The Eurofighter Typhoon: Any Aircraft, Any Mission

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[texasranger]

Although only getting called generation 4.5, the Typhoon is a great example of what a 5th generation fighter would look like if stealth wasn't an issue and you only cared about brute force and turning fights.

[TheEvertw]

"The center of gravity shifts backwards"
No, that is the center of pressure. The center of gravity couldn't care less whether the plane flies above or below the speed of sound.

[SouthDunedain]

I recently went to an air show which saw displays from a Eurofighter Typhoon, an F-16, and a Rafale. While all three were mindblowingly loud, the Eurofighter was noticeably the least loud. And then an F-35 briefly turned up and demonstrated its hover functionality… which proved to be, by far, the loudest noise I’ve ever heard!

[MrSpudz]

This jet has a special place in my heart since when i was young my father made some of the software for it :)

[adriaandeleeuw]

I live in Darwin Australia, and we get many different Military aircraft, just the other day I saw my first Typhoon. B1 Bombers B52's even B2's, seen on regular basis. F15s well basically every aircraft in the US inventory but the F117 and the A10, I have even seen Airforce1. We get to see Mig29's and recently the Japanese J2 for the first time. With a huge Military bombing range. that the sound barrier can be broken over. Currently we have the Pitch Black air exercise in progress.

[martinlutz]

Love the Eurofighter, though I would have expected the video to be a little more in-depth about the development process. For example France dropping out of the program to develop the Rafale jet or the fact that the Eurofighter originally was supposed to be launched in 1990.

[Happymali]

The last time Eurofighters made the news in Germany was a few weeks ago when a private jet meant to land in Cologne became unresponsive and proceeded across Germany into the baltic sea's airspace (and later into the baltic sea), the German airforce sent two Eurofighters from Rostock to examine and attempt to contact the "ghost plane".

[Rawkus]

Cheaper to run per hour than some soccer players in England.

[memoryfoam]

One of my teachers at college is an ex-RAF engineer, and he sings this thing’s praise constantly. He has fond memories of it melting runways in Kosovo and Afghanistan.

[StoutProper]

As someone who has worked in jet engine maintenance for 30 years, I can safely say they are the best and easiest engines to work on in i have come across, in battlefield conditions this aircraft would be back in the air quicker than any other hands down. The f35 on the other hand requires over 10 hours of maintenance per hour of flight, and there are currently over 200 mothballed because the maintenance issues in them are too huge

[johnburnett]

Love the Typhoon, spent 19 years building and developing sub systems of the Captor radar in Edinburgh. the improvements in the M-scan system over the years were amazing, the new AESA upgrade is a leap forward.

[AC_]

The Typhoon is impressive. While in Kuwait, the Italian AF would basically give an impromptu airshow demonstration whenever they took off. Absolutely ridiculous how well the plane can manuever.

[srednivashtar]

The average total cost per flying hour for a (RAF, at least) Typhoon is circa £11k, though take off will also cost £11k. So a 1h flight is £22k, a 2h flight 33k etc.

[pigeonpoo]

I live under the landing path of Warton BAE and the sound this thing makes is both incredible and distinctive.
They also did stunt work within BAE.its a simply stunning aircraft and something to be proud of

[naja]

I can vouch for the wall of sheer noise from the Eurofighter. I live and work under RAF Marhams flightpath. Now i know what some of you are thinking "But Eurofighters aren't stationed at Marham", but once a year they have a family day RAF air show at the base, and this year i watched the Red hours skimming the tree's on my drive home past the base which was just out of this world, so much so i almost veered into a hedge lol.

When compared to the F35 they are quiet, the F35 is just obnoxiously loud! I didn't think a jet could be louder than the Tornado when coming into land, but i was very, very mistaken. When the F35 goes into VTOL you can hear the engine spool 3 miles

[RageDavis]

Around 4:05, you mention, that the aircrafts center of GRAVITY shifts towards the back of the plane. That´s plainly wrong: the center of LIFT moves backwards when crossing the sound barrier, since the aerodynamics changes dramatically when exceeding Mach 0.99, while the weight distribution does not change at all (ignoring minor changes due to fuel consumption). As far as I remember, I already mentioned that effect in a comment concerning the video about the XB-70 Valkyrie...

[Ravebiscuits]

I remember the 2016 air France incident. My younger brother was stationed at RAF Coningsby at the time and he face timed me as the typhoons were taking off. Can confirm that those ej200 engines are LOUD, not only after face time with my brother. But also after seeing them at the RAF Coningsby open day in July 2016, performing manoeuvres for the crowds, and at the mach loop in 2017!

[zahnatom]

absolutely stunning aircraft and my personal favorite
cannot wait to fly it in DCS

[RichieMason]

Worked on them for near-on 15 years. The engines are almost bullet proof, ultra reliable. I was fortunate enough to have a back seat trip and it was mind-blowing. It took a while to get going, but there isn’t much that can out perform it now. On exercise in USA, the deciding factor vs F22 was the pilot’s skill.

[alejandroalejo]

Never been on a plane in my life, let alone a fighter jet.. but I feel like that's part of what peaks my interest of aviation, military and public👌