Eurofighter Typhoon

[STEED]

http://www.eurofighter.com/Default.asp?Flash=True

At long last we got a new combat aircraft for the UK

[TLAM Strike]

What do you need it for? The old Lighting F.8 can still give an F-16 one hell of a fight! :rotfl:

[STEED]

Hey I don't work for the M.O.D

[Kapitan]

During tests apparently the Eurofighter ran rings around the F22 dont know if its true or not.

Also during the farnborogh airshow a few years ago, the americans sent over a F117 night hawk, only thing was a rapier missile system had radar contact with it 100 miles from the british coast line so they turned it around and with drew it from the show.

[Sea Demon]

Originally Posted by Kapitain

During tests apparently the Eurofighter ran rings around the F22 dont know if its true or not.

Also during the farnborogh airshow a few years ago, the americans sent over a F117 night hawk, only thing was a rapier missile system had radar contact with it 100 miles from the british coast line so they turned it around and with drew it from the show.

The Eurofighters went up against F-15E's which are more suited to pounding mud.

The second one is a bogus story.

[Kapitan]

So why did they suddenly turn the aircraft around?

Why was it published in alot of major papers front page?

When i get onto the BBC CNN FOX ABC news sites il search and find it because i do remember reading it.

"Stealth jet found" was the sun's heading" i remember that clear as day because i was on the floor laughing my guts out for a week.

[TLAM Strike]

Originally Posted by Kapitain

So why did they suddenly turn the aircraft around?

Why was it published in alot of major papers front page?

When i get onto the BBC CNN FOX ABC news sites il search and find it because i do remember reading it.

"Stealth jet found" was the sun's heading" i remember that clear as day because i was on the floor laughing my guts out for a week.

Maybe it had mechanical troubles. Stuff breaks even American stuff. (at least we got steath aircraft :P ) It just takes one paper to put 1 and 1 together and get 27 then every other media outlet jumps on it. Plus the F-117 probably had its IFF transponder on and that’s what the Rapier site probably picked up

[Kapitan]

If it had machanical troubles International air safety (which includes millatery aircraft in peacetime) to land at any friendly millatery airport that is the closest.

Why would that jet come 3,000 miles get a fault and fly back with it another 3,000 miles? plain stupidity.

[Godalmighty83]

a stealth aircraft (i forget wether it was bomber or fighter) was tracked by a airport controller some years ago coming into an air show, the americans got huffy about it and did turn the plane around.

this is true, but the details have been altered often.


happened quite a few years ago now might well have been pre 2000, my memory is not as good as it used to be.

[Sea Demon]

Originally Posted by Godalmighty83

a stealth aircraft (i forget wether it was bomber or fighter) was tracked by a airport controller some years ago coming into an air show, the americans got huffy about it and did turn the plane around.

this is true, but the details have been altered often.


happened quite a few years ago now might well have been pre 2000, my memory is not as good as it used to be.

Guys, guys, guys. What am I going to do with you. You guys crack me up. Stealth aircraft will not approach an airshow where lots of aircraft are flying around without a transponder operating. That would be hazardous and against USAF SOP. When flying in congested airspace, you want to be visible. There is a way for the F-117 to open up some slats to make it less stealthy when being controlled by ATC. I was in the USAF and know people. This story is totally bogus. Plus the aircraft is actually stationed at another base in the UK, that's where it was going. Operating as a stealth aircraft in full configuration, they wouldn't be able to detect it unless real close. I'm talking less than 1.5 - 2 Km.

American stealth works real well. Ain't it a wonder why the UK is so hell bent on getting access to American Stealth Technology? They sure got their knickers in a wad because America isn't turning over the tech. Sounds to me like the military leaders in the UK seem to think it's worth the money. My advice to you, don't believe all the BS you read on the Internet.

P.S. About your other story. Right now the F-22 is routinely fighting and killing 10 F-15C's simultaneously in one sortie. I don't think Eurofighter is going to be flying rings around it anytime soon. Those were the heavy ground-pounding F-15E's that the Eurofighter flew against. I don't think F-22 would have any difficulties against Eurofighter whatsoever.

[Kapitan]

Never heard of an airshow 100 miles out to see have you godalmighty?

[Sea Demon]

Originally Posted by Kapitain

Never heard of an airshow 100 miles out to see have you godalmighty?

Controlled airspace and jet routes extend much further out than 100 miles. I mean where did you get your story???.....the Sun was it?????

[Rotary Crewman]

Not saying its the best thing since sliced bread and will run rings round F-22s, but the pilots i have spoken to have been amazed by the Typhoon. They used to say the Hawk was the best thing to fly, but now its this.

Seeing as we're the best in the world at doing a great deal with not alot of fancy kit, this can only be good for the Royal Air Force.

[Kapitan]

@ seademon

NAT tracs (nort atlantic tracks) are way north infact they are between the tip of wales and the tip of iceland that is where all north atlantic jets cross, they are between them two points.

To fly to spain on must first pass over bordeuxto fly that the pilots will fly over pourtsmouth which is far from the coast line at lands end.

Western approaches are used only by millatry aircraft as they regularly exercise there, and this is the route the F117 will have to have taken to enter British airspace.

Read up on it.

International rules state no twin engine jet can be more than 2 hours from a airport.

Aircraft must also follw designated waypoints along a set route known by both pilot and ATC.

[micky1up]

reguardless of airshow or not the plane was not on a military operation therefore has to have a transponder operating to be visable to the air traffic contollers of every country and airport where ever in the world that just the rules