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The Eurofighter Typhoon is a European multinational twin-engine, supersonic, canard delta wing, multirole fighter. [3] [4] The Typhoon was designed originally as an air-superiority fighter [5] and is manufactured by a consortium of Airbus, BAE Systems and Leonardo that conducts the majority of the project through a joint holding company, Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH.
The Hawker Typhoon is a British single-seat fighter-bomber, produced by Hawker Aircraft.It was intended to be a medium-high altitude interceptor, as a replacement for the Hawker Hurricane, but several design problems were encountered and it never completely satisfied this requirement.
Typhoon T1As are Tranche 1, batch 2 two-seat trainers. There would not normally be a different designation for a different aircraft batch; however, the Batch 2 aircraft has a fuel system modification to fix a fuel gauge problem identified in the development aircraft fleet. [28] Typhoon F2 The F2 is the single-seat fighter variant.
30 January - NETMA and Eurofighter GmbH sign production and support contracts for 620 aircraft. September - "Typhoon" name adopted, announced as strictly for export contracts. There is some controversy as the last aircraft to bear the name was the Hawker Typhoon, a World War II aircraft. [2] 18 December - Tranche 1 contract signed. 1999
The List of Hawker Typhoon operators lists the countries and their air force units that have operated the aircraft: This transport-related list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items .
The typhoon, later dubbed Cobra, capsized three destroyers and heavily damaged three other destroyers, five aircraft carriers and a cruiser. Over 100 aircraft were lost, many having to bail out in ...
Parts of two other aircraft, a Hawker Tempest and a Typhoon IB, have been acquired by the HTPG for incorporating into RB396. [7] [8] The IB, EJ922, consisted of the cockpit section, and was gained in 2016. [9] [10] The Hawker Tempest, JN768, was previously being restored to airworthiness by Anglia Aircraft Restorations. The compatibility of the ...
A Tempest Mk. V flying overhead, marked with black and white stripes used for the easier identification of Hawker Typhoon and Tempest aircraft. These stripes, similar to the later Invasion stripes, were used until 20 April 1944. The Tempest was a single engine fighter aircraft that excelled at low-level flight.