Eurofighter Typhoon - Specifications

Specifications

External images
Cutaway diagram of Eurofighter Typhoon
	Cutaway of Eurofighter Typhoon by Flight Global, 2006.

Data from Typhoon performance data, BAE Systems page,Superfighters and Brassey's Modern Fighters: The Ultimate Guide to In-Flight Tactics, Technology, Weapons, and Equipment

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: 11,150 kg (24,600 lb)
Loaded weight: 16,000 kg (35,000 lb)
Max. takeoff weight: 23,500 kg (52,000 lb)
Powerplant: 2 × Eurojet EJ200 afterburning turbofan
- Dry thrust: 60 kN (13,000 lbf) each
- Thrust with afterburner: 89 kN (20,000 lbf) each
Fuel capacity: 4,500 kg (9,900 lb) internal

Performance

Maximum speed:
- At altitude: Mach 2 (2,475 km/h/1,538 mph)
- At sea level: Mach 1.2 (1,470 km/h/910 mph)
- Supercruise
Range: 2,900 km (1,800 mi)
Combat radius:
- Ground attack, lo-lo-lo: 601 km (325 nmi)
- Ground attack, hi-lo-hi: 1,389 km (750 nmi)
- Air defence with 3-hr combat air patrol: 185 km (100 nmi)
- Air defence with 10-min. loiter: 1,389 km (750 nmi)
Ferry range: 3,790 km (2,350 mi)
Service ceiling: 16,765 m (55,003 ft)
Absolute ceiling: 19,812 m (65,000 ft)
Rate of climb: >315 m/s (62,000 ft/min)
Wing loading: 312 kg/m² (64.0 lb/ft² 262 kg/m² with 50% fuel)
Thrust/weight: 1.15
g-limits: +9/−3 g

Armament

Guns: 1 × 27 mm Mauser BK-27 Revolver cannon with 150 rounds
Hardpoints: Total of 13: 8 × under-wing; and 5 × under-fuselage pylon stations; holding up to 7,500 kg (16,500 lb) of payload
Missiles:
- Air-to-air missiles:
  - AIM-9 Sidewinder
  - AIM-132 ASRAAM
  - AIM-120 AMRAAM
  - IRIS-T
  - MBDA Meteor, in the future
- Air-to-surface missiles:
  - AGM-65 Maverick, in the future
  - AGM-88 HARM, in the future
  - Storm Shadow (AKA Scalp EG), in the future
  - Brimstone, in the future
  - Taurus KEPD 350
  - Penguin, in the future
  - AGM Armiger, in the future
Bombs:
- 6× 500lb Paveway IV
- Paveway II/III/Enhanced Paveway series of laser-guided bombs (LGBs)
- Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM), in the future
- HOPE/HOSBO, in the future
Others:
- Flares/infrared decoys dispenser pod
- chaff pods
- Electronic countermeasures (ECM) pods
- LITENING III laser targeting pod
- Up to 3 drop tanks for ferry flight or extended range/loitering time.