Hobby Master HA6610 Eurofighter Typhoon, Austrian Air Force, 7L-WB, Zeltweg AB, Austria, 2019

Hobby Master Air Power Series 1/72 Scale

HA6610 Eurofighter Typhoon, Austrian Air Force, 7L-WB, Zeltweg AB, Austria, 2019

Limited Edition

As a replacement for the Saab 35 Draken, Austria had initially agreed to purchase 18 Eurofighter 2000s, but the number was reduced to 15. Just before the Austrian Air Force "Air Power 2019" air show held at Zeltweg AB, they unveiled 7L-WB as their first-ever EF2000 Eurofighter to receive a special paint scheme. 7L-WB Tranche 1 c/n 5001/AS0002 was the second EF 2000 produced for Austria and completed its maiden flight on July 9, 2007. It was soon based at Zeltweg AB. All Eurofighters are based at Zeltweg.

Eurofighter Typhoon

Designed as part of a co-operative effort by Germany, Italy and the UK to produce an air superiority fighter, the Eurofighter was first flown on March 27th, 1994. The Eurofighter is a single-seat, twin-engine, agile combat aircraft used in air-to-air, air-to-ground and tactical reconnaissance roles. It is intentionally aerodynamically unstable, which gives it its high levels of agility, but this means the Typhoon is controlled by a computerised "fly by wire" system instead of by its pilot. The Eurofighter's first-rate performance is matched by excellent all-around vision and by sophisticated attack, identification and defence systems and stealth technology.