Eurofighter Typhoon - Germany's Best Fighter Jet (Part 1)

So far I haven’t seen anybody prove its owned by WTD 61, what I have seen is Eurofighter themselves referring to it as an EADS aircraft operated on behalf of the consortium.

I’d be happy to change my view if someone finds something saying its operated or owned by the Luftwaffe, but at least initially all IPA airframes were owned by NETMA.

Given that and the flights were done by Eurofighter/Airbus pilots, it seems there’s no stronger claim to Germany than anyone else.

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The numbers in bug report are tested at 100% fuel with missiles though

squadron number 98 is wtd61

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Gaijin still doesn’t plan to fix Catcher M?

It bore the 98 squadron tag from the beginning, despite in at least the beginning explicitly being owned by NETMA or Eurofighter.

I believe the BAE aircraft is flagged with an RAF Sqn, its not owned by the RAF.

Either way, you’re asking for an IRST Germany had no part in developing or even financing and fitted a few times for evaluation, with no intent to standardise it, whilst gatekeeping an AMK kit financed by the consortium as a whole and flown by pilots from across the consortium.

My position remains unchanged, give Germany PIRATE, but when the time comes let all the nations have AMK. Otherwise, Germany’s aircraft should reflect their service jet, which is not 98 07.

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There’s no source attached to that. Meanwhile here’s eurofighter explicitly referring to it as an EADS D Eurofighter.

https://www.eurofighter.com/multimedia/eads-d-ipa-7-with-heavy-weapon-load

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As I said, I think my position is quite fair and well balanced, let you guys have this feature now which you have a dubious claim to, in exchange for our equally dubious claim. You’re never gonna get a dubious PIRATE with community support, and I’d be happy to support this, if you would stop gatekeeping.

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cause the IPA 7 works with them, doesnt mean ownership

And either way, what u wanna do put an AMK eurofighter with german livery into every tree?

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No, as Gaijin have said, skins are cosmetic only, it doesn’t necessarily reflect the standard of aircraft. So just take the model and apply a native skin.

This is the most fair option, and the option most people would support.

nah ipa7 is owned by NETMA. same for IPA3 but i remember reading that the 8 is allegedly Bundeswer property but idk about that

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I think i’ve also seen IPA 8 being owned by WTD 61, when looking into IPA7. It is another thing supporting PIRATE for Germany.

As of 2018 though IPA8 was still referred to as being ‘with Airbus’ but based at Manching.

I would say that this right here is a pretty good source for that

So where is the Pirate on the German EF wouldn’t that also be “This is the most fair option”

As it stands the AMK would be the only way to make the german EF somwhat special and worth to grind

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IPA 7 used to be with Airbus/EADS, now is supposedly with WTD 61 along with IPA 8.

The sole Eurofighter EF2000 at WTD 61 is instrumented production aircraft (IPA) 3. Besides the ODIN project, the jet is used as a test bed for a project to extend the life of the brake parachute. In the future, two more IPAs are expected to join WTD 61: IPAs 7 and IPA 8 are already at Manching but are still operated by Airbus Defence and Space.

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It says currently in your picture.
It is not impossible that the ownership got transfered to the bundeswehr

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I found this german “article”:

it basicly says that the IPA-7 entered Service as GS029/30+44 and then served as a testbed at airbus.
So from my understanding it is a German owned airframe that Airbus uses to test shit.

GS0029 is just the serial number. GS because its a German Single (GT for German Trainer). the 30+44 is just the designation it would have gotten if it went into service with the German Air Force. this excerpt really doesnt prove anything except that its being used by airbus.

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then give my soild evidence that it was infact an airframe that was fully owned by airbus otherwise this disscussion dosent make any sense

I would be able to live with it rn to have an airframe thats alot better once it is fixed