EAP

EAP at Loughborough University
Type	private venture demonstrator fighter
Manufacturer	British Aerospace
Maiden flight	8 August 1986
Retired	1 May 1991
Status	retired
Primary user	BAe
Number built	1

The British Aerospace EAP was a prototype fighter aircraft developed as a private venture in the 1980s and which eventually formed the basis for the Eurofighter Typhoon. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (3072x2304, 505 KB) Summary Taken by user - British Aerospace EAP in the Department of Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering at Loughborough University on 16 June 2006. ... An aerospace manufacturer is a company or individual involved in the various aspects of designing, building, testing, selling, and maintaining aircraft, aircraft parts, missiles, rockets, and/or spacecraft. ... The Maiden flight of an aircraft is the first occasion on which an aircraft leaves the ground of its own accord. ... August 8 is the 220th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (221st in leap years), with 145 days remaining. ... May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... British Aerospace (BAe) was a UK aircraft manufacturer, now part of BAE Systems. ... The Eurofighter Typhoon is a twin-engine multi-role canard-delta strike fighter aircraft, designed and built by a consortium of European aerospace manufacturers, Eurofighter GmbH, formed in 1983. ...

In 1982, British Aerospace exhibited a mockup of their Agile Combat Aircraft (ACA) at the Farnborough Air Show as well as the Paris Air Show in May 1983. The ACA was a result of several years of private venture research by BAe, costing around £25 million. This is a list of aviation-related events from 1982: Events January January 8 - the Airbus A300 is certified, becoming the first wide body airliner with cockpit accommodations for only two to be certified. ... An Airbus A340 at Farnborough The Red Arrows in formation at Farnborough The Farnborough International Exhibition and Flying Display is an international trade fair for the aerospace business. ...

The British Government announced it would make a financial contribution to the EAP (Experimental Aircraft Programme), which would be based on the ACA and would first fly on August 8 1986. The Ministry of Defence would eventually invest almost £80m on the EAP, the rest funded by BAe. August 8 is the 220th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (221st in leap years), with 145 days remaining. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1986: Events January January 9 - the UK Defence Secretary, Michael Heseltine, resigns amidst a political furore over the future of Westland Helicopters. ...

The Experimental Aircraft Programme was designed to research components technology to be used in a future project, named EFA (European Fighter Project, later to become the Eurofighter).

The EAP was fitted with a variety of advanced electronic equipment, including three CRT displays and a HUD similar to the F-16's. The EAP's engines were a pair of Turbo-Union RB199-104 afterburning turbofans, powerplant of the Tornado Air Defence Variant. Cathode ray tube employing electromagnetic focus and deflection Cutaway rendering of a color CRT Electron guns Electron beams Focusing coils Deflection coils Anode connection Mask for separating beams for red, green, and blue part of displayed image Phosphor layer with red, green, and blue zones Close-up of the phosphor... Nineteen inch (48 cm) CRT computer monitor A computer display, monitor or screen is a computer peripheral device capable of showing characters and/or still or moving images generated by a computer and processed by a graphics card. ... HUD of a F/A-18C A Heads-Up Display, or simply HUD, is any type of display that presents data without blocking the users view. ... The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a modern multi-role jet fighter aircraft designed in the United States. ... RB199s of Tornado F3 The Turbo Union RB199 is an aircraft jet engine designed and built jointly by Rolls-Royce, MTU and FiatAvio (now Avio). ... Luftwaffe Tornado IDS at Radom Air Show 2005 The Panavia Tornado is a family of twin-engine fighters, which was jointly developed by the United Kingdom, Germany and Italy. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Panavia Tornado. ...

After several years of research by the EAP, the Eurofighter project was initiated. Without the research from the ACA/EAP projects, the Eurofighter would not have been possible. While the similarity between the EAP and the Typhoon is striking there are some important differences; the cranked wings of the EAP have been replaced with a straight delta, the size of the tail plane has been reduced dramatically and the straight intakes of the prototpye have been replaced with a "smiling" configuration.

The EAP Aircraft is currently located in the display area of the Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering department of Loughborough University, and is used to show the Aero students the components of a fighter jet. Its port wing has been removed at the root to effectively show both the aerofoil cross-section and some of the internal components. Several other components have been removed from the aircraft for the purpose of viewing. Loughborough University is a higher education institution based in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. ...

Specifications (EAP)

General characteristics

• Crew: one, pilot
• Length: 55 ft 1 in (16.80 m)
• Wingspan: 34 ft 5 in (10.50 m)
• Height: 19 ft 0 in (5.80 m)
• Wing area: ft² ( m²)
• Empty: 21,900 lb (9,935 kg)
• Loaded: lb ( kg)
• Maximum takeoff: 40,000 lb (18,145 kg)
• Powerplant: 2 x Turbo-Union RB199-104, 16,000 lbf (71.3 kN) thrust each

RB199s of Tornado F3 The Turbo Union RB199 is an aircraft jet engine designed and built jointly by Rolls-Royce, MTU and FiatAvio (now Avio). ...

Performance

• Maximum speed: Mach 2.27, 2,414 km/h (1,500 mph)
• Range: miles ( km)
• Service ceiling: ft ( m)
• Rate of climb: ft/min ( m/min)
• Wing loading: lb/ft² ( kg/m²)
• Thrust-to-weight:

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Related development: Eurofighter Typhoon The Eurofighter Typhoon is a twin-engine multi-role canard-delta strike fighter aircraft, designed and built by a consortium of European aerospace manufacturers, Eurofighter GmbH, formed in 1983. ...

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