Alpine Alert - Wall Art Print
Alpine Alert - Wall Art Print
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Alpine Alert catches an Austrian Air Force Eurofighter climbing out hard, both afterburners lit, the grey jet small and sharp against an unbroken blue sky.
This is an original Marqforde photograph taken from the crowd line at the Royal International Air Tattoo, RAF Fairford, in July 2022, as the Austrian jet demonstrated the kind of climb it flies for real on quick reaction alert over the Alps.
About the aircraft
The Typhoon's canard-delta layout is deliberately unstable, trading natural steadiness for agility. No pilot could fly it unaided, so four independent flight control computers, with no mechanical backup, correct it continuously, while carefree handling blocks any demand that would exceed structural or aerodynamic limits.
Its roots lie in two British research aircraft. Jaguar XX765 flew on 20 October 1981 as the first aircraft with an all-digital quadruplex fly-by-wire system and no mechanical backup. The unstable EAP demonstrator followed on 8 August 1986, and both are now at the RAF Museum, Cosford.
Austria flies the Typhoon as its only fighter, policing a neutral country's airspace from Zeltweg in Styria. Quick reaction alert is the job: jets held ready to launch within minutes to intercept an aircraft that has lost radio contact, strayed off its flight plan or refused to identify itself.
Quick facts
- Aircraft: Eurofighter Typhoon, twin-engine canard-delta fighter
- Flight controls: full-authority quadruplex digital fly-by-wire, no mechanical backup
- Powerplant: two Eurojet EJ200 afterburning turbofans
- Operator: Austrian Air Force, Zeltweg Air Base, Styria
- Role: quick reaction alert and air policing over neutral Austria
- Display context: afterburner climb-out, Royal International Air Tattoo, RAF Fairford, 2022
The print
Printed to order in the UK from our original photograph. A landscape print in four sizes: A5 (21 x 14.8 cm), A4 (29.7 x 21 cm), A3 (42 x 29.7 cm) and A2 (59.4 x 42 cm).
Unframed: the print on its own, ready for a frame or mount of your choice.
Framed: black frame with a white mount, as pictured.
Delivery is tracked and priced by print size; the rate for your country shows above the size picker. Every order can carry a gift message at checkout.
EU GPSR Guide
EU representative: Marqforde Ltd, enquiries@marqforde-aerospace.com, 4 Blue Cedar Way, Congleton, Congleton, ENG, CW12 4ZA, GB
Product information: Generic brand, two year warranty in the EU and Northern Ireland
Warnings, Hazard: For adults
Care instructions: Hang away from direct sunlight and damp. Dust the frame and glazing with a soft, dry cloth. Do not use chemicals on the print.
Alpine Alert catches an Austrian Air Force Eurofighter climbing out hard, both afterburners lit, the grey jet small and sharp against an unbroken blue sky.
This is an original Marqforde photograph taken from the crowd line at the Royal International Air Tattoo, RAF Fairford, in July 2022, as the Austrian jet demonstrated the kind of climb it flies for real on quick reaction alert over the Alps.
About the aircraft
The Typhoon's canard-delta layout is deliberately unstable, trading natural steadiness for agility. No pilot could fly it unaided, so four independent flight control computers, with no mechanical backup, correct it continuously, while carefree handling blocks any demand that would exceed structural or aerodynamic limits.
Its roots lie in two British research aircraft. Jaguar XX765 flew on 20 October 1981 as the first aircraft with an all-digital quadruplex fly-by-wire system and no mechanical backup. The unstable EAP demonstrator followed on 8 August 1986, and both are now at the RAF Museum, Cosford.
Austria flies the Typhoon as its only fighter, policing a neutral country's airspace from Zeltweg in Styria. Quick reaction alert is the job: jets held ready to launch within minutes to intercept an aircraft that has lost radio contact, strayed off its flight plan or refused to identify itself.
Quick facts
- Aircraft: Eurofighter Typhoon, twin-engine canard-delta fighter
- Flight controls: full-authority quadruplex digital fly-by-wire, no mechanical backup
- Powerplant: two Eurojet EJ200 afterburning turbofans
- Operator: Austrian Air Force, Zeltweg Air Base, Styria
- Role: quick reaction alert and air policing over neutral Austria
- Display context: afterburner climb-out, Royal International Air Tattoo, RAF Fairford, 2022
The print
Printed to order in the UK from our original photograph. A landscape print in four sizes: A5 (21 x 14.8 cm), A4 (29.7 x 21 cm), A3 (42 x 29.7 cm) and A2 (59.4 x 42 cm).
Unframed: the print on its own, ready for a frame or mount of your choice.
Framed: black frame with a white mount, as pictured.
Delivery is tracked and priced by print size; the rate for your country shows above the size picker. Every order can carry a gift message at checkout.
EU GPSR Guide
EU representative: Marqforde Ltd, enquiries@marqforde-aerospace.com, 4 Blue Cedar Way, Congleton, Congleton, ENG, CW12 4ZA, GB
Product information: Generic brand, two year warranty in the EU and Northern Ireland
Warnings, Hazard: For adults
Care instructions: Hang away from direct sunlight and damp. Dust the frame and glazing with a soft, dry cloth. Do not use chemicals on the print.
