Simviation Forum - A Nice Cup Of Typhoon...

Oct 19^th, 2011 at 5:23pm

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Indeed fellow screenshot enthusiasts! Good evening and welcome to yet another Todayshorse Presentation!

A little ditty ive been putting together over the past few days, a failing hard-drive does not make FS9 a happy bunny Roll Eyes

'EuroFighter Typhoon'

'The Eurofighter Typhoon is a twin-engine, canard-delta wing, multirole combat aircraft, designed and built by a consortium of three companies: EADS, Alenia Aeronautica and BAE Systems'

'The Typhoon is a highly agile aircraft at both supersonic and low speeds, achieved though having an intentionally relaxed stability design. It has a quadruplex digital fly-by-wire control system providing artificial stability, manual operation alone could not compensate for the inherent instability. The fly-by-wire system is described as "carefree", and prevents the pilot from exceeding the permitted manoeuvre envelope'

In 2004, United States Air Force Chief of Staff ~~General John P. Jumper~~ Capt. D. 'Striker' Metcalf said after flying the Eurofighter, "I have flown all the air force jets. None was as good as the Eurofighter.But ah couldnt get that there ah VC working..."

In 2005, a trainer Eurofighter T1 was reported to have had a chance encounter the previous year with two U.S. Air Force F-15Es over the Lake District in the north of England. The encounter became a mock dogfight with the Eurofighter allegedly emerging "victorious"

'The Typhoon is capable of supersonic cruise without using afterburners (referred to as supercruise). According to the official German Luftwaffe and Austrian Eurofighter website, the maximum speed possible without reheat is between Mach 1.2 and Mach 1.5.'

'On 9 August 2007, the UK's Ministry of Defence reported that No. XI Squadron of the RAF, which stood up as a Typhoon squadron on 29 March 2007, had taken delivery of its first two multi-role Typhoons. Two of XI Squadron's Typhoons were sent to intercept a Russian Tupolev Tu-95 approaching British airspace on 17 August 2007. The RAF Typhoons were declared combat ready in the air-to-ground role by 1 July 2008'

All info from wikipedia.
Many thanks for looking and comments welcomed - good or bad! Wink

Oh and the little bit of 'humour' is my own doing. No offense meant Grin

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Reply #1 - Oct 19^th, 2011 at 5:36pm

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Wow, beautiful shots Simon! Great bit of history/info, and I get the humor! hahaha

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Reply #2 - Oct 19^th, 2011 at 6:11pm

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Awesome shots. Cool

Had no idea the Typhoon was capable of supercruise.

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Reply #3 - Oct 19^th, 2011 at 7:14pm

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Awesome shots......great commentary as well Wink

"Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth and danced the skies on laughter silvered wings. Sunward I've climbed and joined the tumbling mirth of sun split clouds.....and done a hundred things you have never dreamed of.....wheeled and soared and swung high in the sunlit silence. Hovering there, I've chased the shouting wind along and flung my eager craft through footless halls of air.

Up, up the long, delerious, burning blue I've topped the wind swept heights with easy grace where never Lark, nor even Eagle flew. While with silent lifting of mind I've trod the high untrespassed sanctity of space, put out my hand and touched the face of god"

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Reply #4 - Oct 19^th, 2011 at 7:15pm

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Not bad for an aeroplane without two or three wings and no propeller... Wink

Well done on the shots and commentary... Wink

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

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Reply #5 - Oct 21^st, 2011 at 4:00am

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According to wikipedia, other 'nations' were not too chuffed about it being called 'Typhoon', and certainly most unimpressed when it was mooted to be called the 'Spitfire 2'.

Have to agree on that though, it would have been silly to have a 'spitfire 2' - i think we have one spitfire, and thats that thanks! Apart from the Triumph Spitfire (with its nasty Corvair like swing arm rear suspension!)

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Reply #6 - Oct 21^st, 2011 at 10:03am

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Wow superb shots and great info to go with them, thanks!

-Pierre-

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Reply #7 - Oct 21^st, 2011 at 10:53am

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That's awesome Grin

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Which eurofighter is that? Who made it? Does it work in fsx? Wink

Most people think that flying a plane is dangerous, except pilots because they know how easy it is.
Arguing with a pilot is like wrestling with a pig in the mud, after a while you begin to think the pig likes it.

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Reply #8 - Oct 21^st, 2011 at 2:07pm