 8 centrifugal-flow turbojet engines |
| Primary Users |
Royal Air Force, German Air Force , Italian Air Force , Spanish Air and Space Force , See Operators below for others |
|
| Status |
In service |
|
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurofighter_Typhoon |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloster_Meteor_F8_%22Prone_Pilot%22 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
10.95 |
11.2776 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
51.2 |
32.5161 |
| Wake Category |
M |
|
| Aircraft Engine |
Eurojet EJ200 |
|
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |