Citat:The Royal Saudi Air Force’s Typhoon aircraft completed 10,000 flying hours recently, BAE Systems Saudi Arabia PR and communications director Monther M. Tayeb told Arab News.
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Citat:Flight Lieutenant Noel Rees is this year's Typhoon Display pilot. See his display from the cockpit when he entertained the crowds at the Royal International Air Tattoo at Fairford 2014.
The First Italian-Built Eurofighter Tranche 3 Takes to the Skies
Citat:The first Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 3 made by Partner Company Alenia Aermacchi has successfully completed its first flight. The aircraft performed "very well," according to Alenia Aermacchi test pilot Mario Mutti. The multi-role jet flew for about an hour. All flight controls were exercised with the systems and aircraft performing as expected, said Captain Mutti.
The aircraft is the 64th Eurofighter for the Italian Air Force and embodies a number of under the skin changes that effectively allow a full exploitation of the most advanced present and future capabilities of the platform and of its on-board systems and sensors.
Eurofighter Tranche 3 aircraft, with their 100s of modifications, changes and additions, represent a major achievement in the evolution of the world’s leading combat aircraft.
Citat:The key discriminators of the Captor-E are the very large antenna size and the repositioner which gives an extremely Wide Field of Regard (WFoR). The 200 degree field of regard is significantly larger than typical ‘fixed plate’ AESA radars giving Typhoon a significant tactical advantage in air combat and greater situational awareness. The larger antenna allows a greater number of TRMs (transmitter receiver modules) thus greater power and reception leading to earlier target detection and greater utility across the EW spectrum.