Eurofighter Typhoon facts for kids
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.
Images for kids
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Close-up view of RAF Typhoon F2 ZJ910, showing the deflected canard control surface immediately below the pilot
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EJ200 engine on display at Paris Air Show 2013
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Typhoon T1 ZJ800 of No. XVII (R) Squadron at RAF Waddington, June 2004. This was the first RAF full production aircraft to fly.
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A QRA Typhoon F2 (ZJ932) of No. XI (F) Squadron escorting a Russian Tupolev Tu-95 aircraft over the North Atlantic Ocean, August 2008
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Typhoon FGR4 ZK439 on approach to RAF Marham, May 2020. This was the penultimate Typhoon to be delivered to the RAF.
See also
In Spanish: Eurofighter Typhoon para niños