TECHNICAL DATA
Crew: 1
Length: 15.97 m
Wingspan: 10.94 m
Height: 5.27 m
Empty Weight: 11,000 kg
Max Takeoff Weight: 23,500 kg
Powerplant: 2x Eurojet EJ200 afterburning turbofans
Thrust: 72 kN (16,200 lbf) dry / 104 kN (23,400 lbf) with afterburner
Max Speed: >Mach 2 (approx. 2,200+ km/h)
Service Ceiling: >15,000 m (50,000+ ft)
Rate of Climb: >315 m/s (62,000 ft/min)
Armament (Planned/Early)
HISTORY
In the late 1990’s Norway started the process in finding new potential jet fighters to replace the aging F-16’s that had been in service since January 1980. The discussions had begun in 1997, and the plan was to acquire 30 to 40 new planes for the replacement. 5 different planes were considered, and In February 1999 they had narrowed their choices down to the Eurofighter Typhoon and the Lockheed Martin F-16C/D Block 50N. However after long talks and discussions of offers on delivery, the plans were abandoned in 2000 after there had been done some restructures in the army, and it was decided to wait until the Joint Strike Fighter was released (The F-35A). This plane was ordered 8 years later in 2008, and the first arrived the country the 3rd of November 2017, and gradually replaced the F-16 from 2021. The F-35 were delivered from 2017 to 2025, where they were finally fully delivered and fully replaced the old F-16 jets.
In May 1998, following the International Aerospace Exhibition 98 air show, the Eurofighter DA5 prototype (serial 9830) was deployed to Rygge airbase in Norway. There, it performed a series of flight demonstrations and underwent maintenance handling trials in a Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNorAF) hardened shelter. In December 1998, RNorAF test pilot Major Frode Evensen flew the DA5 on three evaluation flights. He later provided positive feedback at a January 1999 press conference in London, describing the Typhoon as “very easy to fly” and well-suited for combat, calling it “absolutely the fighter pilot’s aircraft.” In July 1999, Major Evensen conducted two additional test missions in the DA5: one assessing autopilot and autothrottle functions with updated flight control software, and another evaluating the ECR90 radar’s operating modes
Too much of a stretch and the gripen E is decent enough
Doesn’t even seem to be an official test, just some Norwegian dude flew the prototype 3 times and said it was a good plane (nevermind, but still too much of a stretch)
-1 while Tested it does not mean they should get it, unless the rules have been dropped that hard… in this case, maybe Germany should get a B-1B Lancer as it was in German Airspace… oh and how about Rafale and Gripen for Germany (Via Swiss) asweel because The Swiss tested them…
Sweden has both the T-80 and mi-28 which were only ever tested. we also have plenty of tanks, boats, and planes in game that were only ever tested. Even some that simply do not exist lol.
It is stretching it with it only being trialed once, but it was done officially, other planes such as one saab draken and a prototype of another plane i cant remember right now was also tested, however this was the only one i could find sufficient proof/information about, and found it to be an interesting history
In my opinion it could be a event vehicle some time in the future, considering Neither Sweden or Finland has operated or tested it (As far as i found), the Danes tested a mirage in the 1970’s together with a saab draken, but i haven’t found much information about it
That’s not the stench, the stench that you have made a suggestion about a fighter not only was never used by Norway, but it’s literally a German owned Eurofighter for development and testing of radar and avionics thus the name DA5 (Development Aircraft 5)
I don’t even know how this suggestion was passed in the first place since this aircraft is a specific variant used by Germany which is one of in game nations, if anything this should haven been in the German section and not here.
This isn’t the first suggestion of trialed vehicles (USA/Russian Centauro, German F-20, British F-18 and a few others I’ve probably missed). That being said I would prefer the unique Norwegian vehicles.
The F-20 was cancelled project that never went into active service with the USAF, nor was mass produced like the EF, and at least the German F-20 was evaluated by the WTD61 and had German marking on it
If you felt passionate enough about something to go through the pain that is making a suggestion (no flak to the mods, ik they are trying their best; im throwing shade at the system gaijin set up), would you not also want it to be in the game, and therefore vote on it? Just bc they made the post, doesnt mean they cant also vote on it.
and yes, ik they are a suggestion mod, but that comes with its own obstacles when making a suggestion.
