Eurofighter for FSX/P3D
One of the most enjoyable parts of using a flight simulator is the variety in aircraft that you get to utilize. However, some of the aircraft represented within flight simulators aren’t as accurate as they could be, and this is where the likes of Just Flight come in. This recreation of the Eurofighter Typhoon, one of the most powerful aircraft ever invented, is a multi-role aircraft that has taken on many different guises, and has been utilized by many different aircraft companies across its 20 year life span. Read more...
- Media Format
- Immediate Download
- Compatibility
- Microsoft Flight Simulator X inc. Steam Edition and Prepar3D
- File size
- 210 MB
- Developer
- Just Flight
After more than a decade in development, the Typhoon first launched in March 1994 – the latest iteration coming in 2004 – and since then the Typhoon has dominated the skies and been an extremely powerful part of the military aircraft world. It’s been used by various different Air Forces across the years, from the Italian, Saudi, Austrian, Spanish and Royal Air Forces all having utilized – or still utilize – the aircraft. It’s immense speed and power means that even today is still stands the test of time, having provided the backbone of main European air forces for a long time.
Over 350 of the Eurofighter Typhoon have been completed, and its incredible depth of service so far has been unmatched by a European aircraft in the same time. It’s the prized possession of a collaborative European effort to try and progress the development of European aircraft in a military sense, and now you can take it into the flight simulator world with maximum effect. This is a realistic, closely researched equivalent of the Eurofighter Typhoon. Within that design is every single detail and inclusion that could possibly have been added, taking the simulator to the very peak of its limits and power to provide you with the most realistic version of the Eurofighter Typhoon out there for flight simulation purposes.
What You Get
When you download the Eurofighter Typhoon package, you receive access to a wide array of different liveries for a single-seater Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft. The aircraft itself has been designed and modeled to fit the exact style and specifications of the real thing, giving you unparalleled and realistic flight experiences the likes of which you may never have enjoyed in the past. You receive more than twenty liveries in total, all coming from nations that have once used the Eurofighter Typhoon within their ranks.
You also receive documentation for the Eurofighter Typhoon that has been penned from scratch by simulation experts and designers that know everything that you would need to know about flying one of these monstrosities in the skies. The attention to detail within the entire package makes it one of the most memorable flight experiences you can have within the simulator; such is the immense speed and power of the aircraft. If you have always wanted to take to the skies in a realistic equivalent of the Eurofighter Typhoon, then this is the way to do it.
The aircraft has also been designed to provide realistic and genuine functionality as you would expect from the real thing. Every little detail has been included for maximum effect, and any features that are legitimately viable to include within the simulation process have been included. Even tiny irrespective details have been added like pre-flight flags, wheel chocks and a ground power unit to help include even more realism to the actual take-off experience, as well as the flight itself.
What you get with this package is the most realistic representation of the European Air Force and one of the true jewels of recent technological innovations within the aircraft industry, military or civil.
Design Details
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One of the most impressive features about the design of this simulation package is the sheer attention to detail in every little factor of the plane. With the shape matched perfectly to the real thing, and a huge amount of detail and passion having gone into the development of the textures – all designed at a high resolution – you get one of the most authentic looking aircraft within the simulation experience. The tiniest details have been included to give you that real aircraft experience, whether it’s inside or outside of the cockpit that you are dealing with
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The model itself was created using a wide variety of inspirations – from hours of footage, real life exposure and experience as well as references and interviews with pilots active and former – to help create the most extravagant recreation of the aircraft possible. Real-world plans were also included within the design phase to ensure that everything was in the same location that it would be if the aircraft was in the sky
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Completely animated and fully operational elevators and flaperons within the interior of the aircraft, giving your aircraft a much needed atmosphere as you jet off into the skies with your Eurofighter
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Functioning extras such as leading edge slats, giving the aircraft a lot of genuine fluidity and life around it while you fly, giving you an idea of what you would expect to see from the real thing
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Controllable re-fuelling probes are included as well so that you can easily utilize this brilliant feature without having to go any further than that – this is all controlled from the comfort of the cockpit
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Realistically animated landing gear that looks identical to the real thing, and gives you the real design quality that you would expect when flying a European military aircraft
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Exterior cockpit design is as impressive as the interior – with an animated pilot included for when you are looking from the outside, giving you unprecedented realism when you are flying the aircraft from a third person camera
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Weapons load-outs have been included as you might expect – this gives you the same type of load-out that a real-life Tornado would take with it on any given mission that it undertakes, which can all be selected form the virtual cockpit
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Realistic re-heat and afterburner effects added so that flying at breakneck speeds can really feel like the way it should, and look the part as well!
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The plane reacts to the speed, altitude and every other facet of the flight process to make sure that specific parts of the aircraft are adjusting – and you can see this entire take place while you are enjoying the flight process, just look at your aircraft
Cockpit Features
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The cockpit itself is absolutely loaded with brilliant features and usable switches & prompts that can make a massive difference to your flight capabilities. If you want to enjoy every single little feature that you could possibly find on your aircraft, then your best bet is to use this package – everything that could realistically be included or coded into the game has been, offering prime realism factors for everyone
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Fully controllable and accurate multi-function displays, giving you all the control that you need over every little aspect of the flight itself. This lets you control the aircraft and make sure that everything makes sense as you fly, allowing you to adjust the slightest change with a few clicks
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Clickable checklists that allow you to make sure you are taking off and landing properly, improving your overall flight competence as well as your ease of using the aircraft itself
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A systems overview page that gives you feedback on every little aspect of the flight, meaning that you no longer need to try and read several different screens to find one conclusion – instead, you can do it all from the comfort of one screen so that you can easily create a solution for whatever problems that you are facing. As well as this, you get several other monitoring pages – fuel, hydraulics and engine
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Select your load-outs for weaponry from the easy to work and locate weapons load out page
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Infra-red radar included allowing you to really go nuts and enjoy yourself, ensuring that you can see every single aspect of the flight that is coming up with just a quick glance at this advanced radar system
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Waypoint navigation system means getting from point A to point B has never been easier – you can easily transport yourself to another part of the world just by following a basic waypoint system and nothing else!
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Fully functional GPS system that makes navigation even easier, and improves your overall flight competence massively
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Cut-off switches that deal with your throttles automatically, allowing you enjoy the flight instead
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Auto-pilot system included for even easier flying, as well as fuel state information and engine N1 data easily found on the dashboard next to the auto-pilot function
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Control every single last detail about the aircraft from the skies without having to do any awkward changes or adjustments that you might expect to do so with a more traditional aircraft
This really does bring everything to the table, making it easier than ever to run a long-term aircraft that is just fun to be in the air with, and allowing you to feel the difference in power between civil and military grade equipment.
The Eurofighter Typhoon gives you everything that you need – speed, power, strength and modern facilities to make flying as easy as it possibly can be, without taking away from the fun factor.
About Just Flight
Based in the United Kingdom, Just Flight, owned by Mastertronic Group has been in the simulation business since the early days of FS2000. Developing in-house creations and publishing flight sim add-ons from third-party developers for various platforms including MSFS, X-Plane, and Prepar3D.
Their latest focus has been on the next-gen platforms including P3Dv5 and Microsoft's latest flight simulator, MSFS (2020) release.
Trusted by thousands of flight simmers worldwide, Just Flight is a household name in flight simulation.
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