Busy Year for Eurofighter Typhoon
HALLBERGMOOS, Germany, February 20 /PRNewswire/ -- A busy year lies ahead for the four national Eurofighter Typhoon teams, as the programme has entered the final stages of the main development with more than two thirds of the flight test programme achieved so far. The testing of the air-to-air carefree handling Flight Control System software is almost finished, the last clearances for the so called Phase 4 software, necessary for the Block 2B standard aircraft will be finalized over summer. A new chapter in Eurofighter Typhoon's development has now been entered with testing of the air-to-ground Flight Control Software. This FCS Phase 5 software, written by a Joint Team headed by EADS Military Air Systems in Germany, will over the next months undergo rigorous testing in all four partner nations and will involve six aircraft for testing and validating the data required for the required clearances. After conclusion of the tests, the final clearances for the Full Operational Capability (FOC) specified with the Main Development Contract are expected in 2007 and then will be available in Block 5 aircraft. The first Block 5 aircraft is already in final assembly in Germany. Deliveries of Block 5 aircraft will start early 2007.
The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) which produces the EURO Fighter plans to bid for a new jet fighter contract in India, the company's co-chief executive officer said. 'Yes we are going to compete,' Thomas Enders said on the sidelines of a media briefing here ahead of Asian Aerospace, the world's third-largest airshow which begins here Tuesday.
Although India is not yet accepting formal offers for the 126 multi-role fighters, the EADS Eurofighter is expected to be up against Lockheed Martin's F-16, Boeing's F-18, Sweden's Gripen and the Russian MiG, industry officials say. The Indian air force has been plagued by aircraft crashes among its ageing fleet, particularly MiG-21s. For technical details on the EURO-Fighter go to: http://www.eurofighter.com/
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