Eurofighter winging its waynorth to impress the jet set

Posted on: Jun. 7th, 2006 || Source: news.scotsman.com | E-mail Article | Print Article

THE 50 million pounds Eurofighter jet is set to thrill crowds with a Top Gun-style display when East Fortune Air Show returns next month after an absence of two years.

The Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft, designed for air-to-air combat, is set to be the star of the show when it puts on a breathtaking aerobatic display across the skies of East Lothian in front of thousands of onlookers.


The RAF's new frontline fighter jet will perform a loop at 280mph and a high-speed flyby past the crowd in a series of dangerous stunts during the event at the Museum of Flight, East Lothian.

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