article_snippet.sent: Aside from making a fighter jet lightweight, agile and astonishingly fast, engineers of one the world's most advanced aircraft have another, more surprising issue to contend with: the moon.
article_snippet.sent: The Typhoon can take off in less than 8 seconds, achieve supersonic speeds in under 30 seconds and reach altitudes of 36,000 feet Mach 1.6 in under two and a half minutes.
article_snippet.sent: Elsewhere, the Typhoon can take off in less than 8 seconds, achieve supersonic speeds in under 30 seconds and reach altitudes of 36,000 feet Mach 1.6 in under two and a half minutes.
article_snippet.sent: It takes light from the Sun eight minutes to reach Earth and the firm said the Typhoon can travel from London to Paris in the same time.
article_snippet.sent: And it can fly from Lands End to John
article_snippet.sent: O Groats - a total of 603 miles (970km) - in under 30 mins.
highlights_snippet.sent: Elsewhere, the jet fighter can reach supersonic speeds in 30 seconds .
  