Eurofighter Typhoon
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Eurofighter Typhoon
Hi guys,
To you military guys:
How good is the Typhoon compared, let's say, to the F-16? I know the F-16 is much older, but I didn't know which other fighter aircraft to compare it to.
To you military guys:
How good is the Typhoon compared, let's say, to the F-16? I know the F-16 is much older, but I didn't know which other fighter aircraft to compare it to.
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The answer is, it depends.
Factors for consideration include: numbers of, armament, range, speed, service ceiling, availability, logistics chain, fuel economy, manufacturing time, field repair-ability, man hours servicing per flight, switch on to take off time, purchase price, noise, air show prowess, ejector seat water immersion certification, fatigue life, etc.
Or you could consult a pack of Top Trumps cards!
Factors for consideration include: numbers of, armament, range, speed, service ceiling, availability, logistics chain, fuel economy, manufacturing time, field repair-ability, man hours servicing per flight, switch on to take off time, purchase price, noise, air show prowess, ejector seat water immersion certification, fatigue life, etc.
Or you could consult a pack of Top Trumps cards!
well, even staying within the weather phenomena, you'll find a plane to compare it with, the Gust aka Rafale. Or even Lightning, which comes in 2 variants: the one that people (used to) understand how it works, and the one that needs regular software security patches & bug fixes and an occasional reboot.
well, even staying within the weather phenomena, you'll find a plane to compare it with, the Gust aka Rafale. Or even Lightning, which comes in 2 variants: the one that people (used to) understand how it works, and the one that needs regular software security patches & bug fixes and an occasional reboot.
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I've flown the F16 and I loved its performance; but I understand that the Typhoon is superior in several ways, not least the excess power.
On the positive side the aircraft seems to do everything that it was designed to do, that primarily being air to air. It has big wings and two very powerful (as well as being highly reliable engines). It has also sold reasonably well given its high price. While there are some obvious benefits in multi national programmes there are some key drawbacks. It has taken far too long to be a true multi role fighter with the 4 nations having differing requirements and that has adversely affected sales prospects.
The primary difficulty is that it is not a 5th generation jet at the time that this is the current flavour of the month.
Having worked on the engine during the development programme I too am interested in comments on how good it really is...
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It’s very good but, not as capable as a Super Hornet, significantly inferior to the F15C from a radar perspective too.
Great idea, not enough investment and Captor E will be 15 years too late.
Great idea, not enough investment and Captor E will be 15 years too late.
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