DA1 from DASA at Manching with RB199 engines. 6 April - maiden flight of second development aircraft, DA2 from BAe Warton. DA2 also flew with RB199s. 1995 4 June - maiden flight of Italian DA3, the first with EJ200 engines. 1996 31 August - Spanish DA6 becomes the first two-seater to fly. 1997 27 January - first flight of DA7 from Turin. 24 February - maiden flight of German DA5, first aircraft to be fitted with ECR-90. 14 March - maiden flight of UK's DA4, the second two-seater and last of the seven development aircraft. 1998 January - first aerial refuelling trials, involving DA2 and an RAF VC10 tanker. 30 January - NETMA and Eurofighter GmbH sign production and support contracts for 620 aircraft. September - "Typhoon" name adopted, announced as strictly for export contracts. There is some controversy as the last aircraft to bear the name was the Hawker Typhoon, a World War II aircraft. 18 December - Tranche 1 contract signed. 1999 Eurofighter International established as single contracting-management company to handle all export sales. 2000s 2000 8 March - first export sale, 60 ordered and 30 options by Greece (but delayed, maybe cancelled). 16 May - UK commits to MBDA Meteor BVRAAM, leading to significant benefits for export prospects. 7 July - DA2 emerges from ten month stand down with latest avionics. Finished in black (see below) to reduce cosmetic effect of 490 pressure transducers applied to airframe. 2002 5 April - Instrumented Production Aircraft (IPA2) makes maiden flight from Turin. 11 April - IPA 3 makes maiden flight from EADS Military Aircraft, Manching, Germany. 15 April - IPA 1 makes maiden flight from BAE Warton. 2 July - Austria announces acquisition of 24 Typhoons, later reduced to 18. 23 July - "Typhoon" name officially adopted as in-service name by four partner nations. 21 November - DA6, flying out of Getafe, crashes. Twin engine failure is blamed. 2003 13 February - first series production aircraft, GT001 flies from Manching. This is the first of Germany's 180 aircraft. 14 February - in the space of just over an hour Italy's IT001 and Britain's BT001 make their maiden flights. 17 February - Spain's ST001 flies from EADS Military Aircraft, Getafe, Spain. 30 June - "type acceptance" signed, marking formal delivery of aircraft to the partner nations. October - integration of Meteor begins. 2004 27 June - two RAF Typhoon T1s