@@melemon789 Which has many common parts and systems from Eurofighter project is still with there. Rafale is sort of improved copy of Eurofighter as it's made carrierable.
@@mikkorenvall428 Rafale is an 'improved copy' of previous Dassault aircraft. It would be possible to make a carrier Typhoon but only the UK and Italy in the Eurofighter consortium had carriers and these were using Harriers. Both naval air arms took the view that VSTOL-STOVL were the future and so did not require CATOBAR aircraft and carrier CATOBAR would be unnecessary. So Typhoon was developed and the later carriers were also to operate VSTOL-STOVL and that is the Elizabeth Class which is equipped with Lightning II 'F-35B' s an aircraft with a major UK component.
@@DWillis7 Yes, they are all moving frontplanes on all modern delta canard aircrafts, only the Viggen have fixed canards with integrated control surfaces iirc
@@enzohumeau8864The canards on the viggen doesn't have control surfaces, only flaps that deploy when dropping the landing gear. During flight the canards are completely fixed.
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Military tech is lightyears ahead. To use your video game comparison, the F22 (as a prototype) 2 months before the Super Nintendo came out and took its maiden flight as a production aircraft for testing in 97, about 6 months after the N64 released.
@@steverobinson2389 that's typically what they do with American jets. You'll usually hear about the upgrade packages as 'block packages'. I'd assume it's the same for the eurofighter.
There isn't a naval version of the Eurofighter Typhoon. Carrier capable aircraft usually are designed for that from the beginning, with more robust landing gear, and stronger internal frames to withstand the stresses of being launched and landing on the carrier.
The advantage of the Mauser over the Gatling gun is, that it doesn't has the need to start spinning befor firing. So you get rounds off much quicker with the Mauser than with the Vulcan.
Regarding the Mauser BK 27 vs the GE Vulcan Gatling Gun. The Mauser has 1000-1700rounds per minute and the Vulcan has~6000. But the thing is that the Vulcan needs some fractions of a second to "spool up" (get the mass of the barrels moving. So in the first second of firing the BK27 actually puts out more shots. And the first second is exactly where you need the volume of fire in air-to-air combat. It quickly reverses when the bursts get longer. Then there's also the consideration that the Vulcan needs a drum magazine where the Mauser only needs a belt. Both systems have pros and cons.
UK Typhoon - will be replaced by GCAP (Global Combat Air Program) 6th gen, formerly referred to as FCAS. GCAP = collaboration UK, Japan, Italy - aiming for in service 2035. German Typhoon / Eurofighter & France Rafale - will be replaced by SCAF (Système de combat aérien du futur) 6th gen, also known as FCAS, in service 2040+. Since both UK & France / Germany project were referred to as FCAS - about two different projects, since then in general - French/German project = SCAF, UK/Japan/Italy project= GCAP, to avoid confusion in which project being referred to; and the new name of GCAP coming along.
@@Mk_IX_Hawk5690 True. I've read a bit about it after posting. But still don't understand why they don't work together to make a single project, it makes more sense to me. Thanks for clarification
I live near RAF Leeming in the north east close to Catterick, we get Typhoons alot overhead here and trust me THEY ARE NOT QUIET. But as a fighter enthusiast i absolutely adore the sound of them, i remember maybe 5 or 6 years back during the night a couple flew over super sonic and jesus ive never heard anything like it. I also had the pleasure of seeing Blackjack perform at Teeside Airport and we was tracking it on Flight Radar it literall came from sunderland to teeside in minutes, you forget how quick these aircraft really are. In terms of Aircraft carriers though i dont believe any have operated from them, they were never build with naval warfare in mind meaning the chassis and landing gear would probably be fucked if it landed on a carrier. Landing on a strip compared to a carrier is a completely different kettle of fish, strips are longer meaning planes can glide in and use up the whole runway, but carrier have short runways meaning and aircraft lands extremely hard which put alot of pressure on the airframe, not to mention the pressures from the landing cables. Typhoon would likely need a redesign in order to be carrier worthy.
@originalhuman If you want to know a lot more about the Eurofighter, here in Germany is a Guy called "JP Performance" who got a guest in one of his videos, who is a Eurofighter Pilot and JP got the chance to Fly with him in a Eurofighter. The Series Starts with "JP Performance - Wir schauen uns 160.000 PS mal genauer an!" And it shows so much more details about the Jet. Its in German and not everything is translated but most of the things they are talking about and its very Funny to watch.
15:20 you're thinking about the M61 Vulcan gatling gun, the BK 27 is a revolver gun, meaning it's single barrel, but it has 3 chambers iirc, that are rotating and fire once per rotation, it probably has a fire rate more than twice lower than the M61
The eurofighter is not carrier capable. And the f35 is f35c for carrier. The dassault rafale IS carrier capabale which gives it a nod above the eurofighter. That’s why France left the eurofighter program, they wanted a carrier version for the navy. The French ended up making a better fighter.
The typhoon has one of the best countermeasure defence system it can throw off upto 16 missile with all it defence systems.. oh ace combat was great on both ps1 and ps2 and today still going strong number 8 is coming out in 2025.
Tempest is to replace typhoon u should check it out 6th generation stealth fighter its overshadowed by americas next gen fighter which i have to say looks incredible i would love it if the yanks would give us say 20 of them just as fighter bombers that would be amazing but would never happen
I live relatively close to one of the QRA squadrons in Germany. It's impressive when you hear the sonic boom when they do an intercept. I once was lucky while driving by the base when they were taking off. Afterburners on and shooting almost straight up in the sky.
In Germany as far as I know the Eurofighter will be updated and supplemented by F35s. I have seen a documentary of a Car Show in Germany that went for several episodes in which he was allowed to fly in a German Eurofighter but ONLY after an extended training and medical checkings. They shown comparisons between the Eurofighter and Tornados. Very impressive Machine.
The Swedish fighter plane you are thinking of is the "JAS 39 Gripen" ("Gripen" means "Griffin" in Swedish. This mythological beast represents ¨"Vigilance, Strength and Speed"). The "Death-Triangle" is a very European design, and I believe then trend was started by Swedish SAAB, as well. So in effect, the Eurofighter took inspiration from Swedish "Draken" and "Viggen", and some from "Gripen" (as Gripen was developed in the 90's). It can be hard to tell the difference between a Gripen, a Eurofighter, and a Rafaele (French) from certain angles, as they are all triangle-shaped. I don't know about you guys, but "Eurofighter" has to be the silliest name among modern fighter jets - should have just gone with "Typhoon"-something and called it a day. The part about houses shaking was and is still to some extent a pretty normal thing here in Sweden, as our airforce has round-the-clock readyness to respond to incoming threats. Them Ruskies like to violate Swedish airspace whenever they can. The main difference between the Eurofighter and the Gripen in this role would be that the Eurofighter has 2 engines, which gives it a thrust and speed boost. This is necessary for a plane operated by Britain and Germany, as they will also need to respond to threats closer to mainland Europe and the Baltics, and get there FAST. Gripen is a single-engine plane, built for more of a defensive role and for fast scramble to defend Sweden's borders, and the bad guys in the region always come from the east. Does not take long to intercept them, so a single-engine is cheaper to utilize.
Don’t quote me on this one but I think the Eurofighter took most of its inspiration from the X-31 maneuverability demonstrator. It was a joint project including the Germans and Americans. The Germans clearly liked the prototype as it looks scarily similar to the Eurofighter.
@@badmarshmallow9211 Thank you, did not know of that prototype. I should probably have included years for context in my comment, but the Swedish "J35 Draken" first flew in 1955, and basically was the first jet fighter to use canards and a double-delta wing configuration. This is why I said that the Eurofighter program probably looked at Swedish designs (like Viggen and Gripen later on) and then went and did their own thing with what they found and liked. Not an aviation historian however, so may not be correct in my thoughts.
The triangle shape is called "Delta Wing" and the front ones are "Canards". Also comparing it to an F-18 isn't quite right - it would eat a F-18 for breakfast. The thing is that stealth wasn't one of the main concerns in design, being able to effectivley fight off russian made planes was. One downside for us germans is that it can't carry B-61 bombs so we still have the Tornado for that around. Oh, and breaking the sound barrier over a village is no joke, I had to replace two windows once because that happened right over the place where I live
Had the pleasure of seeing one of those performing at an air show, surprising how big it is and how tight it can turn, he must have been pulling some serious g's.
Operational cost is reduced drastically by now. At least for Germany it’s about 40.000€ per hour but this in clouds everything. (Fuel, personal payments, maintenance etc.)
The replacement for the Typhoon is planned to be the Tempest, -demonstrator planned to fly in 2017, currently 3/4 nations are involved: UK, Italy, Japan & Sweden.
they will probably replace it with the tempest if anything since thats going to probably be a fully domestically built aicraft which is very important for the role of the eurofighter, if you search team tempest the RAF website will come up so you can take a look
You might want to react his video about UK aircraft carrier situation, i forgot the title but it's talking about the current capabilities of UK Carrier fleet and how the challenge it facing from today situation.
Considering that current production F-35As cost about $80mil per airframe and run at about $44k, running costs and improved data management and analysis, the F-35 makes way more sense even with reduced kinematic performance compared to the Typhoon. Typhoon will likely still be the preferred air superiority fighter for Europe until the F-35 is fully integrated with Meteor.
Eurofighter is halfway between an F22 and F16. It's not entirely designed for stealth, but it's only 15% metal, so it's very light and not very reflective to electromagnetic radiation like radio waves, microwaves, and infra red. It doesn't have internal stores like the F22/F35 so it's radar signature goes up when it's carrying weapons, but it makes up for this with it's IRST camera (infrared search and track) which lets it detect and fire on aircraft passively without letting them know they're being targeted, and with it's extremely advanced AESA radar and jamming systems.
The USAF and USN keep their aircraft in use for decades by constantly upgrading them. The F-15, F-16 and F-18 are all over 50 years old as a basic design. The F-22 and F-35 are the only new fighter types they have commissioned, again over 20 years ago.
You should watch a video on the Saab Draken. Megaprojects has a good video about it. It is a super futuristic looking aircraft considering it was made in the 60s
This aircraft started with the BAE EAP! Long before the Eurofighter! It also was suggested that a naval version could be offered to the Indian navy many years ago! The frint wings are called canards. The Typhoon is the equivalent of a Leatherman compared to a Swiss army knife! It will, hopefully be replaced by the Tempest, but as with all British defence projects, it will come down to cost!
The US signed the production contracts for the F35 in 2001. So they are just 4 years apart. But the Eurofighter development was further along, so the first airplanes were delivered within a few years, while the F35 was in development hell for a decade, and then another 5 years basically just good for air shows because the weapon systems weren't working.
God I was 15 in 1997 grade 10 makes me feel damn old 😂 and delta wings are generally more unstable but highly manouveral the canards on the eurofighter,grippen and French rafale help this instability along with a fly by wire computer system to assist the pilot
The f22 and the Eurofighter are similar in capabilities but not doctrine. The f22 prioritizes stealth to get into missile range however this is extremely expensive to achieve. On the other hand, the Eurofighter relies on an extremely powerful radar and missiles to avoid getting into range of its enemies. This is more achievable for smaller countries but is not easy to pull off by any means. The “Meteor” missiles that the Eurofighter share between some other fighters have roughly 10 to 20 percent more range than any other air to air missile which may not seem like much but it can make a massive difference. Hope u have a good day.
Could you please do some reactions to real engineering? (Maybe you have, I forgot) They do more in depth videos on the vehicles and weapons that you may or may not have already reacted to. I would suggest their vid on the F-35 since you still don't really understand how the F-35b (the vtol one) works. They have 2 videos on the F-35, the newer one is the one I would suggest.
Don’t get hung up on the whole stealth thing. For example use of active radar jamming can provide stealthiness to the aircraft. The Eurofighter is like the BMW of jet fighters, and the American offerings are more like a corvette or a Pontiac Firebird. It didn’t surprise me that the American pilot commented on the smoothness and responsiveness of the controls on the typhoon. It’s a twin engine multi role fighter aircraft that fulfils a wide range of mission profiles.
Canard is what those small wings, on the Eurofighter snd Gripen(Sweden) use. But most modern fighter jets need fly by wire technology to keep the jet in the air. Its designed defeats all technology of keeping an object in flight. The jets have a massive computer. The Eurofighter and F-117 Stealth bomber jet needs a computer to fly since its shape shouldn’t be able to fly 😂
Simon has like 20 channels and I've watched him go from clean shaven to glorious beard over the past few years. All his channels are excellent and very informative. You'll definitely enjoy doing more reactions to his stuff...mainly because you can't escape him, because of the algorithm. 😆
2021 Defense Command Paper announced the retirement of 24 model 1 Typhoons by 2025. so they most likely will retire the air fleet instead of upgrade them further due to costs and the Tempest new aircraft program. All F-35 in UK will be modified to be able to carry the Meteor missile by 2025 making along with Finland the only F - 35 able to carry meteor missile in their weapon bays.
Just for that strange TH-cam algorithm thingy ma bob The uk are already building a 6Gen fighter now "The Tempest" to be in service in 2030-35 You should do one on the vuĺcan bomber the tech that was on that plane considering it was designed only 5 years after ww2 is incredible
Just think th he U.S. still is using the B52 and that was built in the 50’s. It’s gotten EW/Computer upgrades and other upgrades. Which enables it to launch ballistic missiles from a rotary launcher. I think when jets are designed they look to keep it in flight for around 50 years. I’m sure that can be less or more
The original F15 airframes are 50 years old and are being retired. The F15 EX is new. Though the airframe design is the same, it is constructed of stealth materials and its avionics and computer systems are capable of integrating combat coordination with the F35. So the Eagles could serve for a century. The 52 has already served 70+ years.
I'm in Yorkshire and had my window open when they flew over head and the boom blew my blinds up and they hit the ceiling, I fully expected to look out my window to see a mushroom cloud.
This jet is most akin to modern versions of f18 and f15s. Multi roll, powerful sensor sweets, incredible maneuverability and power, but lacking the stealth of 5th gen aircraft. It is comparable to f35 in many ways but the big difference is f35 prioritized stealth while Euro fighter prioritized power and agility
Okay close. We are in the realm of England now. Get that percy hobart video going 😂 Great video to watch for this is growling sidewinder f22 vs eurofighter dogfights. Hes done a few. And beyond visual range.
No, they weren't used on aircraft carriers as the countries that operate them don't have carriers that could launch and recover them even if the plane were designed for such a thing.
Delta wings are suppose to give more maneuverability, but the small delta wings used on the F-22, F-35, and FA-50 prove a pure delta wing is not the best way to go. With such a fine fighter already in existence, why are Britain/Germany developing a new one?
aircraft rarely fly supersonic, let alone use their full top speed as it can only be attained using afterburners. The Eurofighter can fly supersonic for much longer than the F-15 due to super cruise capability.
You have to consider that the Aircrafts being updated and upgraded all the time. The Airframe is top notch, also nowadays. But computers, weaponry and stuff is all upgraded to the newest tech all the time.
Never designed or adhoc used on carriers Not fitted with arrestor hook or sturdy enough undercarriage to sustain repeated carrier landings, would also require cat and trap to lauch as take off run is too long and stalling speed too high.
Trust me - we have been in the QRA business for a long long time and there is no discussion about where the best place to base the QRA aircraft is. The original video was either wrong or has been overtaken by events as Northern Q is based at Lossiemouth - and has been since 2014. Leuchars is pronounces Lookars and Coningsby is pronounced Conn ings be.
5:11 the Speed vs the F-35 will shock you mate. This plane is still faster than the F-35 at around 1,500 mph, service ceiling (roughly) of 65,000 ft as opposed to the F-35 with 1,200 mph and 50,000 ft. The “front wings” haha are called canards
The F35 would not be a suitable replacement for the Typhoon. These are two different types of aircraft with substantially different missions. While there is a project in the works to replace the Typhoon in RAF service (BAE Tempest), it is still in its early stages and is not expected to be ready until at least 2035. Going by the way most military projects tend to work, that is likely to be more like 2050.
Which version of Eurofighter was this? Name seems to be the same thus there is coming second generation Eurofighter as an upgrade for the first version. Eurofighre gen 2 is supposed to be 5. gen fighter.
Technology invention is MUCH slower in the last 50 years than it was in the prior 70 years. Which is why aircraft remain in service SO much longer than a plane made in the 40's or 50's. With a couple of exceptions.
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I don’t think the F35 would make a good QRF aircraft. You want something big and loud coming at invaders so maybe they’ll think again about trying to cross airspace. I heard the new F-15 EX is given to guard units in the US for that reason.
@@GJCorby2007 they’re scheduling it for retirement to replace it with 6th gen. It’s not actually going to be retired because the 6th gen is going to be so expensive
14:30, no the Eurofighter was not intended for carrier ops, that's why Dassault retired from the program, as France wanted a carrier capable fighter
Thus Dassault designed the Rafale
@@melemon789 Which has many common parts and systems from Eurofighter project is still with there. Rafale is sort of improved copy of Eurofighter as it's made carrierable.
@@mikkorenvall428 Rafale is an 'improved copy' of previous Dassault aircraft.
It would be possible to make a carrier Typhoon but only the UK and Italy in the Eurofighter consortium had carriers and these were using Harriers. Both naval air arms took the view that VSTOL-STOVL were the future and so did not require CATOBAR aircraft and carrier CATOBAR would be unnecessary. So Typhoon was developed and the later carriers were also to operate VSTOL-STOVL and that is the Elizabeth Class which is equipped with Lightning II 'F-35B' s an aircraft with a major UK component.
@@mikkorenvall428 Name the 'common parts' please?
8:54 the wings in the front are called "canards", the Typhon, Gripen, and Rafale all use the "delta canard" configuration
Foreplanes specifically on the Typhoon as they move
@@DWillis7 Yes, they are all moving frontplanes on all modern delta canard aircrafts, only the Viggen have fixed canards with integrated control surfaces iirc
Saab Viggen too, yes, I know it was replaced with the Saab Grypen
@@enzohumeau8864The canards on the viggen doesn't have control surfaces, only flaps that deploy when dropping the landing gear. During flight the canards are completely fixed.
So does the Israeli Kfir fighter.
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Simon is invading other channels now. Not enough of his own channels.
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Military tech is lightyears ahead. To use your video game comparison, the F22 (as a prototype) 2 months before the Super Nintendo came out and took its maiden flight as a production aircraft for testing in 97, about 6 months after the N64 released.
If the hardware is modular I would imagine so is the software. It will advance and make the plane more capable
@@steverobinson2389 that's typically what they do with American jets. You'll usually hear about the upgrade packages as 'block packages'. I'd assume it's the same for the eurofighter.
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After this, you 100% need to do a video on the QRA force at RAF Lossiemouth!
Tell me there’s NOT an RAF base called Lousy Mouth?!😂😂😂🇺🇸🇬🇧
@@jimreilly917 Aye it gets its name from the town called Lossiemouth which it’s based in
There isn't a naval version of the Eurofighter Typhoon. Carrier capable aircraft usually are designed for that from the beginning, with more robust landing gear, and stronger internal frames to withstand the stresses of being launched and landing on the carrier.
The advantage of the Mauser over the Gatling gun is, that it doesn't has the need to start spinning befor firing. So you get rounds off much quicker with the Mauser than with the Vulcan.
Regarding the Mauser BK 27 vs the GE Vulcan Gatling Gun. The Mauser has 1000-1700rounds per minute and the Vulcan has~6000. But the thing is that the Vulcan needs some fractions of a second to "spool up" (get the mass of the barrels moving. So in the first second of firing the BK27 actually puts out more shots. And the first second is exactly where you need the volume of fire in air-to-air combat. It quickly reverses when the bursts get longer. Then there's also the consideration that the Vulcan needs a drum magazine where the Mauser only needs a belt. Both systems have pros and cons.
The Typhoon will be replaced by 2035-2040 with the FCAS (Future Combat Air System)
UK Typhoon - will be replaced by GCAP (Global Combat Air Program) 6th gen, formerly referred to as FCAS. GCAP = collaboration UK, Japan, Italy - aiming for in service 2035.
German Typhoon / Eurofighter & France Rafale - will be replaced by SCAF (Système de combat aérien du futur) 6th gen, also known as FCAS, in service 2040+.
Since both UK & France / Germany project were referred to as FCAS - about two different projects, since then in general - French/German project = SCAF, UK/Japan/Italy project= GCAP, to avoid confusion in which project being referred to; and the new name of GCAP coming along.
@@Mk_IX_Hawk5690 True. I've read a bit about it after posting. But still don't understand why they don't work together to make a single project, it makes more sense to me. Thanks for clarification
in the UK the 6th gen fighter program is referred to as Project Tempest as well as GCAP.
I live near RAF Leeming in the north east close to Catterick, we get Typhoons alot overhead here and trust me THEY ARE NOT QUIET. But as a fighter enthusiast i absolutely adore the sound of them, i remember maybe 5 or 6 years back during the night a couple flew over super sonic and jesus ive never heard anything like it. I also had the pleasure of seeing Blackjack perform at Teeside Airport and we was tracking it on Flight Radar it literall came from sunderland to teeside in minutes, you forget how quick these aircraft really are.
In terms of Aircraft carriers though i dont believe any have operated from them, they were never build with naval warfare in mind meaning the chassis and landing gear would probably be fucked if it landed on a carrier. Landing on a strip compared to a carrier is a completely different kettle of fish, strips are longer meaning planes can glide in and use up the whole runway, but carrier have short runways meaning and aircraft lands extremely hard which put alot of pressure on the airframe, not to mention the pressures from the landing cables. Typhoon would likely need a redesign in order to be carrier worthy.
@originalhuman If you want to know a lot more about the Eurofighter, here in Germany is a Guy called "JP Performance" who got a guest in one of his videos, who is a Eurofighter Pilot and JP got the chance to Fly with him in a Eurofighter. The Series Starts with "JP Performance - Wir schauen uns 160.000 PS mal genauer an!" And it shows so much more details about the Jet. Its in German and not everything is translated but most of the things they are talking about and its very Funny to watch.
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like a YT slut lol - most of his stuff is fun .
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From brain blaze to the casual criminalist... Simon whistler is the shit
Hardest working man on TH-cam?
Simon does great work on multiple channels covering different military history, vehicles, planes, etc.. mega projects is great
15:20 you're thinking about the M61 Vulcan gatling gun, the BK 27 is a revolver gun, meaning it's single barrel, but it has 3 chambers iirc, that are rotating and fire once per rotation, it probably has a fire rate more than twice lower than the M61
I bet those barrels wear out
The eurofighter is not carrier capable. And the f35 is f35c for carrier. The dassault rafale IS carrier capabale which gives it a nod above the eurofighter. That’s why France left the eurofighter program, they wanted a carrier version for the navy. The French ended up making a better fighter.
F35B is the Naval/Marine STOVL version and the F35C is the Naval CATOBAR version.
The typhoon has one of the best countermeasure defence system it can throw off upto 16 missile with all it defence systems.. oh ace combat was great on both ps1 and ps2 and today still going strong number 8 is coming out in 2025.
There was another in about 2022 I think that in Yorkshire we had another sonic boom during the night caused by Eurofighters on a scramble.
Tempest is to replace typhoon u should check it out 6th generation stealth fighter its overshadowed by americas next gen fighter which i have to say looks incredible i would love it if the yanks would give us say 20 of them just as fighter bombers that would be amazing but would never happen
In the USAF we called hot refueling an ICT, or Integrated Combat Turnaround. I worked on F-15s a long time ago.
I live relatively close to one of the QRA squadrons in Germany. It's impressive when you hear the sonic boom when they do an intercept.
I once was lucky while driving by the base when they were taking off. Afterburners on and shooting almost straight up in the sky.
In Germany as far as I know the Eurofighter will be updated and supplemented by F35s. I have seen a documentary of a Car Show in Germany that went for several episodes in which he was allowed to fly in a German Eurofighter but ONLY after an extended training and medical checkings. They shown comparisons between the Eurofighter and Tornados. Very impressive Machine.
The Swedish fighter plane you are thinking of is the "JAS 39 Gripen" ("Gripen" means "Griffin" in Swedish. This mythological beast represents ¨"Vigilance, Strength and Speed").
The "Death-Triangle" is a very European design, and I believe then trend was started by Swedish SAAB, as well. So in effect, the Eurofighter took inspiration from Swedish "Draken" and "Viggen", and some from "Gripen" (as Gripen was developed in the 90's). It can be hard to tell the difference between a Gripen, a Eurofighter, and a Rafaele (French) from certain angles, as they are all triangle-shaped. I don't know about you guys, but "Eurofighter" has to be the silliest name among modern fighter jets - should have just gone with "Typhoon"-something and called it a day.
The part about houses shaking was and is still to some extent a pretty normal thing here in Sweden, as our airforce has round-the-clock readyness to respond to incoming threats. Them Ruskies like to violate Swedish airspace whenever they can. The main difference between the Eurofighter and the Gripen in this role would be that the Eurofighter has 2 engines, which gives it a thrust and speed boost. This is necessary for a plane operated by Britain and Germany, as they will also need to respond to threats closer to mainland Europe and the Baltics, and get there FAST.
Gripen is a single-engine plane, built for more of a defensive role and for fast scramble to defend Sweden's borders, and the bad guys in the region always come from the east. Does not take long to intercept them, so a single-engine is cheaper to utilize.
Don’t quote me on this one but I think the Eurofighter took most of its inspiration from the X-31 maneuverability demonstrator. It was a joint project including the Germans and Americans. The Germans clearly liked the prototype as it looks scarily similar to the Eurofighter.
@@badmarshmallow9211 Thank you, did not know of that prototype.
I should probably have included years for context in my comment, but the Swedish "J35 Draken" first flew in 1955, and basically was the first jet fighter to use canards and a double-delta wing configuration.
This is why I said that the Eurofighter program probably looked at Swedish designs (like Viggen and Gripen later on) and then went and did their own thing with what they found and liked.
Not an aviation historian however, so may not be correct in my thoughts.
The triangle shape is called "Delta Wing" and the front ones are "Canards". Also comparing it to an F-18 isn't quite right - it would eat a F-18 for breakfast. The thing is that stealth wasn't one of the main concerns in design, being able to effectivley fight off russian made planes was. One downside for us germans is that it can't carry B-61 bombs so we still have the Tornado for that around. Oh, and breaking the sound barrier over a village is no joke, I had to replace two windows once because that happened right over the place where I live
Idk about the first part
Had the pleasure of seeing one of those performing at an air show, surprising how big it is and how tight it can turn, he must have been pulling some serious g's.
3:28 it’s going to be replaced by BAe Tempest, UK’s 6th generation fighter in development (estimated typhoon retirement around 2030-2035)
The sonic boom was madness over Yorkshire generally thought we had an explosion outside our house 😂
Operational cost is reduced drastically by now. At least for Germany it’s about 40.000€ per hour but this in clouds everything. (Fuel, personal payments, maintenance etc.)
The replacement for the Typhoon is planned to be the Tempest, -demonstrator planned to fly in 2017, currently 3/4 nations are involved: UK, Italy, Japan & Sweden.
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they will probably replace it with the tempest if anything since thats going to probably be a fully domestically built aicraft which is very important for the role of the eurofighter, if you search team tempest the RAF website will come up so you can take a look
Simon has like 5 channels and he makes some good videos. I particularly like his decoding the unknown videos.
You might want to react his video about UK aircraft carrier situation, i forgot the title but it's talking about the current capabilities of UK Carrier fleet and how the challenge it facing from today situation.
Considering that current production F-35As cost about $80mil per airframe and run at about $44k, running costs and improved data management and analysis, the F-35 makes way more sense even with reduced kinematic performance compared to the Typhoon. Typhoon will likely still be the preferred air superiority fighter for Europe until the F-35 is fully integrated with Meteor.
Eurofighter is halfway between an F22 and F16. It's not entirely designed for stealth, but it's only 15% metal, so it's very light and not very reflective to electromagnetic radiation like radio waves, microwaves, and infra red. It doesn't have internal stores like the F22/F35 so it's radar signature goes up when it's carrying weapons, but it makes up for this with it's IRST camera (infrared search and track) which lets it detect and fire on aircraft passively without letting them know they're being targeted, and with it's extremely advanced AESA radar and jamming systems.
The tech it carriers is always updated. Minor adjustments to the airframe. RAF train hard in them.
Those engine intakes may look smol but trust, it’s enough breathing room to bring enough gifts to the party and be respectible 🎉
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The USAF and USN keep their aircraft in use for decades by constantly upgrading them. The F-15, F-16 and F-18 are all over 50 years old as a basic design. The F-22 and F-35 are the only new fighter types they have commissioned, again over 20 years ago.
You should watch a video on the Saab Draken. Megaprojects has a good video about it. It is a super futuristic looking aircraft considering it was made in the 60s
This aircraft started with the BAE EAP! Long before the Eurofighter! It also was suggested that a naval version could be offered to the Indian navy many years ago! The frint wings are called canards. The Typhoon is the equivalent of a Leatherman compared to a Swiss army knife! It will, hopefully be replaced by the Tempest, but as with all British defence projects, it will come down to cost!
The US signed the production contracts for the F35 in 2001. So they are just 4 years apart. But the Eurofighter development was further along, so the first airplanes were delivered within a few years, while the F35 was in development hell for a decade, and then another 5 years basically just good for air shows because the weapon systems weren't working.
God I was 15 in 1997 grade 10 makes me feel damn old 😂 and delta wings are generally more unstable but highly manouveral the canards on the eurofighter,grippen and French rafale help this instability along with a fly by wire computer system to assist the pilot
A good slightly longer video you should react to is called "A-10 Grunts in the Sky". It's a great mini documentary about the A-10 doing ground support
i respect you so much thank you for your service btw the swedish air craft is called the gripen and the wings on the front are called delta kenards
The f22 and the Eurofighter are similar in capabilities but not doctrine. The f22 prioritizes stealth to get into missile range however this is extremely expensive to achieve. On the other hand, the Eurofighter relies on an extremely powerful radar and missiles to avoid getting into range of its enemies. This is more achievable for smaller countries but is not easy to pull off by any means. The “Meteor” missiles that the Eurofighter share between some other fighters have roughly 10 to 20 percent more range than any other air to air missile which may not seem like much but it can make a massive difference. Hope u have a good day.
Could you please do some reactions to real engineering? (Maybe you have, I forgot) They do more in depth videos on the vehicles and weapons that you may or may not have already reacted to. I would suggest their vid on the F-35 since you still don't really understand how the F-35b (the vtol one) works.
They have 2 videos on the F-35, the newer one is the one I would suggest.
Eurotyper phytoon is an excellent planeair.
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Don’t get hung up on the whole stealth thing. For example use of active radar jamming can provide stealthiness to the aircraft. The Eurofighter is like the BMW of jet fighters, and the American offerings are more like a corvette or a Pontiac Firebird. It didn’t surprise me that the American pilot commented on the smoothness and responsiveness of the controls on the typhoon. It’s a twin engine multi role fighter aircraft that fulfils a wide range of mission profiles.
Apparently it's around 40.000 per hr to operate an f35.. so less than half as much as the eurofighter.
Canard is what those small wings, on the Eurofighter snd Gripen(Sweden) use. But most modern fighter jets need fly by wire technology to keep the jet in the air. Its designed defeats all technology of keeping an object in flight. The jets have a massive computer. The Eurofighter and F-117 Stealth bomber jet needs a computer to fly since its shape shouldn’t be able to fly 😂
I like the way you measure time by game consoles😂. Love The show.
Simon has like 20 channels and I've watched him go from clean shaven to glorious beard over the past few years. All his channels are excellent and very informative. You'll definitely enjoy doing more reactions to his stuff...mainly because you can't escape him, because of the algorithm. 😆
One F-35 costs approximately $100,000 that is with all like the Euro Fighter. and $40K-45K if it is only in flying time..
2021 Defense Command Paper announced the retirement of 24 model 1 Typhoons by 2025.
so they most likely will retire the air fleet instead of upgrade them further due to costs and the Tempest new aircraft program.
All F-35 in UK will be modified to be able to carry the Meteor missile by 2025 making along with Finland the only F - 35 able to carry meteor missile in their weapon bays.
Just for that strange TH-cam algorithm thingy ma bob
The uk are already building a 6Gen fighter now "The Tempest" to be in service in 2030-35
You should do one on the vuĺcan bomber the tech that was on that plane considering it was designed only 5 years after ww2 is incredible
Just think th he U.S. still is using the B52 and that was built in the 50’s. It’s gotten EW/Computer upgrades and other upgrades. Which enables it to launch ballistic missiles from a rotary launcher. I think when jets are designed they look to keep it in flight for around 50 years. I’m sure that can be less or more
The original F15 airframes are 50 years old and are being retired. The F15 EX is new. Though the airframe design is the same, it is constructed of stealth materials and its avionics and computer systems are capable of integrating combat coordination with the F35. So the Eagles could serve for a century. The 52 has already served 70+ years.
See typhoon every week, they assemble them down the road from where my boats kept
I'm in Yorkshire and had my window open when they flew over head and the boom blew my blinds up and they hit the ceiling, I fully expected to look out my window to see a mushroom cloud.
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The Tempest will be Britain's next 6th generation fighter jet due to be built around 2027
This jet is most akin to modern versions of f18 and f15s. Multi roll, powerful sensor sweets, incredible maneuverability and power, but lacking the stealth of 5th gen aircraft. It is comparable to f35 in many ways but the big difference is f35 prioritized stealth while Euro fighter prioritized power and agility
Okay close. We are in the realm of England now. Get that percy hobart video going 😂
Great video to watch for this is growling sidewinder f22 vs eurofighter dogfights. Hes done a few. And beyond visual range.
No, they weren't used on aircraft carriers as the countries that operate them don't have carriers that could launch and recover them even if the plane were designed for such a thing.
It’s insane that the f22 first flew in 1997
Delta wings are suppose to give more maneuverability, but the small delta wings used on the F-22, F-35, and FA-50 prove a pure delta wing is not the best way to go. With such a fine fighter already in existence, why are Britain/Germany developing a new one?
Not as fast as I would have thought when you consider the F-15's top speed is 400 mph faster and it's a relatively old plane.
aircraft rarely fly supersonic, let alone use their full top speed as it can only be attained using afterburners. The Eurofighter can fly supersonic for much longer than the F-15 due to super cruise capability.
You have to consider that the Aircrafts being updated and upgraded all the time. The Airframe is top notch, also nowadays. But computers, weaponry and stuff is all upgraded to the newest tech all the time.
Never designed or adhoc used on carriers
Not fitted with arrestor hook or sturdy enough undercarriage to sustain repeated carrier landings, would also require cat and trap to lauch as take off run is too long and stalling speed too high.
Sandboxx just did a video today about the new USA air to air missile "AIM-260"
That is twice the cost of operation for the F-22 Raptor and 3 times the cost of the F-35.
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Shame it's not a Danny script. ❤
Megaprojects has to be like a top 5 channel on TH-cam
i can confidentiality say, any aircraft any mission
in a dog fight there is not a single plane that can beat it as soon as you enter intp a merge its done
Trust me - we have been in the QRA business for a long long time and there is no discussion about where the best place to base the QRA aircraft is. The original video was either wrong or has been overtaken by events as Northern Q is based at Lossiemouth - and has been since 2014. Leuchars is pronounces Lookars and Coningsby is pronounced Conn ings be.
Upgrades are constant. 1997 typhoon is not 2024 typhoon
5:11 the Speed vs the F-35 will shock you mate. This plane is still faster than the F-35 at around 1,500 mph, service ceiling (roughly) of 65,000 ft as opposed to the F-35 with 1,200 mph and 50,000 ft. The “front wings” haha are called canards
The F35 would not be a suitable replacement for the Typhoon. These are two different types of aircraft with substantially different missions. While there is a project in the works to replace the Typhoon in RAF service (BAE Tempest), it is still in its early stages and is not expected to be ready until at least 2035. Going by the way most military projects tend to work, that is likely to be more like 2050.
Which version of Eurofighter was this? Name seems to be the same thus there is coming second generation Eurofighter as an upgrade for the first version. Eurofighre gen 2 is supposed to be 5. gen fighter.
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Technology invention is MUCH slower in the last 50 years than it was in the prior 70 years. Which is why aircraft remain in service SO much longer than a plane made in the 40's or 50's. With a couple of exceptions.
Please do a video on the old raf nimrods maritime patrol aircraft
The Eurofighter can also fly 9G at mach 2 and it is superior to the F22 in dogfighting. The US military has classified the test results.
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But ... listening to you I have 1 question: Are you a Scottish Lad? :D
Get looking at the New Tempest then that’s set to release oooo in about 8years
Did he really just say pertaining to Simon Whistler that?I swear i've seen this guy somewhere but I don't know where?? 😂😂😂 Have you been living under a rock fact boy?
I don’t think the F35 would make a good QRF aircraft. You want something big and loud coming at invaders so maybe they’ll think again about trying to cross airspace.
I heard the new F-15 EX is given to guard units in the US for that reason.
592 - seems more would buy it ?
I mean, it would be weird if you've watched TH-cam, but never seen Simon. He has like 10 channels.
The euro fighter typhoon will be replaced in the future by BAE systems Tempest aircraft.
There is/was a naval variant
I’d love to see them war game them with the 5 major US planes without hamstringing any of the planes and see what happens
8:44 Gripen
hey, been a while since youve seen oversimplified, mind watching it again?
27 years is nothing. The F-15 has been around since 1976 48 years and the F-16 since 1979 45 years. F-18 since 1984 40 years.A-10 since 1977 47 years.
The f22 was released in 1997
@@chrisbeatty743 yes but the F-22 is scheduled for retirement, where as they are still producing new variants of the F-15.
@@GJCorby2007 they’re scheduling it for retirement to replace it with 6th gen. It’s not actually going to be retired because the 6th gen is going to be so expensive
think about Tempest
F35 cost 44 000 Dollar per flight hour.
Eurofighter cost 61 000 Dollar per flight hour.
Dont know where he get 100 000.
The 100K included all the ground staffs wages
atc and maintenance was integrated in the price
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The typhoon is due to replaced in 2035
Can you react on the Japanese F2 or the F15s
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