EF Typhoon Traditional Cache
Hidden : 3/30/2011
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Part of the aircraft series across flat farmland taking approx 1 hour. Recommended parking on Delph Lane N53 38.388 W2 40.045

The Eurofighter Typhoon is a twin-engine, canard-delta wing, multirole combat aircraft, designed and built by a consortium of 4 countries UK, Germany Italy and Spain with development starting in 1986. The aircraft started life as an Air to Air Fighter, however many of the recent upgrades have concentrated on the development of its air to ground capability (including introduction of laser designator, laser/ GPS guided munitions). A navalised variant is being offered as part of the Indian MRCA campaign. Crew: 1 (operational aircraft) or 2 (training aircraft) Length: 15.96 m (52.4 ft) Wingspan: 10.95 m (35.9 ft) Empty weight: 11,150 kg (24,600 lb) Powerplant: 2 × Eurojet EJ200 afterburning turbofan Performance Maximum speed: At altitude: Mach 2 (2,495 km/h/1,550 mph)[209][210][211] Range: 2,900 km (1,800 mi) Service ceiling: 19,810 m[215] (64,990 ft) Rate of climb: >315 m/s[216][217] (62,000 ft/min[218]) g-limits: +9/-3 g[219] Guns: 1 × 27 mm Mauser BK-27 Revolver cannon with 150 rounds Hardpoints: Total of 13: 8 × under-wing; and 5 × under-fuselage pylon stations; holding up to 7,500 kg (16,500 lb) of payload Missiles: Air-to-air missiles: AIM-9 Sidewinder AIM-132 ASRAAM AIM-120 AMRAAM IRIS-T MBDA Meteor, in the future Bombs: Paveway series of laser-guided bombs (LGBs) Flares/infrared decoys dispenser pod chaff pods Electronic countermeasures (ECM) pods LITENING III laser targeting pod SWARM Connection: Father SWARM worked on the design from 1990

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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