Michael Schumacher did a similar thing earlier against a Eurofighter Typhoon (see movie below). If it's south of NL then it is Gilze-Rijen, Eindhoven or Volkel AB.
"Spyker F1 driver Christijan Albers will face an extreme challenge later this month GPUpdate.net can exclusively reveal. The Dutchman will race against a F16 of the Dutch Netherlands Air Force. The location is still secret although we can reveal it will be somewhere in the south of The Netherlands.
The Spyker F1 vs. F16 fight will be held behind closed doors as only a few invited Spyker F1 guests will be invited. As sponsor of the Spyker F1 team GPUpdate.net will be present to cover the unique event.
Spyker has a long history in the aviation branch. In 1915 the Dutch car manufacturer build its first airplane. A year after the first World War Spyker decided to stop building airplanes, but the famous propeller remained in the brand's logo.
The event will go under the name 'Full Throttle 07' and will be held on the 20th of April.
It remains a beautiful aircraft. Article from Defencetalk:
Germany: The first Eurofighter Typhoon for an export Nation has successfully concluded its first flight at EADS Military Air Systems in Manching, Germany.
Austrian single-seater AS001, the first of 18 aircraft to be delivered by the Eurofighter consortium of Alenia Aeronautica, BAE Systems, EADS CASA and EADS Germany to the Austrian Air Force, was piloted by EADS Eurofighter Testpilot Chris Worning and took off at 11.15 local time.
During the flight, the aircraft was taken through a series of basic handling manoeuvres before touching down after approximately 1 hour. On landing, the pilot commented: "The aircraft handled impeccably as expected. The industrial consortium behind this next generation aircraft have already delivered unrivalled capability to the Partner Air Forces, and now Austria will begin to realise the force-multiplying benefits of this world-class weapon system that is already in operation in four nations.”
Eurofighter GmbH CEO, Aloysius Rauen, comments: "The flight of AS001 as the first Austrian Eurofighter Typhoon and the first export Eurofighter Typhoon, is a major milestone in the programme. This achievement is the result of a successful cooperation of all Partner companies and suppliers, and demonstrates the ability of this international partnership to deliver to contract specification in Export.”
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The first Export Eurofighter Typhoon, AS001 for the Austrian Air Force, takes off for its first flight at EADS Military Air Systems%u2019 Manching site, Germany. Under the terms of the contract, with German Ministry of Defence will handle all acceptance processes on behalf of Austria, hence the reason the aircraft temporarily has German Air Force markings More Military Pictures
AS001 is a Block 5 standard aircraft, representing the last build standard of Tranche 1. Under the terms of the contract, Austria will receive in total 18 aircraft. Deliveries are scheduled to be completed in 2009.
As Austria is supported in the acceptance process by the German Ministry of Defence, the Austrian aircraft are temporarily adorned with German national markings and registration numbers over the original Austrian Air Force designation (98+40 instead of 7L+WA).
The second aircraft for Austria, AS002, was rolled out only a few days earlier and is now undergoing final checks before engine runs and the addition of Air Force colour scheme to the aircraft. First flight is scheduled for April 2007. AS003 through to AS006 are in final assembly, while the major components for AS007 through to AS018 are in production.
The training simulator has been installed at Zeltweg, the Main Operating Base (MOB) of the Austrian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons, and first flights in the simulator have been achieved. This training device is currently undergoing an upgrade to the software, allowing for a greater capability in aircrew training.
According to the US Think Tank "Forecast International” Eurofighter Typhoon is market leader with 638 aircraft on order.
Based on a governmental collaboration agreement between the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the intention is to procure 72 aircraft for the Royal Saudi Air Force.
To date 116 series production aircraft have been delivered to the four partner nations Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom. The Eurofighter Typhoon fleet of these nations have logged more than 16,300 flying hours.
If it flies it has my attention. If it is a jet i may be ran over on the street when one comes over. The Eurofighter Typhoon has conducted tests with the ASRAAM (Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile). This will be in the standard package of the RAF.
"The Eurofighter Typhoon has passed another milestone on its journey to become a fully operational Royal Air Force (RAF) multi-role combat aircraft, with the first firings of Advanced Short-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (ASRAAM) from a front line squadron aircraft.
Four ASRAAM were successfully launched by Typhoon F2s of No 3 (Fighter) Sqn based at RAF Coningsby, near Sleaford, Lincolnshire, at the Aberporth weapons range in Cardigan Bay, Wales, during the week 26 February to 02
“The first front-line firings of ASRAAM represent a significant milestone in the Typhoon Force’s progress towards operational deployment,” said Wing Commander Lol (correct) Bennett, Officer Commanding 3 (F) Squadron.
“The fact that we were able to let one of our most junior pilots fire one of the missiles is a testament to the overall weapon system integration,” he added.
Squadron Qualified Weapons Instructor, Flight Lieutenant Chris Layden, said: “These firings demonstrate that Typhoon and ASRAAM are a winning combination providing lethality in the air-to-air arena”.
The MBDA ASRAAM missiles will, together with AIM-120C-5 Advanced Medium-Range Missiles (AMRAAM), form the initial operational air defence weapons system to be deployed by Typhoon. ASRAAM was first test fired from a Typhoon in May 2005 belonging to No 17 (Reserve) Squadron, the Operational Evaluation Unit.
The Typhoons involved all operated from their home base at Coningsby, flying to Wales to launch their missiles at flare packs being towed by Mirach target drones over the sea. One missile was launched on each of four sorties during the week, the first of which was on Monday 26 February 2007.
Typhoon is the product of a four-nation development programme involving Germany, Spain and Italy as well as the UK. These four countries have announced their intention to eventually acquire a total of 620 of these aircraft.
Initially Typhoons are being flown in the air defence role, but their capabilities are being continually developed to eventually encompass a full multi-role function.
The first Typhoon to enter RAF service was handed over at the end of June 2003. After 17 (R) Squadron, which evaluates equipment and combat techniques, came 29 (R) Squadron which serves as the Operational Conversion Unit, training air and ground crews to operate the aircraft.
No 3 (F) Squadron formed as the first front-line Typhoon squadron on 01 April 2006, and will be joined at RAF Coningsby by the second front-line unit, No XI (F) Squadron at the end of this month (March 2007)."
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Michael Schumacher did a similar thing earlier against a Eurofighter Typhoon (see movie below). If it's south of NL then it is Gilze-Rijen, Eindhoven or Volkel AB.
