Typhoon

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This massive new fighter, the heaviest and most powerful single-seat single-engined warplane envisaged at the time of its design, was to suffer a long gestatory period.

Typhoon: A cyclonic depression in the China Seas, similar to a hurricane or cyclone.
U
Undercarriage: The main alighting gear of an aeroplane or floatplane. Modern undercarriages are usually retractable to reduce drag.

The raised canopy of an RAF Typhoon F2
An aircraft canopy is the transparent enclosure over the cockpit of some types of aircraft.

IR - InfraRed
IRST - InfraRed Search and Track, e.g. as fitted to Su-27, MiG-29 and Typhoon - a passive system that allows the pilot to track an aircraft by its heat signature from up to 50nm away ...

See also: Aircraft, Flight, Aviation, Power, Front