DEFENCE secretary George Robertson got the low-down on progress of the Eurofighter Typhoon in a 900mph flight.
He became one of the first people ever to fly in the aircraft as a passenger when he took to the skies over Lancashire this week.
"Eurofighter is an incredible aircraft and its speed and agility in the air is astounding," said Mr Robertson.
"With production of the aircraft now launched and the performance exceeding all expectations, I am fully confident that Eurofighter is the right aircraft for the RAF as it enters the new millennium."
Mr Robertson's flight in the aircraft, on which thousands of East Lancashire jobs depend, follows a similar flight by the Chief of Air Staff, Sir Richard Johns last week. He described it as a "fighter pilot's dream."
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