German Eurofighters restricted from flying with external fuel tank

More troubles for the Luftwaffe Eurofighter fleet as the jets are now restricted from flying with external fuel tanks attached.

By Gerard van der Schaaf (30+57) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

The restriction was implemented after the right fuel tank came off while a German Eurofighter was preparing to take-off in Estonia. Preliminary investigation found that the bolts for retaining the tank does not have the necessary torque.

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