The Mach 1.5 Dogfight Killer

Описание: In the chilling grip of the Cold War, Europe faced a stark choice: band together against the looming Soviet threat or be swallowed in pieces. Against this backdrop of tension and impending doom, a warplane unlike any other was born: the Eurofighter Typhoon.

It wasn’t just another jet. This was Europe’s answer to the Soviet Union, a direct challenge.

The Eurofighter was designed to reach twice the speed of sound and could discern targets from unthinkable ranges, tantamount to detecting a lone car in New York from the edges of Philadelphia.

The Eurofighter was forged to tackle: (QUOTE) ”any aircraft, any mission.”

But beneath its aerodynamic elegance and ferocious power, it brewed a tempest of political intrigue and financial calamity.

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