580298 Herpa Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon T3 No 29 Squadron, RAF Coningsby ZJ810

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580298 Herpa Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon T3 No 29 Squadron, RAF Coningsby ZJ810

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Herpa 1/72nd scale
580298
Eurofighter Typhoon T3
ZJ810
No 29 Squadron
RAF Coningsby

RRP £99.00

Model Description

Herpa 1/72nd scale 580298 Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon T3 No 29 Squadron, RAF Coningsby ZJ810. Buy now online at Flying Tigers.

 

Of the 138 Typhoons, currently operated by the Royal Air Force, 20 aircraft are two-seat, fully combat-capable trainers. The majority of these Typhoon T3s are part of No 29 Squadron, tasked with training pilots converting to the Eurofighter. The model is equipped with two drop tanks as well as the usual single air-to-air practice missile on an outboard pylon for target detection.

The Eurofighter Typhoon is a twin-engine, canard-delta wing, multirole fighter. The Typhoon was designed and is manufactured by a consortium of Alenia Aermacchi (Leonardo since 2017), Airbus Group, and BAE Systems that conducts the majority of the project through a joint holding company, Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH formed in 1986. NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency manages the project and is the prime customer.

The aircraft’s development effectively began in 1983 with the Future European Fighter Aircraft programme, a multinational collaboration among the UK, Germany, France, Italy, and Spain. Disagreements over design authority and operational requirements led France to leave the consortium to develop the Dassault Rafale independently. A technology demonstration aircraft, the British Aerospace EAP, first took flight on 6th August 1986; the first prototype of the finalised Eurofighter made its first flight on 27th March 1994. The aircraft’s name, Typhoon, was adopted in September 1998; the first production contracts were also signed that year.

Political issues in the partner nations significantly protracted the Typhoon’s development; the sudden end of the Cold War reduced European demand for fighter aircraft, and debate existed over the aircraft’s cost and work share. The Typhoon entered operational service in 2003; it has entered service with the air forces of Austria, Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom, Spain, and Saudi Arabia. The air forces of Oman and Kuwait are export customers, bringing the procurement total to 599 aircraft as of 2016.

The Eurofighter Typhoon is a highly agile aircraft, designed to be a supremely effective dogfighter in combat. Later production aircraft have been increasingly better equipped to undertake air-to-surface strike missions and to be compatible with an increasing number of different armaments and equipment, including Storm Shadow and the RAF’s Brimstone. The Typhoon had its combat debut during the 2011 military intervention in Libya with the Royal Air Force and the Italian Air Force, performing aerial reconnaissance and ground-strike missions. The type has also taken primary responsibility for air-defence duties for the majority of customer nations.

RRP £99.00

Weight 750 g
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Model Code: 580298

Model categories:
Herpa Wings Military, Herpa Wings Military 1/72nd scale, Military Aviation

Weight 750 g
Historical Era

Manufacturer

Model Type

Scale

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