Eurofighter Typhoon:
The Eurofighter Typhoon is a twin-engine, canard-delta wing, multirole fighter. The Typhoon was designed and is manufactured by a consortium of three companies; BAE Systems, Airbus Group and Alenia Aermacchi, who conduct the majority of affairs dealing with the project through a joint holding company, Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH, which was formed in 1986. The project is managed by the NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency, which also acts as the prime customer. Development of the aircraft effectively began in 1983 with the Future European Fighter Aircraft programme, a multinational collaborative effort between the UK, Germany, France, Italy and Spain. Due to disagreements over design authority and operational requirements, France left the consortium to independently develop the Dassault Rafaleinstead. A technology demonstration aircraft, the British Aerospace EAP, first took flight on 6 August 1986; the first prototype of the finalised Eurofighter made its first flight on 27 March 1994. The name of the aircraft, Typhoon, was formally adopted in September 1998; the first production contracts were signed that same year. The Eurofighter Typhoon is a highly agile aircraft, designed to be an effective dogfighter when in combat with other aircraft; later production aircraft have been increasingly more well-equipped to undertake air-to-surface strike missions and to be compatible with an increasing number of different armaments and equipment. The Typhoon saw its combat debut during the 2011 military intervention in Libya with the Royal Air Force and the Italian Air Force, performing reconnaissance and ground strike missions. The type has also taken primary responsibility for air defence duties for the majority of customer nations.

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General characteristics:

• Crew: 1 (operational aircraft) or 2 (training aircraft)
  
• Length: 15.96 m (52.4 ft)
  
• Wingspan: 10.95 m (35.9 ft)
  
• Height: 5.28 m (17.3 ft)
  
• Wing area: 51.2 m² (551 sq ft)
  
• Empty weight: 11,000 kg (24,250 lb)
  
• Loaded weight: 16,000 kg (35,270 lb)
  
• Max. takeoff weight: 23,500 kg (51,800 lb)
  
• Powerplant: 2 × Eurojet EJ200 afterburning turbofan
  • Dry thrust: 60 kN (13,490 lbf) each
    
  • Thrust with afterburner: >90 kN(20,230 lbf) each
    
  
  
• Fuel capacity: 5,000 kg (11,020 lb) internal