Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Specifications of Eurofighter


Wing Span 10.95m

Length 14.96m

Height 5.28m

Wing Area 50m²

Foreplane Area 2.4m²

Empty Weight 750 kg (approx)

Internal Fuel Load 4000 kg (approx)

External Store Load 6500 kg (approx)

Max T/O Weight 21000 kg

Power

  • 2 EJ200 Turbofan Engines
  • 20,000 lbf (90 kN) each with Afterburner
  • 13,500 lbf (60 kN) each without Afterburner

Maximum Speed 2125 km/hr

Time to 10670m 2.5 minutes

Runway Requirement 700m

T/O run

  • 300m
  • air combat mission

Combat Radius

  • ground attack, lo-lo-lo : 601 km
  • ground attack, hi-lo-hi : 1389 km
  • air defence with 3hr CAP : 185 km
  • air defence with 10-min loiter : 1389 km

G Limits +9/-3 w/ int fuel and two AIM-120

Weapons & Stores

  • Internally mounted 27mm Mauser gun
  • Total of 13 external stores stations: 5 (incl one wet) under fuselage and 4 (incl one wet) under each wing
  • Mix of Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missiles (BVRAAM) and Short-Range Air- to-Air Missiles (SRAAM) carried externally
  • Four BVRAAM under fuselage in semi-conformal carriage configuration
  • Laser guided bombs
  • Advanced anti-armour weapons
  • Conventionally armed stand-off missiles

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