EF2000 Typhoon

Rappel du premier message :

Je trouve aberrant qu'un forum qui se respecte comme le nôtre ne contient aucun topic dédié à l'Euro Fighter!
Pour commencer, les Typhoon en suisse:





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HMD en photo:

D'autant plus que tous les sièges éjectables installés dans des avions de la Luftwaffe, Tornado, F-4 et bien sûr Eurofighter sont en cours de vérification, a annoncé la presse allemande.

rafi a écrit:

Voilà une décision sérieuse et responsable. La France va t-elle suivre, puisque le Martin Baker Mk 16 équipe aussi le Rafale?

La France a choisi le modéle MK 16F et non le MK 16 A de l'EUrofighter.Le modéle F na rien a voir avec le A.
Je pense que c'est du coté de l'intégration de ce modéle A qui pose probléme.

La prudence voudrait que la France fasse de même, principe de précaution oblige, puisque apparement c'est le parachute du siège qui dans certaines circonstances se décrocherait.

Des nouvelles pour les Typhoon Britaniques et leur siege ejectable.
http://secretdefense.blogs.liberation.fr/defense/2010/09/les-eurofighters-britanniques-%C3%A0-leur-tour-clou%C3%A9s-au-sol.html

J'avais pas compris les raisons pour lesquelles les autres pays n'avaient pas pris dans la foulée la même décision que l'Allemagne, voilà qui est fait.

cleared to take off

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DATE:20/09/10
SOURCE:Flightglobal.com
RAF resumes Eurofighter operations after ejection seat fix
By Craig Hoyle

The UK Royal Air Force has cleared its Eurofighter Typhoons to resume normal operations, after approving an urgent safety modification for the type’s Martin-Baker Mk16A ejection seat.

An investigation into the death of a Royal Saudi Air Force pilot who was killed after ejecting from a Eurofighter at Morón air base in Spain on 24 August identified a fault with the seat’s harness. This led to operations being restricted in the UK and other user nations, which include Austria, Germany, Italy, Saudi Arabia and Spain.

“Due to excellent cooperation between Qinetiq, BAE Systems and Martin-Baker, sufficient modifications have been undertaken to allow a resumption of routine flying,” the RAF says.

The UK had stopped its Typhoons from flying all but essential missions from 15 September. However, the restrictions excluded aircraft assigned to provide quick reaction alert cover for the southern UK and the Falkland Islands. These were given a trial modification pending the result of trials conducted over the weekend.

The RAF also earlier this year temporarily suspended training operations with its BAE Hawk T1/1A trainers, after a ground inspection revealed cracks in the structure of a Martin-Baker Mk10B ejection seat. The fleet resumed activities in early August.

C'est tout de même triste de savoir qu'un homme est mort à cause d'un matériel déficient.

Rapide le EF 2000 !!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3OYZyRzZ1k&feature=player_embedded

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Selex Wins Eurofighter Typhoon Radar System Contract
Selex Galileo has received a contract, worth £200m ($317m), to supply an additional 88 Captor radar systems for the Eurofighter Typhoon tranche 3A programme.
The Captor mechanically scanned (M-Scan) radar is currently used as the primary sensor on the Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft.
Selex will manufacture Captor radars at its facilities in Italy, Germany, Spain and the UK, with delivery beginning in 2012.
The company has delivered 400 Captor M-Scan radars for the Typhoon programme to date.

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DATE:13/10/10
SOURCE:Flightglobal.com
Eurofighter hunts for Asian contracts
By Craig Hoyle

The Eurofighter consortium remains confident about its prospects in a slew of Asian fighter competitions, believing that its new radar and weapons could help it win contracts in what has so far been a barren region for the team.

“Countries like Malaysia, South Korea and Japan need a new-generation multirole fighter that can be effective against many of the other aircraft in the region, including the Russian Flankers or Super-Flankers or Chinese J-10 or J-11. Their threat perceptions also vary – some may need more interceptor roles and others maritime roles,” says Oreste Fabbro, Eurofighter’s vice-president for market analysis.

“The Eurofighter can perform all of those roles far more effectively than its competitors. This is a newer aircraft that is highly competitive on price, and we are open to discussions on industrial participation on a high degree. It also comes with the AESA radar and Meteor missile, which we believe will be important considerations for potential customers who are looking to increase their capabilities.”

The E-Captor active electronically scanned array will keep the “back-end” from the Typhoon’s current mechanically scanned radar, but deliver increases in detection and tracking range, plus improved capability when using air-to-surface weapons, Eurofighter says.

The new array will also be mounted on a repositioner to widen its field of view and will be available from 2015, when many of the Asian countries require their aircraft.

MBDA’s Meteor beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile is also available for Typhoon customers. So far, only the UK has placed a firm order for the weapon, which will arm its Eurofighters in operational use from 2015.

In Asia, Malaysia is increasingly gearing up to be an important competition. Kuala Lumpur has asked for information on the Typhoon, Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and Saab Gripen, while Russian arms export agency Rosoboronexport is pushing for Sukhoi’s Su-35 to be included. Initial aircraft assessments have begun, with Malaysian officials expected to visit Eurofighter facilities in the near future.

Funding for an initial payment for an order is likely to be included in the next Malaysian five-year plan, with a decision possible within the 2013-14 timeframe, say industry sources. Industrial participation could be a key factor.

“We already are a largely composite aircraft and can tap on the technical know-how that some Malaysian companies have for that. We will also look at other ways of involving local companies in the programme,” says Fabbro.

The Typhoon’s participation in South Korea’s FX III competition will depend on the number of aircraft that Seoul plans to buy. The programme specifies a requirement for 120 fighters, and Seoul has ordered 60 Boeing F-15Ks in the first two phases. The Typhoon lost in the second phase, but Fabbro says the consortium has learned its lesson.

“We did not have an aircraft that was ready to meet their requirements the last time, but we do this time,” he says. “However, we will only go in if the Koreans have a tender for another 60 aircraft. If they split it into another 20-40 tender, in anticipation of a fourth phase that includes the [Lockheed Martin] F-35, we won’t take part as they are unlikely to choose a different aircraft for a 20-fighter requirement,” he adds.

Japan’s F-X competition has been in limbo for the past two years, with Tokyo still hoping to convince the US government to release the Lockheed F-22 Raptor for export sales. Political uncertainty due to infighting within the ruling Democratic Party of Japan has added to the delay, as has ongoing worries over the readiness of the F-35 programme to meet Tokyo’s aim of inducting a new aircraft around 2015.

That leaves the Typhoon, Super Hornet and Boeing’s F-15 Silent Eagle, which are being considered under a request for information as well. Fabbro says that Japan’s irritation with the USA over its stance on the F-22 could help the Typhoon.

“They know that all we want to do is sell a fighter, and there is no political agenda behind it. We are willing to work with the local industry has well, and that is something Japan wants. We believe that we stand a good chance there,” Fabbro says.

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New helmet enables Typhoon Pilots to look, lock-on and fire!



It looks like something out of Star Wars; it performs like something out of Star Wars – and for the fast-jet fighter pilots of the future – it could just make the difference between life and death.

Welcome to the Eurofighter Typhoon’s latest weapon – not something slung under the wing – but a system with ‘brains’ that sits on the pilot’s head.
The ‘Helmet Mounted Symbology System’ designed by BAE Systems, is a highly sophisticated helmet and support system that lets the pilot ‘see’ through the body of the aircraft, giving him a vital advantage when it comes to split-second decision-making.
Using the new helmet system, the pilot can now look at multiple targets, lock-on to them, and then, by voice-command, prioritise them. It’s a lightning-fast system to let the pilot look, lock-on, and fire.
The pilot can even do this when looking at targets over the shoulder – or at targets picked up by the radar which is directly underneath the floor of the aircraft.
This ‘look and shoot’ capability, married to a super-wide field of view gives the Typhoon pilot a 24hour all-weather field of vision.
The helmet works by having a number of fixed sensors around the cockpit area. As the pilot moves his head, the sensors on his helmet move in relation to the sensors on the aircraft ensuring the aircraft knows exactly where and what he is looking at.
Imagery projected onto the pilot’s visor gives, amongst other information, speed, heading and height – and crucially, it also gives the precise position of any enemy aircraft or missiles. The imagery, which remains stable and accurate at all viewing angles, means the pilot can make rapid decisions without ever having to take his eyes off the target.
Mark Bowman, Chief Test Pilot for BAE Systems, said: “This is a major advance in terms of combat capability and is something that gives Typhoon pilots a significant advantage when it comes to air combat. There is no doubt in my mind that the Eurofighter Typhoon leads the world in terms of this kind of capability – and this is something that all who have worked on the system can feel extremely proud of. It is a major advance in aviation capability.”
“What’s more,” he said “is that the best is still yet to come.”
The new helmet system is expected to go into service with the UK’s Royal Air Force this year.
Source and photo: BAE Systems

en Français le nouveau casque:

http://optronique.defense.free.fr/index.php/systeme/un-nouveau-casque-pour-le-typhoon/

Excelent ce casque.

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BAE Systems : Un casque de pilote permettant un regard...mortel


Ce casque sophistiqué permet aux pilotes de la RAF d’abattre des avions…tout simplement en les regardant.

Coûtant près de 250.000 livres, ce "casque de la mort" a comme quelque chose de Star Wars et est l'un des progrès majeurs concernant les capacités d’attaque.

Tout ce qu'un pilote doit faire pour détruire son ennemi est de lui porter un regard...mortel.

Les cibles apparaissent à l'intérieur de
la visière du pilote, lui permettant d'en choisir une et de faire feu
par commande vocale.

Il peut même atteindre une cible qui est à côté, au-dessus ou au-dessous, aussi longtemps qu'elle peut être vue.

Le système fonctionne à l'aide de
minuscules capteurs optiques sur le casque. Ces capteurs sont pris en
charge par d'autres dans le cockpit. Le chef pilote d'essai Mark Bowman
témoigne : "…Cela signifie la fin des Dogfight. Traditionnellement
vous deviez vous trouver derrière un appareil et le verrouiller. Avec
ce nouveau casque, j’oriente les armes avec ma tête."

Développé par le britannique BAE Systems, il est utilisé dans les Typhoon de la RAF.



http://www.theatrum-belli.com/

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100,000 flying hours for Eurofighter Typhoon


January 25, 2011 by Marcel van Leeuwen · Leave a Comment

The operational fleet of Eurofighter Typhoons in service since the second half of 2003 achieved the impressive milestone of 100,000 flying hours in January 2011.
This total was celebrated today during an event held at Eurofighter headquarters in Munich, Germany. At the event were senior representatives from the Eurofighter programme, Eurofighter management agency NETMA alongside senior staff from all six customer nations including those from the export customers Austria and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The 100,000 hours were achieved flying the Typhoons in the bitter cold weather of the Baltic Sea, in the temperate climate of the Tyrrhenian Coast, in the torrid heat of the Arabic Peninsula and over the rough South Atlantic Sea. A range of operational scenarios have tested the Typhoon to its limits and is testament to the reliability; operational readiness and the durability of the platform and systems under operational conditions.
Enzo Casolini, CEO of Eurofighter GmbH stated “This achievement for the Eurofighter programme demonstrates the maturity reached by the platform and the reliability of it as a defence system. In addition, this key event shows in clear terms what can be achieved through international cooperation and partnership. With so much achieved to date and so much still to look forward to, I am proud to say I am part of such a successful programme”.
With the first 5,000 flying hours achieved by November 2005, 10,000 hours came in August 2006, 20,000 in May 2007 and by August 2008 the Typhoon had surpassed 50,000 hours. This increase in activity matches the steady delivery of aircraft to the customers. The operational fleets have more than 260 aircraft in service – the largest number among the new generation fighters available in the world today.
These fleets are spread across a wide range of squadrons and deployments; six from the UK (four in Coningsby, one in Leuchars and one in Mount Pleasant, Falkland Islands); four in Italy (two in Grosseto and two in Gioia del Colle); three in Germany (Laage, Neuburg and Nörvenich), as well as one each in Spain (Morón), Austria (Zeltweg) and in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – all having contributed to the 100,000 flying hour total.
With Tranche 2 production in full swing, all 148 Tranche 1 aircraft delivered and the retrofit programme bringing them all to their latest block configuration, the Typhoon is establishing its footprint within the partner and export Customer air forces as the backbone of the operations both in terms of air dominance and ground support roles.
Source: Alenia press release

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AIRSHOW-Eurofighter sees strong demand for fighter jet market





Feb 10 (Reuters) - European consortium Eurofighter expects the global combat aircraft export market to reach 800 units in 20 years, and it expects to deliver 250 of those planes, a senior executive said on Thursday.

Eurofighter, a four-nation consortium of EADS (EAD.PA), representing Germany and Spain, Britain's BAE Systems (BAES.L) and Italy's Finmeccanica (SIFI.MI), is in the race for an $11 billion Indian contract for 126 fighter jets, one of the largest export orders in the history of defence.
It is competing with Saab's (SAABb.ST) JAS-39 Gripen, Boeing's F/A-18 Super Hornet, Dassault's (AVMD.PA) Rafale, Lockheed's F-16 and Russia's MiG-35 to win the fighter contract.
"India and other nations in Asia are important markets for combat aircraft," Enzo Casolini, chief executive of Eurofighter, said in a statement issued at India's biennial air show.
"All nations are watching closely how India is running this tough competition and will evaluate the final result in every detail," he said.

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Eurofighter Naval Version makes debut at Aero India 2011



At Aero India 2011 Eurofighter and partner company BAE Systems unveiled for the first time more details about the studies carried out for the initial definition of the navalised version of the Typhoon.

These studies have included the assessment of required design changes, piloted simulations to refine the aircraft’s handling qualities and discussions with key suppliers. The studies indicate that these changes are feasible, and would lead to the development of a world-beating, carrier-based fighter aircraft.

The most important element of the navalised Typhoon is that its exceptional thrust-to-weight ratio allows the aircraft to take off from a carrier without using a catapult but with a simple and much cheaper “ski-jump”. Detailed simulations have shown that the aircraft will be able to take off and land in this way with a full weapon and fuel load – providing a truly potent and flexible naval aviation capability.

The basic design of Typhoon helps to minimise the modifications needed to allow a Typhoon to conduct naval operations from a carrier. The aircraft’s structure is exceptionally strong, having been designed from the outset for the high dynamic loads associated with extreme air combat manoeuvring. The modifications required are limited and include a new, stronger landing gear, a modified arrestor hook and localised strengthening on some fuselage sections near the landing gear, as well as updates the EJ200 engines.

To reduce the aircraft’s approach speed and the resulting landing loads the study envisages the introduction of a thrust-vectored variant of the Eurojet EJ200 engine. Thrust vectoring (Engines with TVN have already undergone factory testing in the Eurojet facility) could be fully integrated into Typhoon’s advanced Flight Control System (FCS), allowing the pilot to focus on flying the approach path while the FCS manages the engine nozzle position. The ability to change the angle of the engines’ thrust will allow for a further enhancement in Typhoon’s already outstanding manoeuvrability, supercruise performance, fuel consumption and the handling of asymmetric weapon configurations.

A key design driver for navalised Typhoon is the commonality at 95 per cent with the land variant. Design changes are minimised, allowing for most of the spare parts and test equipment to be shared across a customer’s air force and navy fleets. The sensors, systems and weapons available to both variants will be common, allowing for a reduction in the aircrew training requirements. And in addition, the two variants will benefit from a common upgrade path – new capabilities will be available to both the air force and navy in similar timescales.

A navalised Typhoon can deliver this commonality, without compromising on capability.

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Je n'y cois pas beaucoup a cette variante naval.....

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Eurofighter reveals Typhoon development options for Middle East


The Eurofighter consortium is developing a roadmap for the Typhoon that it believes will offer potential customers in the Middle East options to greatly enhance the type's capabilities.
"The plan is to, over the next eight to 10 years, take a phased approach to enhancing the Typhoon's capability," says Rob Wells, Eurofighter's export future business manager. "It is the exports that are driving these enhancements."
Eurofighter unveiled the plans, which include optional conformal fuel tanks, at IDEX 2011. Other enhancements include the option of MBDA's Meteor beyond visual-range air-to-air missile from 2014 and an active electronically scanned array radar that potentially offers a wider field of regard from 2015.

New air-to-surface weapons would include anti-ship missiles, stand-off-range cruise missiles and long-range glide bombs. A thrust-vectoring nozzle is also being offered for the aircraft's Eurojet EJ200 turbofan engines.
Wells says the programme's Tranche 3-standard aircraft will already have the provision to accommodate conformal fuel tanks, and that the consortium is open to collaboration with local industry on many of the options.
"Countries like Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Bahrain are looking at fighters, and we are willing to show them what their aerospace companies can do as well," he says.

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Gémini a écrit:

Je n'y cois pas beaucoup a cette variante naval.....

Si Le Rafale arrive à voler à partir d'un PA, le Typhoon devrait pouvoir le faire aussi, qu'est ce que possède le Rafale M que le Typhoon ne peut pas avoir s'il est modifié?!

Le Rafale M opère en mer à partir de PA du type CATOBAR (Catapult Assisted Take Off But Arrested Recovery), par catapultage, le Typhoon navalisé le serait à partir d'un PA du type STOBAR (Short Take Off But Arrested Recovery) ne nécessitant pas de catapultage pour prendre l'air, comme le font MiG-29K, Su-25UTG/ UBP et Su-33.

Combien cela va t-il coûter, pour combien de clients, pour fabriquer combien d'avions?

le rafale M possède une structure renforcé pour encaisser les contraintes mécaniques lié au catapultage.

ici un train avant d'un Rafale M



ici le train avant d'un Rafale standard

exactement rafi, c'est une version STO ( Short Take Off ) à travers un Ski Jump et AR ( Arrested Retrieved ) .... un peu près la même chose pour le projet Gripen Navalisé !
contrairement au Rafale, ces 2 avions ne sont pas conçus pour ca ... d'ailleurs si ma mémoire est bonne, lors du développement du Typhoon, cette version a été rejeté à cause de nombreux difficultés de réalisation !
Si je dis pas de bétises, je crois pas que c'est fait pas pour la RN, mais plutôt pour l'Indian Navy ...
une autre chose, ni la UK ni la suéde, n'ont pas l'exprience pour entamer ce genre de processus, ils vont devoir passer énormément de temps, et sacrifier pas mal d'engins, sfalloir un sacré bout de temps, casser pas mal d'avions ... mais je doute en fait que les solutions les plus probables donnent des resultats satisfaisantes, le renforcement de train avant ( sachant c'est une problème pour l'EF2000 vu son implantation ) et de la structure, ne feront qu'allourdir l'engin, et dégrader sa durée de vie ( le Rafale M a une durée de vie de 6000h contre 7500h pour les engins de l'AdA )
je pense que l'exemple le plus marquants c'est celui des l'Etendard IV, on a perdu plusieurs années pour faire fonctionner l'électonique à bord, sans parler des problèmes d'Appontage !

Je doute aussi, que l'EF2000, peut faire efficacement de l'AS, l'assault naval dans des terrains avec des altitudes aléatoires et en vol de très basse altitude

Raptor a écrit:

Gémini a écrit:

Je n'y cois pas beaucoup a cette variante naval.....

Si Le Rafale arrive à voler à partir d'un PA, le Typhoon devrait pouvoir le faire aussi, qu'est ce que possède le Rafale M que le Typhoon ne peut pas avoir s'il est modifié?!

Fremo resume bien la chose.
Rappel toi que le Typhoon a etait conçu a la base comme chasseur de DA,le "transformer" pour un PA n'est pas chose aisée,cela demande du savoir faire ,qu'ils ont oublier depuis.
Cela va demander un max de temps avec aussi pas mal de personnes pour ce programme et pour qui ? pour combien ?
Le Rafale a etait conçu dés le départ "et" optimiser pour l'emploi sur un PA ,la preuve est qu'il roule ,lui, sur le Charles De Gaulle et meme sur des PA Américains, qu'il est au point pour les taches qui sont l'appontage et catapultage les manoeuvres sur un PA et tout le reste ...................
Je pense a un coup de bluff ,pour faire parler, tater le terrain au cas ou .
je serai l'inde je prendrais du Rafale pour l'interopérabilité entre la MN et l'US Navy et peut etre ,bientôt la RN.

Le premier projet d'Eurofighter navalisé concernait un avion capable de décoller d'un PA de type CATOBAR, Fremo.

Ça n'a pourtant rien à voir avec ce pourquoi l'appareil a été conçu, un avion multi-rôle, mais le constructeur semble suivre dans cette voie ce que font les russes, puisque Su-25, Su-27 et MiG-29 ont été navalisés alors que rien ne prévoyait qu'ils le soient un jour, la marine russe avait développé un avion pour cela qui n'a jamais pris la mer, le Yak-141. Quant à effectuer des missions au ras de l'eau, je ne vois pas pourquoi techniquement un Typhoon navalisé ne le ferait pas.

Les indiens n'utilisant pas de catapulte, c'est encore une autre version du Rafale qu'il faudrait développer, avec une autre motorisation? Mais avec tout de même moins de modifications structurelles à effectuer sur la machine que sur les Gripen et autres Eurofighter.

Par contre les mêmes questions subsistent: Combien cela va t-il coûter, pour combien de clients, pour fabriquer combien d'avions? J'y rajouterais même: Pour quel bénéfice?

Nous avons de toute façon affaire à une pub puisque les indiens ne semblent n'avoir rien demandé de tel.

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Other enhancements include the option of MBDA's Meteor beyond visual-range air-to-air missile from 2014 and an active electronically scanned array radar that potentially offers a wider field of regard from 2015.

Le radar actuel de la machine serait capable de tirer le MBDA METEOR sans avoir besoin d'avoir recours à un radar avec antenne AESA?