Single-Seat Eurofighter Makes First Flight in Italy

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Single-Seat Eurofighter Makes First Flight in Italy By TOM KINGTON, ROME

The first flight by a production series, single-seat Eurofighter Typhoon took place in Italy on July 9, Finmeccanica unit Alenia Aeronautica announced July 12.

The aircraft, called IS001, assembled by Eurofighter consortium partner Alenia, flew for 59 minutes from Alenia’s Turin facility, according to a company statement. Flown by Italian test pilot Maurizio Cheli, the aircraft performed two touch-and-go maneuvers during the flight.

Alenia said it intends to start deliveries of single-seat Eurofighters to the Italian Air Force by the end of 2004 following international type acceptance, which will be based in part on the ground and flight activity of IS001.

The Italian Air Force will receive 29 first-tranche Eurofighters, including 10 twin-seat models and 19 single-seaters.

Alenia to date has delivered four twin-seat aircraft, the first of which is being used for initial training at the Air Force’s Cameri Air Base at Novara. The other three are in service with the fourth squadron at Grosseto, where they have carried out more than 100 training flights, said Alenia in a statement.

Italy’s eventual planned order of 121 Eurofighters — part of an original 620 aircraft ordered by Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and Spain — will cost the country 18 billion euros ($22.3 billion).
Alenia said that Eurofighter partner companies currently have 71 aircraft in the final assembly phase, part of a total of 110 in production. Partner air forces to date have received a total of 22 Eurofighters.

With a share of 19.5 percent of the industrial program, Alenia is responsible for wing design, production of the left wing and of the rear fuselage in cooperation with BAE Systems. Alenia also is working on some on-board systems and is responsible for final assembly of aircraft destined for the Italian Air Force.
 

SABRE

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hmm.. wonder if Singapore will be getting the Eurofighters too
Why does Singapore need EF-2000, they have F-16s.

Anyways does this mean that the EF-2000 Software glitch is solved. Wounder if PAF is going to consider them now.
 

gf0012-aust

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saber said:
||| said:
hmm.. wonder if Singapore will be getting the Eurofighters too
Why does Singapore need EF-2000, they have F-16s.

Anyways does this mean that the EF-2000 Software glitch is solved. Wounder if PAF is going to consider them now.
Singapore is going through a process of replacing their A4 Skyhawks. The aircraft for evaluation are Typhoon, Rafale and the F15D. Results will be avail by the end of this year. There are currently 2 Typhoons in Singapore being evaluated. The Rafales were evaluated earlier in the year. The F15's will be eval'd last.
 

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besides the F-16s, the rest of the aircraft in the RSAF are pretty old like the A-4 and F-5s. as for the software glitch, the last i heard was it has not been solved.
 

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Deltared075 said:
Huh? that old news, i saw the same news in air international few month ago!
Old but Gold. Its still quite interesting. Anyways whats going on with both EF-2000 & Rafele. They build huge hardware jets but get stuck on some software glitchs. Show it to some Indian or Pakistani, may be they could work it out (through some piracy :D: )
 

gf0012-aust

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Deltared075 said:
Huh? that old news, i saw the same news in air international few month ago!
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Single-Seat Eurofighter Makes First Flight in Italy By TOM KINGTON, ROME

The first flight by a production series, single-seat Eurofighter Typhoon took place in Italy on July 9, Finmeccanica unit Alenia Aeronautica announced July 12.
If it flew last week, how could it have occurred a few months ago?
 

Deltared075

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I read from air international few month ago at library, but i forgot the date..
maybe mistaken with the Germany? not sure now.. but production start already that for sure.
 
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