Title:EFA. THE EUROPEAN FIGHTER AIRCRAFT [Main Title]
Film Number:MGH 6696
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Summary: British Aerospace presentation of the European Fighter Aircraft (later known as the "Eurofighter") to around 100 senior RAF personnel, held at the Royal Air Force (RAF) College at Bracknell, Berkshire, in March 1992.
Description: British Aerospace presentation cum conference to around 100 senior RAF personnel (such as Squadron Leaders) and representatives from other European air forces. Held at the Royal Air Force (RAF) College at Bracknell in Berkshire, on 23rd March 1992. Presented by Ned Frith, British Aerospace's Director of Marketing for the European Fighter Aircraft (EFA). The EFA project is a collaboration between Great Britain, West Germany, Italy and Spain to equip them with a modern, superior fighter.
00:00. Promotional film start sequence and introduction.
03:45. Section titled "The Threat", addressing the threats the EFA is designed to counter.
05:55. Section titled "EFA Roles", covering what functions the EFA will address, such as homeland defence.
08:00. Section titled "Operational Studies". Promotional section produced outside of the conference showing comparisons to other aircraft across several areas. Includes graphs an statistics on combat performance, costs, thrust, agility, etc.
13:30. Return to conference. Question from RAF Squadron Leader Harriet
15:15. Section titles "EFA design features". Includes Radar Stealth, weapons systems, range, ordinance capacity and air to air / air to ground configurations.
18:45. Question from another RAF Squadron Leader.
19:55. Section titles "EFA construction". Covers which country made what section of the aircraft, workshop clips and structural materials used.
20:55. Question from another RAF Squadron Leader.
22:20. Section titled "Operational Workload". Addresses pilot G-Protection and how the design features ease the pilot's workload.
24:15. Non-conference section titled "Reliability and Maintenance". Shows costs, graphs, statistics and comparisons.
25:10. Return to conference. Section titled "EFA Development program". Addresses future engine developments, test results and expectations.
27:55. Question.
29:45. Section discussing political issues and influences affecting the EFA.
30:40. Closing titles.
31:00. END
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Object_Number:MGH 6696
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Access Conditions:NON-IWM
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Production Date:1992
Production Country: GB
Production Details: United Television Artists (Production company)
Frith, Ned (Production cast)
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Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: English
Subtitle language: English
Technical Details: Format: U-matic
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Running time: 31 mins