Eurofighter Typhoon Facts for Kids

A German Typhoon

The Eurofighter Typhoon is a jet fighter aircraft made by EADS, BAE Systems and Alenia Aeronautica with Eurofighter GmbH. It first flew in 1994 and was introduced in 2003. It uses canards, which makes it agile. and a delta wing. It is called the "Eurofighter" because it was made by European countries, Italy, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Spain.

The countries that designed the Typhoon use it. Austria and Saudi Arabia have also ordered it.

Specification

The Typhoon is 11 meters (36 feet) wide, 15 meters (49 feet) long, and 5.3 metres (17 ft) tall. It is 9,750 kilograms (21,494 lb) with nothing in it, and can weigh up to 21,000 kilograms (46,300 lb) with things in it. It has two EJ200 engines, which can each make 20,000 pounds (9,072 kilograms) of thrust, and can go 2,125 kilometres per hour (1,320 mph). It carries a 27mm Mauser cannon, and several missiles and bombs.

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British Aerospace EAP ZF534 (for "Experimental Aircraft Programme") at the Farnborough Air Show, 1986
RAF Typhoon FGR4 ZK356 shows its delta wing, July 2016.
Close-up view of RAF Typhoon F2 ZJ910, showing the deflected canard control surface immediately below the pilot
EJ200 TVC prototype
AMK Leading Edge Root Extension
S-duct-like air intake conceals engine fans, a major source of radar wave reflection
MHDDs and pedestal panel with centre stick in the Typhoon cockpit
Helmet Mounted Symbology System (HMSS)
CAPTOR-E demonstrator
PIRATE IRST
EJ200 engine on display at Paris Air Show 2013
The aircraft's turbofan engine (front)
German Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon 31+17 during takeoff, July 2010
Bottom view of a Spanish Eurofighter showing the armament
The Eurofighter Typhoon has 13 hardpoints for carrying armament
Austrian Air Force Eurofighter 7L-WA in flight to Zeltweg Air Base, July 2007
Luftwaffe Eurofighter 30+25 departing RIAT, July 2019
Typhoon T1 ZJ800 of No. XVII (R) Squadron at RAF Waddington, June 2004. This was the first RAF full production aircraft to fly.
A QRA Typhoon F2 (ZJ932) of No. XI (F) Squadron escorting a Russian Tupolev Tu-95 aircraft over the North Atlantic Ocean, August 2008
Typhoon FGR4 ZK439 on approach to RAF Marham, May 2020. This was the penultimate Typhoon to be delivered to the RAF.
RSAF Typhoon 1007 on a delivery flight passing through Malta International Airport, December 2009
Spanish Eurofighter Tifón C.16-44 of 142 Escuadrón, May 2016
Eurofighter Typhoon operators in blue with orders in cyan
German ground crew mount an IRIS-T to a Eurofighter

Eurofighter Typhoon facts for kids

Specification

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