here's how the eurofighter typhoon fights the f-22 raptor
the lockheed martin f-22 raptor is one of the most advanced military jet fighters in the world first
flying in september 1997 the raptor is still at the forefront of the u.s air force's fighter fleet
and has been joined recently by the f-35 lightning
the raptor also joined a growing list of hugely advanced fighter aircraft around the world
from countries such as russia sweden and the united kingdom
when it comes to the final country they also have a highly advanced aircraft in their arsenal
developed in collaboration with other european nations the eurofighter typhoon is the centerpiece
of the british royal air force and it is an aircraft in service with other air arms around
the world to such as germany italy austria and spain to name just a few in contrast the
raptors technology and cost overruns enforced an export ban on the aircraft in theory both these
aircraft are highly capable and comparable to each other but just how do the two jets compare
we are going to take a dive into that and investigate these two machines
to find out how they actually do stack up against each other
the typhoon was developed as a multirole and air superiority fighter
and development began in 1983 with the uk germany france italy and spain france
would leave the development program to pursue their dassault rafale the first euro fighter
prototype took flight on august 6 1986 with what was called the british aerospace eap
with the final typhoon form differing somewhat to the prototype eap the typhoon has a delta wing
design with a pair of kenards at the front similar to the raphael its complex fly-by-wire system
and its relaxed stability design gives the aircraft almost unrivaled agility
the typhoon entered active service in august 2003 its power comes from two euro jet eh 200
after burning turbofan engines which propel the aircraft to a top speed of match 2.0 or 1 320
miles per hour when it comes to the armament of the typhoon there are various weapons it can carry
over the years the typhoon has carried various weapons such as the gbu-10 paid way to gps bombs
and the ai-n9 sidewinder heat seeking missiles while it also
has a mauser bk 27 millimeters cannon a weapon originally developed for the panavia tornado
in total there are 13 hardpoints for armament on the typhoon
the raptor meanwhile had a tough upbringing it first flew in 1997 and entered service in 2005
with the united states air force remaining the sole operator of the aircraft
an original plan orders 750 of the type was drastically cut back to 187 due to high costs
and a lack of air-to-air missions the raptor is an air superiority fighter with stealth capabilities
but it can also conduct ground strikes and help in an electronic warfare role
the design of the raptor is more conventional in some ways than the typhoon with no canards
at the front with the main wing design a clipped diamond similar to a delta wing
the raptor is also max 2 capable its power comes from two pratt and whitney f 119 pw 100 augmented
turbo fence and these propelled the aircraft to a higher top speed than the typhoon of match
2.25 or 1 500 miles per hour when it comes to the armament of the raptor
a wide array of weapons can be carried including in its internal weapons bays
it has three of them which can carry weapons such as the ai at-9 side winder and the aim-120 amro
the raptor also has a cannon in the form of the m61 at two vulcan 20 millimeters rotary cannon
and the main weapons bay can have a bomb rack too for weapons such as gps jgms
both aircraft serve relatively similar roles where they can take part in both ground attack missions
and fight for air superiority both are also highly agile machines and is difficult to really work
out which one is more agile but the raptor might just have the edge over its european counterpart
both of course first took flight in the 1990s and have had various delays in their programs as well
but each though is at the forefront of their various air arms
this is always a difficult question to answer but the edge might just go with the raptor
it has a higher top speed than the typhoon the same range at 1 800 miles and the same
service ceiling at 65 000 feet furthermore its agility is renowned all over the world
and its stealth capabilities give it another edge over the typhoon
that is not to say that the euro fighter is not capable it is a highly advanced machine
and is still being improved upon but america might well have beaten europe in this one
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