First Tranche 3 Typhoon Readied For Flight

Eurofighter consortium member BAE Systems has begun engine runs on the first Tranche 3 Typhoon, from the last production batch of the multinational fighter now on order.The aircraft is scheduled to fly before year’s end and the Tranche 3 is to enter service next year with the U.K. Royal Air Force.Compared with the Tranche 2 Typhoon, the aircraft has increased avionics computing power and capacity, a fuel-dump capability and provisions for an active, electronically scanned array (AESA) radar,… (www.aviationweek.com) Mehr...