Eurofighter Typhoon…

There is also another EF thread.

http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?134607-Eurofighter-Typhoon-discussion-and-news-2015/page53

When it first came out, it was a step above the rest in agility, power and athleticism. But then it quickly fell back when thrust vectoring and 4.5 gen and stealth started coming out.

It is stuck between 2 eras. It could earn back some of its earlier prestige if they thrust vectored it.

TVC is mainly an advantage for reducing drag during cruise and high-speed turns. I don’t regard it as much of an advantage in dog-fighting. Bleeds to much energy and leaves you as an easy kill for other parties. HMCS+HOBS+LOAL achieves the same thing and better without bleeding energy.

Off all the possible improvement going on Typhoon in 2021 for the RAF, TVC and LERX are among the lowest priority and least effective and likely won’t make it. The priorities break down as follows:

Captor-E Radar 2
DASS upgrade
Meteor
Storm Shadow
Brimstone
SPEAR
Striker II HMD
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LERX
TVC

yes, only F-106 & gripen got even lower drag, but they are stuck with half the power

Is it just me that the Eurofighter Typhoon is built for speed with little effort/energy?! I haven’t watched jet videos in a while but one thing I noticed is the older types like the F-15, Tornados, etc. seems to use a lot of power and effort while the Typhoon used less effort. I noticed that right away particularly with Mach Loop clips…

When it first came out, it was a step above the rest in agility, power and athleticism. But then it quickly fell back when thrust vectoring and 4.5 gen and stealth started coming out.

It is stuck between 2 eras. It could earn back some of its earlier prestige if they thrust vectored it.