Description:

• An unassembled plastic model kit
• Paint and cement (not included) are required to complete model as shown
• 1/48 Scale - approx 13"L x 10" Wg Span
• Pictoral, Multilingual Instruction Sheet provides precise assembly instructions in 7 Languages
• Kit is suitable for ages 13 to adult

A Short History (Courtesy of Wikipedia Free Encyclopedia):

In October 1979 Dassault joined the ECF team for a tri-national study, which became known as the European Combat Aircraft.^[11] It was at this stage of development that the Eurofighter name was first attached to the aircraft.^[12] The development of different national prototypes continued. France produced the ACX. The UK produced two designs; the P.106^{[N 1]}was a single-engined "lightweight" fighter, superficially resembling the JAS 39 Gripen, the P.110 was a twin-engined fighter. The P.106 concept was rejected by the RAF, on the grounds that it had "half the effectiveness of the two-engined aircraft at two thirds of the cost".^[8] West Germany continued to refine the TFK-90 concept.^[10] The ECA project collapsed in 1981 for several reasons including differing requirements, Dassault's insistence on "design leadership" and the British preference for a new version of the RB199 to power the aircraft versus the French preference for the new Snecma M88.^[12]

As a result the Panavia partners (MBB, BAe and Aeritalia) launched the Agile Combat Aircraft (ACA) programme in April 1982.^[14] The ACA was very similar to the BAe P.110, having a cranked delta wing, canards and a twin tail. One major external difference was the replacement of the side mounted engine intakes with a chin intake. The ACA was to be powered by a modified version of the RB199. The German and Italian governments withdrew funding, and the UK Ministry of Defence agreed to fund 50% of the cost with the remaining 50% to be provided by industry. MBB and Aeritalia signed up with the aim of producing two aircraft, one at Warton and one by MBB. In May 1983 BAe announced a contract with the MoD for the development and production of an ACA demonstrator, the Experimental Aircraft Programme.^[14][15]

In 1983 Germany, France, UK, Italy and Spain launched the Future European Fighter Aircraft (FEFA) programme. The aircraft was to have short take off and landing (STOL) and beyond visual range (BVR) capabilities. In 1984 France reiterated its requirement for a carrier-capable version and demanded a leading role. The West Germany, UK and Italy opted out and established a new EFA programme.^[10] In Turin on 2 August 1985, West Germany, UK and Italy agreed to go ahead with the Eurofighter; and confirmed that France, along with Spain, had chosen not to proceed as a member of the project.^[16] Despite pressure from France, Spain rejoined the Eurofighter project in early September 1985.^[17] France officially withdrew from the project to pursue its own ACX project, which was to become the Dassault Rafale.