Germany halts purchases of Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft due to a serious defect

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Representatives of the German Defense Ministry reported the suspension of purchases of Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft due to the discovery of a new “manufacturing defect” in an expensive and problematic combat vehicle affecting “the connection between the vertical tail and the rear of the aircraft,” the newspaper writes "Sight" citing Defense-aerospace и Süddeutsche Zeitung.



Currently, the Ministry of Defense has suspended new orders, but the circumstances that have opened up will not affect the flights of the planes that are part of the German Air Force.

Earlier it was noted that by the 2018, the Bundeswehr would receive a 143 twin-engine fighter, but due to various technical problems, as well as an increase in the value of the order of several billion euros, the German military changed the original plans. In particular, in October 2014, a defect was found in the fuselage, in 2010, in the aircraft ejection system.
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  1. +10
    14 October 2015 08: 24
    Something is not right in these airplanes (according to the logic of the military).
    Wow, even some Indians lost in the exercises. Ai-Ai, a bad plane with a defect in its fuselage and catapult may not work from a stiff diaper. No SU or MIG planned to buy.
    1. +6
      14 October 2015 08: 46
      German Defense Ministry Spokespersons Reported Suspension of Purchases of Eurofighter Typhoon Combat Aircraft Due to Detection of New “Production Defect”
      The Germans know how to count money, served there at the time, made sure. Our officials would learn from them. And in return, we would help them with military equipment. Let them buy from us, what we ourselves must suffer! Russian is still better and cheaper.
      1. +16
        14 October 2015 09: 03
        Is he the descendant of Messerschmitt, who shot the columns of our children sent to the rear?

        So let everything fall off completely and there is no need for him to fly at all

        And he looks predatory, like a raven, as if he had again aimed at stealthily killing peaceful people, not like ours - strong, calm, confident and not dangerous (for his own)

        I remembered the story of my father, boiled

        1. +1
          14 October 2015 21: 18
          "The connection between the vertical tail and the rear of the aircraft"

          so they would write, "the tail may fall off."
          1. 0
            15 October 2015 02: 45
            to the very cabin ... wassat
      2. +1
        14 October 2015 10: 13
        There is no need for the Germans to sell our aircraft. Let them fly on their airships. Our planes should be with the allies, and not those who impose sanctions against us.
      3. +1
        14 October 2015 10: 42
        But then Germany will have to repair migi in Poland (cheaper and better). Since the Bulgarians do it.
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        2. 0
          14 October 2015 21: 18
          Here is the continuation:


          Moscow, October 14 - AIF-Moscow.
          At one of the German fighters at the airport in Emari (Estonia) the external fuel tank fell offRIA Novosti reports.

          Kinorupor of the West. How Estonia is preparing for a “war with Russia”

          According to Alar Laats, spokesman for the Estonian Air Force, the incident occurred on Friday. In fact, a check was carried out to clarify whether this was due to negligence or for some other reason.
      4. 0
        14 October 2015 10: 42
        But then Germany will have to repair migi in Poland (cheaper and better). Since the Bulgarians do it.
    2. +8
      14 October 2015 09: 32
      And they have a general disorder with the "back part" in Europe. laughing So no wonder.
    3. 0
      14 October 2015 12: 29
      Quote: Irokez
      Something is wrong on these planes

      Yes, new cars always something wrong is or something lacks !
      Think about these words
      Quote: article
      however, the circumstances that have arisen will not affect the flights of the planes that make up the German Air Force.

      In my opinion, this clearly speaks only about one thing, there is nothing constructive here, a really pure manufacturing defect, according to the peasant woman saying PRODUCTION MARRIAGE! Yes, such that the plane can’t fly! And if he flies, then he has no problems and will continue to fly!
  2. +4
    14 October 2015 08: 27
    Yes, from the very beginning they turned out to be flawed ...
    1. 0
      14 October 2015 08: 34
      But why is it flawed?
  3. +23
    14 October 2015 08: 30
    "affecting the" connection between the vertical tail and the rear of the aircraft "- is the tail falling off? And my health is not very good ... my paws hurt, the tail is falling off! smile
    1. +6
      14 October 2015 09: 08
      Quote: dr.star75
      "affecting the" connection between the vertical tail and the rear of the aircraft "- is the tail falling off? And my health is not very good ... my paws hurt, the tail is falling off!

      laughing As I saw the article - I also immediately remembered this moment laughing
  4. +12
    14 October 2015 08: 32
    Yes, and to hell with them, let them not be foolish and spend their loot on imperfections.
  5. +1
    14 October 2015 08: 32
    the very design of the airframe without tail unit for which Europeans clung to nothing good will lead !!!
    1. +1
      14 October 2015 09: 07
      What is your evidence for the depravity of the tailless?
      1. 0
        14 October 2015 11: 40
        .... What is your evidence for the depravity of the tailless? ...

        ..... The science of aerodynamics proved .... Read the introductory course on aerodynamics for students of an aviation university .... And you will understand everything .... :)))))
        1. 0
          15 October 2015 02: 48
          This is not a complete tailless one - there are PGOs
  6. 0
    14 October 2015 08: 33
    Let it be. They won't fly, and that's good. True, the Germans do not fly in Syria, the French do not fly the Raphael, and the Brita do not fly the Tornado. The rest are like F 16. I caught myself thinking that I am counting on our grouping against "theirs" in terms of air war. The base is one that works. Our grouping will no longer be able to increase, the airfield is not rubber, 80-100 sorties per day - this is probably already close to its limit. Not according to the runway capacity, but according to the capabilities of the grouping. And we obviously do not want to put up another base, scattering the covering forces and complicating the logistics.
  7. Darkoff
    +4
    14 October 2015 08: 34
    "Eurofighter" already sounds like a "combat gay" (to put it mildly).
    1. HAM
      +2
      14 October 2015 08: 44
      Rather like "EUROREMONT"!
  8. +1
    14 October 2015 08: 36
    Both the EU and the United States have recently had a lot of complaints about aircraft. First, the increase in value, then the shortcomings crawled - everything, like a carbon copy. Also probably learned to cut money.
  9. +1
    14 October 2015 08: 37
    What a freak!
  10. +3
    14 October 2015 08: 42
    Defective ... and not just airplanes ...
  11. +8
    14 October 2015 08: 43
    Backlash got drunk! On the F-104 "the land of spruce" (more than 200 Samoyets lost) and everything was great! And now - "the catapult is not correct", "the fuselage is defective"! So they will definitely not build the IV Reich! negative
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    2. gjv
      +6
      14 October 2015 09: 58
      Quote: engineer74
      So they certainly will not build the IV Reich!

      They now need to think about how their caliphate would not be built.
  12. 0
    14 October 2015 08: 44
    A defect affecting the “relationship between the vertical tail and the rear of the aircraft
    however, the circumstances that have arisen will not affect the flights of the planes that make up the German Air Force.
    Fine. It turns out they also fly on such planes! recourse
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  14. +3
    14 October 2015 08: 51
    but who in their right mind would ever buy a car that was out of date for a generation before take-off?
  15. +1
    14 October 2015 08: 52
    Quote: mirag2
    But why is it flawed?

    First very good. for a long time they decided either to do it themselves or to buy. We decided to do it. They couldn’t take them into service for a very long time, the plane couldn’t reach the declared characteristics ... Although it was developed by more than one EU country. And when he was accepted all the same, it turned out that the plane was already outdated ...
  16. +2
    14 October 2015 09: 13
    rather, it is the response of the Germans to the sanctions against their Volkswagen cars and the huge fines imposed by the states, it seems Germany is beginning to resist its master
  17. 0
    14 October 2015 09: 57
    how much they are already messing with this Eurofighter - and things are still there
  18. +7
    14 October 2015 10: 21
    It’s high time for the authors of many comments to stop writing all sorts of nonsense. In countries where "they know how to count money," a bad plane will never be adopted. During the operation of the machine in the troops, some structural defects that can be fixed in one way or another can be detected. This is a recognized global practice. The "typhoon" in the sky is a serious and dangerous adversary. It is easy to manage and accessible to intermediate pilots, able to perform aerobatic and difficult aerobatics, including the "Pugachev cobra", can conduct maneuverable air combat, surpasses all F-16s in a number of ways. Mirage-2000, Rafal and Grippen have a modern avionics complex and efficient weapons. Ultimately, German experts will bring it “to mind,” just as the MiG-29 and Su-27 were “treated” in Russia before they reached the modern level.
    1. +1
      14 October 2015 10: 45
      I support you wholeheartedly, you don’t have to consider the West a lop-eared one, I have an impression about the reduction in the military potential of Germany, the Germans do not want to fight under various pretexts.
    2. -1
      14 October 2015 12: 27
      Such as you need to sometimes turn on the brain and read the tweets of terrorists. After the order to shoot down our planes in Iraq, one brisk English pilot on the Typhoon attacked our Su-1 over Syria east of Hama and was shot down. This news is just the result of that air battle. You need to understand that Western propaganda is one thing, but real combat capabilities are another.
      1. +1
        14 October 2015 15: 21
        Terrorist tweets are just for people like you, son. Listen to grandfather: "Frontline fighters do not fly alone over any theater of operations, let alone bombers, attack aircraft and even combat helicopters. There was no air combat east of Hama.
        This entire theater of operations is monitored by radar and space reconnaissance means of the United States, NATO and Russia. No one would hush up this fact and a huge scandal would break out. He, so far, is not. It means the event itself too. "Watch TV, analyze, in a word, turn on your brains.
        1. +1
          14 October 2015 22: 20
          And it is not hushed up. There is such a thing as radio amateurs listening to NATO aviation negotiations. And on 8892 (like there) the battle itself and the rescue operation to take out the ejected British pilot under the cover of 3 American F-15s were heard. Don't watch TV. There is nothing fresh there. And it cannot be by definition.
    3. 0
      14 October 2015 13: 25
      In general, I agree with the comment, but from this place in more detail, please:
      Quote: rubin6286
      able to perform aerobatic and difficult aerobatics, including the "Pugachev cobra"

      Is there a video?
      1. +1
        14 October 2015 15: 34
        Type "Fighter Eurofighter Typhoon" in the Yandex command line and view the information. incl. and videos on many sites. Sweeping away the advertising "husk" you will gradually reach the main thing - today this front-line fighter is the best of all that NATO has and the defects identified in it will certainly be eliminated, if not already eliminated, because apart from it they have nothing to oppose our Su and MiGs.
        1. +2
          14 October 2015 16: 22
          I know how to use search, and in general I agree the plane is not so bad. And childhood diseases in any car at first have. I mean "Pugachev's cobra", somehow I have not met, googled, and then suddenly missed something. Nope, there is no such video anywhere. I can say that the French taught their Mirage 2000 how to make a bell (presumably that the Rafale can also do it), I saw the bell performed by F-22. Cobra was seen only in the performance of Soviet / Russian machines.
          Something like that. hi
  19. 0
    14 October 2015 11: 14
    in connection with the discovery of a new “manufacturing defect” in an expensive and problematic combat vehicle, affecting the “connection between the vertical tail and the rear of the aircraft”


    It was necessary for the nonmacs to build the "messengers" or "foccrees" themselves, the connection of times, so to speak. And it's easier for us the same as we shot down and we will shoot down.
  20. 0
    14 October 2015 12: 33
    The famous European quality has long since begun to be handed over, and this is noticeable not only in European-built military aircraft. But Russia should not relax! You can raise and raise the quality of manufactured industrial products! (The auto industry is an example of this). hi
    1. 0
      14 October 2015 15: 13
      However, drying bomb and effectively bomb even the old. high quality.
  21. 0
    14 October 2015 18: 57
    And in the Baltic states such a suspension tank lost yesterday ... They also discovered a structural defect. Geyropeytsy do not know how to count ...

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