To counteract ##ing in gravitational pull , engineers install Typhoon on ' floating ' concrete rafts with laser trackers and computer - automated jacks . This £ 2.5 million system means the runway is accurately aligned . Elsewhere , the jet engine can reach supersonic speeds in 60 seconds . And the Typhoon helmet lets pilots ' see ' through the windshield of the jet .
To counteract shifts in gravitational pull , engineers build Typhoon on 'floating ' concrete rafts with laser trackers and computer-automated jacks . This £2.5 million system means the jet is accurately aligned . Elsewhere , the jet fighter can reach supersonic speeds in 30 seconds . And the Typhoon helmet lets pilots 'see ' through the bottom of the jet .