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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.
Typhoon FGR4 Single-seat Block 5 or later aircraft (built or upgraded from F2) are known as Typhoon FGR4s. [32] [33] The new mark number represents the increased capabilities of the Block 5 aircraft (fighter/ground attack/reconnaissance). The FGR4 has from June 2008 achieved the required standard for multi-role operations. [34] Typhoon T3
Since the closure of RAF Leuchars in 2015, Lossiemouth is the only operational RAF station in Scotland and is one of two main operating bases for the Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 in the United Kingdom. It is home to four front-line fast jet units which operate the Typhoon: No. 1 Squadron , No. 2 Squadron , No. 6 Squadron and No. 9 Squadron .
A Eurofighter Typhoon from No. 3(F) Squadron takes off in 2008. Coningsby was the first airfield to receive the Phantoms, [10] the Tornado ADV [10] and was the first to receive its replacement, the Eurofighter Typhoon. Typhoon arrived in May 2005 with No. 17 Squadron, after the RAF first publicly displayed the aircraft at Coningsby in December ...
Typhoon Cobra. Typhoon Cobra, also known as the Typhoon of 1944 or Halsey's Typhoon (named after Admiral William Halsey Jr.), was the United States Navy designation for a powerful tropical cyclone that struck the United States Pacific Fleet in December 1944, during World War II. The storm sank three destroyers, killed 790 sailors, damaged 9 ...
On 2 October 2018, the first four of eight Typhoon FGR4 fighter jets II (Army Co-operation) Squadron travelled to RAFO Thumrait from their home base of RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland for Saif Sareea 3. This time, as part of 140 Expeditionary Air Wing (140 EAW), the Typhoons will be supported by an E-3D Sentry AEW1 , operated by 8 Squadron ...
September 4–5, 1965 – Hurricane Emily dissipated west of Baja California, spreading light rainfall across California of less than 1 in (25 mm). [ 3 ]: 132. August 30–31, 1967 – Hurricane Katrina produced rainfall across southern California as it traversed much of the Gulf of California, reaching over 2 in (51 mm).
The JMA divides the typhoon category into three categories, with a 10-minute maximum wind speed below 84 kn (43 m/s; 97 mph; 156 km/h) assigned for the (strong) typhoon category. A very strong typhoon has wind speeds between 85–104 kn (44–54 m/s; 98–120 mph; 157–193 km/h), while a violent typhoon has wind speeds of 105 kn (54 m/s; 121 ...