Jackson50 on 06 June 2009
| SamuelRSmith said:I was under the impression that the Eurofighter Typhoon had been designed to be invisible on RADAR, that's a form of stealth technology, isn't it? I'm not sure, I don't know much about these things. |
It is true that the EF was designed to reduce its radar cross section, but it is not considered a stealth aircraft because it does not possess certain features. For example, it does not possess an internal weapons bay. Possessing an external weapons bay noticeably increases its RCS. Nevertheless, it does possess other impressive features such as the ability to supercruise. From my research, I would say its RCS is comparable to other 4.5 generation aircraft such as the F/A-18 Super Hornet. This means it is stealth capable but not a "true" stealth aircraft.
