The design of the Typhoon is optimised for air dominance performance with high instantaneous and sustained turn rates, and specific excess power. Special emphasis has been placed on low wing loading, high thrust-to-weight ratio, excellent all-round visibility and easy handling. The use of stealth technology is incorporated throughout the aircraft's basic design. The Eurofighter’s high performance is matched with excellent all-round vision, sophisticated attack, identification and defense systems which include the ECR-90 long-range radar and Infrared Search and Track (IRST) system, advanced medium and short-range air-to-air missiles and a comprehensive electronic warfare suite to enhance weapon system effectiveness and survivability. Eurofighter Typhoon is intentionally aerodynamically unstable to provide extremely high angles of attack, reduced drag and enhanced lift. The unstable design cannot be flown by conventional means and the pilot controls the aircraft via a computerized ‘fly-by-wire’ system.
Luftwaffe EF-2000
The Royal Air Force intends to procure 232 aircraft to replace the Tornado F.3 and the Jaguar. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in June 2002 and run until the year 2014. The fighter is also being sold to a number of nations, including, but not limited to, Spain, Italy,Saudi Arabia, and Germany, two nations historically supplied by the US. India and Japan have also been eye-ing the Typhoon, in addition to the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, F-35A Lightning II, and MiG-35 Fulcrum-F.
