Eurofighter weapon load mystery

[John Cook]

Hi all

Can anyone point to a picture where the Eurofighter Typhoon can
carry 2x wing fuel tanks and 2x Storm Shadow missiles.

All I have seen is little diagrams depicting this setup, but I have my
doubts that the 5.2 meter length of the Storm Shadow can be
accomodated on the inner wing pylon without fouling the wheels or is
so far forward that it extends past the canards!!!

( I've seen pictures of a Storm Shadow on the wing tank pylon but
never of both Storm Shadow and fuel tank attached at the same time).


Can anyone help?.

Cheers
John Cook

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[Ian]

"John Cook" > wrote in message
...
> Hi all
>
> Can anyone point to a picture where the Eurofighter Typhoon can
> carry 2x wing fuel tanks and 2x Storm Shadow missiles.
>
> All I have seen is little diagrams depicting this setup, but I have my
> doubts that the 5.2 meter length of the Storm Shadow can be
> accomodated on the inner wing pylon without fouling the wheels or is
> so far forward that it extends past the canards!!!
>
> ( I've seen pictures of a Storm Shadow on the wing tank pylon but
> never of both Storm Shadow and fuel tank attached at the same time).
>
The only stuff I can find at the minute is:
http://www.eurofighter.com/Typhoon/SwingRole/

Has some pics under this showing 2 x Storm Shadow and 3x tanks. It hasn't
flown like this yet (air to ground stuff is a bit further down the
development programme)

[John Cook]

On Tue, 27 Jan 2004 21:27:57 -0000, "Ian" > wrote:

>
>"John Cook" > wrote in message
...
>> Hi all
>>
>> Can anyone point to a picture where the Eurofighter Typhoon can
>> carry 2x wing fuel tanks and 2x Storm Shadow missiles.
>>
>> All I have seen is little diagrams depicting this setup, but I have my
>> doubts that the 5.2 meter length of the Storm Shadow can be
>> accomodated on the inner wing pylon without fouling the wheels or is
>> so far forward that it extends past the canards!!!
>>
>> ( I've seen pictures of a Storm Shadow on the wing tank pylon but
>> never of both Storm Shadow and fuel tank attached at the same time).
>>
>The only stuff I can find at the minute is:
>http://www.eurofighter.com/Typhoon/SwingRole/
>
>Has some pics under this showing 2 x Storm Shadow and 3x tanks. It hasn't
>flown like this yet (air to ground stuff is a bit further down the
>development programme)
>

Hmmm. even when they did the weapons photo shoot this configuration
was missed, I wonder how the Storm shadows affect the airflow into
inlet duct at speed.

There was also a statement that the 1500l fuel tank was now deleted
from requirements because of its inability to be carried
supersonically. are they going with the 2000l or CFTs?



Time will tell.

Cheers
>

John Cook

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opinions are mine, not TAFE's however much they beg me for them.

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