[Newsbot]

Title: Oman To Become Seventh Country To Operate Eurofighter Typhoon
Category: Military
Posted By: Hyack
Date: 2012-12-21 22:38:21

[BeaverFever]

Some interesting (albeit biased) info on the Typhoon here in Eurofigher World


THe images can be blown up and read on this blog:

http://livefist.blogspot.ca/2010/10/eurofighter-says-forget-f-35-typhoon.html

[saturn_656]

If we decide to skip the F-35 and buy an older plane, the Eurofighter is probably the best out of the bunch.

Ignore the guy commenting around the web, hawking the Gripen for Canada.

[Freakinoldguy]

Trouble with buying planes that are available on the open market like the Typhoon is that you end up with the same technology as your potential enemies.

Here's a ranking list for the top jet figthers. To bad the Americans won't sell us the Raptor but if we're looking for cheap, why not the F16 which is ranked right in the middle of the pack ahead of the Typhoon and behind the F35. I didn't notice any F18's on the list though no matter what version.

http://www.gizmowatch.com/worlds-best-j ... slideshow/

[Unsound]

Freakinoldguy Freakinoldguy:

Trouble with buying planes that are available on the open market like the Typhoon is that you end up with the same technology as your potential enemies.

From what I understand, the training the CF gets should be able to compensate for this, to a degree at least. No?

[saturn_656]

Freakinoldguy Freakinoldguy:

Trouble with buying planes that are available on the open market like the Typhoon is that you end up with the same technology as your potential enemies.

Here's a ranking list for the top jet figthers. To bad the Americans won't sell us the Raptor but if we're looking for cheap, why not the F16 which is ranked right in the middle of the pack ahead of the Typhoon and behind the F35. I didn't notice any F18's on the list though no matter what version.

http://www.gizmowatch.com/worlds-best-j ... slideshow/

Those goof-offs at gizmowatch don't even know what a jet fighter is, nevermind knowing enough to properly rank them.

Replacing F-18's with F-16's is almost as silly as the Avro Arrow idea.

[2Cdo]

saturn_656 saturn_656:

Freakinoldguy Freakinoldguy:

Trouble with buying planes that are available on the open market like the Typhoon is that you end up with the same technology as your potential enemies.

Here's a ranking list for the top jet figthers. To bad the Americans won't sell us the Raptor but if we're looking for cheap, why not the F16 which is ranked right in the middle of the pack ahead of the Typhoon and behind the F35. I didn't notice any F18's on the list though no matter what version.

http://www.gizmowatch.com/worlds-best-j ... slideshow/

Those goof-offs at gizmowatch don't even know what a jet fighter is, nevermind knowing enough to properly rank them.

Replacing F-18's with F-16's is almost as silly as the Avro Arrow idea.

Yep. Two dedicated BOMBERS in a list of jet FIGHTERS. Morons made that list.

[Gunnair]

saturn_656 saturn_656:

Freakinoldguy Freakinoldguy:

Trouble with buying planes that are available on the open market like the Typhoon is that you end up with the same technology as your potential enemies.

Here's a ranking list for the top jet figthers. To bad the Americans won't sell us the Raptor but if we're looking for cheap, why not the F16 which is ranked right in the middle of the pack ahead of the Typhoon and behind the F35. I didn't notice any F18's on the list though no matter what version.

http://www.gizmowatch.com/worlds-best-j ... slideshow/

Those goof-offs at gizmowatch don't even know what a jet fighter is, nevermind knowing enough to properly rank them.

Replacing F-18's with F-16's is almost as silly as the Avro Arrow idea.

Didn't even know the B2 was considered a jet fighter! Yep, and the Canadian Coast Guard will be operating AOPVs...

[Batsy]

Country..... Number of Eurofighters

Britain............160
Germany:...........143
Italy..............96
Spain..............73
Saudi Arabia.......72
Austria.............15
Oman...............12

[Freakinoldguy]

saturn_656 saturn_656:

Freakinoldguy Freakinoldguy:

Trouble with buying planes that are available on the open market like the Typhoon is that you end up with the same technology as your potential enemies.

Here's a ranking list for the top jet figthers. To bad the Americans won't sell us the Raptor but if we're looking for cheap, why not the F16 which is ranked right in the middle of the pack ahead of the Typhoon and behind the F35. I didn't notice any F18's on the list though no matter what version.

http://www.gizmowatch.com/worlds-best-j ... slideshow/

Those goof-offs at gizmowatch don't even know what a jet fighter is, nevermind knowing enough to properly rank them.

Replacing F-18's with F-16's is almost as silly as the Avro Arrow idea.

I thought it odd that the F18 was missing and a the F16 was on. But it wasn't just Gizmo Watch that went that direction.

But here's a list that you may find more to your liking.

http://weapons.technology.youngester.co ... craft.html

I guess the problem is that every list is subjective, this one included.

[saturn_656]

Freakinoldguy Freakinoldguy:

I thought it odd that the F18 was missing and a the F16 was on. But it wasn't just Gizmo Watch that went that direction.

But here's a list that you may find more to your liking.

http://weapons.technology.youngester.co ... craft.html

I guess the problem is that every list is subjective, this one included.

Nah I don't really care for this one either. Maybe if it was written and published by a respectable defence publication (with a little more indepth analysis) I might pay some attention.

At least this one didn't have bombers in it.

FYI stay out of the comments page, it's just one big "my dick is bigger" argument between the Indians and the Chinese.

[Freakinoldguy]

saturn_656 saturn_656:

Freakinoldguy Freakinoldguy:

I thought it odd that the F18 was missing and a the F16 was on. But it wasn't just Gizmo Watch that went that direction.

But here's a list that you may find more to your liking.

http://weapons.technology.youngester.co ... craft.html

I guess the problem is that every list is subjective, this one included.

Nah I don't really care for this one either. Maybe if it was written and published by a respectable defence publication (with a little more indepth analysis) I might pay some attention.

At least this one didn't have bombers in it.

FYI stay out of the comments page, it's just one big "my dick is bigger" argument between the Indians and the Chinese.

Ya just had to mention that, didn't ya. Now I'll have to go look.

[Freakinoldguy]

Well I did and you were right.

$1:

This list is fake one ..'
where is LCA tejs fighter developed by India

WTF last time I looked India couldn't develop a car that would pass the most rudimentary safety requirments in the rest of the world and now they're claiming first place in Fighter Aircraft design.

They should stick to things they're good at like avoiding toilet paper and telemarketing.