The EF-2000 Eurofighter is an agile, single seat, multi-role aircraft optimised for high altitude supersonic air combat while retaining considerable ground attack capabilities. It is built by a four-nation consortium consisting of companies from the UK, Germany, Italy and Spain. The EF-2000 Eurofighter has a designed in-service life of 25 years or 6,000 flying hours, the aircraft pictured above is a two pilot T1 training version from RAF's 29 Squadron, a Eurofighter OCU (operational conversion unit).
EF-2000 Eurofighter Specifications: Crew: Pilot only Engines: Twin 20,250 lbf (90 kN) Eurojet EJ200 afterburning turbofans Length: 15.96 m (52 ft 5 in) Wingspan: 10.95 m (35 ft 11 in) Height: 5.28 m (17 ft 4 in) Empty weight: 11,000 kg (24,250 lb) Loaded weight: 16,000 kg[184] (35,300 lb) Max takeoff weight: 23,500 kg (51,800 lb) Maximum Speed: 1,321mph (2,125km/h) at 36,090ft (11,000m) Range: 2,900 km (1,840 mi) Service ceiling: 19,810 m (65,000 ft) Rate of climb: 315 m/s (62,000 ft/min)
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EF-2000 Eurofighter Armament: Guns: A combination of the following munitions may be fitted as required on eight under-wing pylons and five under-fuselage pylons up to a maximum load of 7,500 kg (16,500 lb). Missiles: AIM-9 Sidewinder Air-to-air missiles AIM-132 ASRAAM Air-to-air missiles AIM-120 AMRAAM Air-to-air missiles IRIS-T Air-to-air missiles AGM-84 Harpoon Air-to-surface missiles AGM-88 HARM Air-to-surface missiles ALARM Air-to-surface missiles Storm Shadow Air-to-surface missiles Brimstone Air-to-surface missiles Taurus KEPD 350 Air-to-surface missiles Penguin Air-to-surface missiles
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