International Aviation HQ | International Aviation HQ

Eurofighter Typhoon: The aircraft Europe collaborated on

29Jun

By Christopher HarrowNo Comments

Aircraft Digest

Eurofighter Typhoon: The aircraft Europe collaborated on

As per our poll on Instagram on Wednesday, the Typhoon was chosen over the F-35 Lightning II for Aircraft Digest this week. The Eurofighter Typhoon II is a new fighter aircraft introduced to service in the British RAF in April 2006, it was meant to replace the Tornado, Harrier and Sea Harrier, it was a joint effort between the major aircraft manufacturers of the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy and Spain. Why was the Eurofighter project started? The aircraft was developed as a counter to the Mig-29, as the Western European nations saw that the Mig-29 was more manoeuvrable than any aircraft currently in service with those nations at the time, manufactured by Airbus, BAE Systems and Leonardo, it was first flown on the 27 March 1994, and flew into service in 2006. It initially saw some di...

Will the Airbus A321xlr be the final nail in Boeing’s coffin?

26Jun

By Christopher HarrowNo Comments

Opinion

Will the Airbus A321xlr be the final nail in Boeing’s coffin?

Airbus released their newest jet at the Paris Airshow this week. The jet is to be called the A321xlr, and it is meant to be the ideal alternative for those airlines who are struggling due to the 737 MAX. So, will the A321xlr finally be the nail in Boeing's coffin? The A321xlr is a direct competitor aircraft to the 737 MAX, which is currently grounded due to problems surrounding the MCAS System. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Airbus A321xlr origins In 2018, Airbus was reassessing its A320 family of jets. It noticed that whilst the A320LR and A321LR were doing well, airlines were demanding that it went further, and had better fuel efficiency. To that end, Airbus began to research the possibilities, and realized that this was certainly possible for...

22Jun

By Christopher HarrowNo Comments

Aircraft Digest

Harrier: The Best British Jet?

So a few days ago, I was speaking with some former British Royal Air Force and United States Air Force pilots. And they were talking about how they missed the the BAE Systems and McDonnell Douglas Harrier jets of the past. Rather than this ‘American crap’ as one of the former RAF Pilots said (referring to the new F-35 Lightning II). The RAF pilots then started wining about how they detest the new F-35 that replaced the Harrier. So was it really as good as they say it was? (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Beginning It was originally developed by the UK-based aircraft manufacturer Hawker Siddeley in the 1960’s. Hawker Siddeley is now part of BAE Systems so it is sometimes called the BAE Harrier. It emerged as the only successful V/STOL (Vertica...