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Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH

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Aeritalia, British Aerospace, CASA and MBB formally launched EuroFighter in June 1986 as collaboration between four nations to develop a new Mach 2 air-superiority fighter with attack and reconnaissance capabilities, what was the European Fighter Aircraft (EFA), known simply as Eurofighter (named Typhoon by RAF).
By 1995 the consortium incorporated Aerospatiale Matra, Daimler Chrysler and Construcciones Aeronautics.
Shareholding was DaimlerChrysler of Germany (33 percent), Alenia of Italy (21 percent), CASA of Spain (13 percent) and British Aerospace (33 percent). Powered by two Eurojet EJ200 afterburning turbofans with fully variable nozzles, has been designed for supersonic, beyond-visual-range air defense, offering also high performance and agility in subsonic close air combat. Has fly-by-wire control system and low radar cross section. First flown March 1994, and well over 700 test flights achieved by seven development aircraft by mid- 1998. RAF expected to receive at least 232 from year 2002, Germany 140 air defense and 40 multirole from 2003, Italy 130 from 2002 and Spain 87 from 2003; interest from several other nations.

Euroenaer

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In 1997, once the basics of engineering and financing were solved, Euroenaer was created, based at the airport in Den Helder, whose objectives were generally produce structural analysis and design, product design and production of aircraft technology. The company was organized according to 21 JAA (Joint Aviation Authorities) requirements and was certified as an organization design and production organization to achieve design type certificate of aircraft. Subsequently Euroenaer sought FAA certification, using the Euro-Enaer EE-10 Eaglet CC-PZL.

Monetary contributions came from several European investors and other institutes that were linked to the Eaglet Project.
1) ENAER accounted for 21% of the capital;
2) The Aerospace Business Group (owned by Hein Langendijk), grew to 51% of the company;
3) TIFAN (a fund formed by universities and local banks) and the holding Thresoor Bunshoten, 10%;
4) A number of other small investors like Jan Van Toorn.

The technical-academic institutions that were supporting the project, include:
1) Faculty of Aerospace Engineering of Delft University of Technology;
2) The Dutch Technical Research Institute / Centre of Lightweight Structures (TNO), experts in the field the VISA project – Vacuum Injection Small Aircraft, with the concept of Resin Transfer Moulding RTM.
3) Also participate as a contractor of the project in the Netherlands was Aircraft Company Renegade CV (GRA-CV) [a company of K3C Group], which designed and built production molds for the windshield, central panel and column, flaps and slots, Mount Compass, dummy instruments, and several other small parts. It also established the facilities for testing wing design (although the windscreen and doors were actually manufactured by Mecaplex, Switzerland).

The final certification of design and manufacturing rights for the Euro-Enaer EE-10 Eaglet took longer than desired, and that during this delay EuroEnaer began with financial difficulties that made it go bankrupt. Additionally, the participating contractor gamely Renegade Aircraft CV ( GRA -CV ) , in 2001 provided additional problems to the project by way of claiming the protection of their rights related Eaglet and threatened with lawsuits to be taken advantage of such designs , including specifically related companies Eaglet .