Comments by "VisibilityFoggy" (@VisibilityFoggy) on "Eurofighter Typhoon Combat Fighter Jet - Europe’s 4th Generation Fighter" video.

"The sound of freeom," my friend. I think the only engine louder than the Typhoon might be the F-35, since they had to pack a gigantic amount of thrust in a single engine. They're having trouble finding bases for them in the U.S. since residential homeowners complain about the noise. The premier east coast base, NAS Oceana, won't have any for this reason. My understanding is they're trying to get some for Atlantic City International Airport in the Air National Guard so they can have a squadron that can respond QRA to threats to New York, Philadelphia and DC quickly.
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@arx3516 Why wouldn' they? The UK was a tier one partner on the F-35 and it worked out. The AV-8B was also largely redesigned in a partnership between BAE and McDonnell Douglas. The UK never used the single currency anyway.
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A couple points here. To build on the names of the planes, it should also be noted that a "Tempest" followed the "Typhoon" in RAF history in the past. Hopefully the Tempest program will be seen all the way to production – perhaps even the world's first sixth-gen fighter. As for thrust vectoring, the US DoD bolted thrust vectoring nozzles on to the F-16, F-15, F/A-18 and F-14. There are a few videos of them on here, including one where an F-14 performs what appears to be a Cobra (the video is old and the quality isn't great). The U.S. decided that the added weight of the nozzles were more of a disadvantage compared to what would have been gained in maneuverability. Whether that would hold true with the Typhoon, who knows? It actually might be worth it since it's being thrust (mind the pun) back into an air superiority role now that Russia and China are becoming more aggressive in developing fighters. With the F-22 patrolling the skies, it probably still wouldn't be worth it to increase maneuverability on any existing American planes since they will usually be operated in a support or strike role.
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@xROJANBOx - Spain has, too. I recently stayed in a hotel in Seville that was completely renovated using EU grant funding. If I was from the UK, that would annoy me.
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@andyf4292 - Define "good." I assume you're speaking in reference to SAM systems. A radar may very well be able to "see" a plane from a certain distance, but is that distance beyond the range of standoff anti-radiation missiles, can the radar unit that sees the plane actually track it, target it and successfully score a kill? Remember that the F-22/F-35 will soon be accompanied by the B-21, a new stealth bomber, which will have both defensive air-to-air weapons as well as tons of standoff munitions.
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Hammer 001 - The Harrier most definitely could use its VTOL to "lift" off a road, like the F-35B, but European procurement specifications generally still require any fighter to be able to take off and land on small roads, including rural roads and highways. And most fighters do not have VTOL, so the canards tend to help. The Gripen is the latest example. There's a video of it landing on a small road somewhere on YouTube.
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