speedy Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Hi folks, is there somewhere that lists the tranche differences for the Typhoon if I wanted to modify the 1/32 Revell kit (twinseater) Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 It would help if I knew what "tranche " meant. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard E Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 The RAF has taken delivery of its Typhoon fleet in difference batches (tranches) each of which have improved capabilities, subject to funding the older aircraft may be brought up to the same standard as later deliveries. I'm not sure if this summary from Wikipedia would help. I looks like most of the differences are internal or software related, the only external differences appear to be the fittings for the conformal fuel tanks carried by the Tranche 3A aircraft and I think some of the earlier aircraft lacked an underwing pylon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Iirc the early Tranch One Aircraft lacked the IRTS system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedy Posted June 24, 2018 Author Share Posted June 24, 2018 10 hours ago, dogsbody said: It would help if I knew what "tranche " meant. Chris Chris, you could you you say that Typhoon tranche is the equivalent to F-16 blocks' Steve. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanguin Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 Ah, but 'tranche' is so much more exotic and expensive-sounding... John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 3 hours ago, sanguin said: Ah, but 'tranche' is so much more exotic and expensive-sounding... John Very much my own thoughts, batch or block is so much more sensible but not so nearly "I've more esoteric knowledge than you have" Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 Possibly it works better in four different languages than something that is more parochially English? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanguin Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 Well, we Brits used 'mark' numbers to differentiate upgraded versions, some Europeans used 'serie' in the same way, suffixes of A, B, C etc also worked well. Block numbers are a more recent innovation. However, 'tranche' offers a 'je ne sai quoi' that all of those miss. The 'Mk google' version of the venerable OED on line: https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/tranche What more can I say? John Apologies for the thread drift, but the heat has gone to my senses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 We Brits still do use Mk. Numbers for Typhoons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 (edited) Just to add to the mix, Tranche is not equivalent to the US block, as Typhoon has (production) blocks as well as Tranches - so Tranche 1 was Blocks 1/2,5, Tranche 2 was 8, 10, 15 and 20 and Tranche 3 is everything since. Effectively, the Tranche system is a result of the political production decisions - so the first batch ordered were Tranche 1, the second Tranche 2 and everything else Tranche 3A. There are computer and software differences between the Tranches, but this is as a result of the production blocks as much as the Tranches. I was wrong earlier, the PIRATE IRST was introduced on T1 Block 5. Most of the differences don't reflect in the external appearance Edited June 27, 2018 by Dave Fleming 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 Well, I was born an English speaking Eastern Canadian. Now I live in predominantly English-speaking Western Canada. As this forum is based in the UK and everything posted here needs to be in English, some under-used mainland European language words can be expected to be not understood. I do not ever remember hearing or seeing " Tranche " before. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selwyn Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 Dictionary: Tranche A Noun. Definition - A portion of something, especially money. Example- ‘they released the first tranche of the loan’ Origin- Late 15th century: from Old French, literally ‘slice’. Selwyn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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