Watch what it’s really like inside a jet supporting 6,000 Lancashire jobs

Exclusive 8K cockpit footage reveals what it’s really like to fly the jet supporting 6,000 Lancashire jobs in the latest episode of The Fighter Show.

For many viewers, this will be the closest they will ever come to experiencing the aircraft that plays such a central role in Lancashire’s economy and Europe’s defence.

In its most ambitious episode to date, The Fighter Show, has gone airborne in the back seat of the Typhoon - giving viewers an unprecedented, 360-degree view from inside the cockpit of the jet assembled on their doorstep.

While Typhoons take off daily from air bases around the world, very few civilians ever get the chance to understand what happens inside the cockpit when the aircraft pulls 9G, climbs vertically and accelerates into the upper atmosphere.

Now, Lancashire audiences can see exactly what the aircraft their region builds is capable of from the pilot’s shoulder.

Months of preparation

After completing months of preparation, medical checks and flight evaluations, show host Flo Taitsch was granted rare civilian approval to fly in the aircraft. His captain for the sortie was ‘Noble’, a long-time collaborator with the show, flying from Neuburg, home of the German Air Force’s 74 Tactical Air Wing.

Using an array of specialist action cameras, the episode captures every moment, placing viewers inside the jet in extraordinary detail.

Flo said: “From the conception of the Fighter Show the production team and I knew the ultimate goal was to fly in the backseat of our wonderful jet. The journey has been amazing for me, and everyone involved in the show, and we’re so proud to finally show this episode to the world. This really has been a dream come true for us all.”

To gain flight clearance, Flo underwent intensive testing at the German Air Force’s Flight Physiology Centre in Königsbrück, including 15 seconds at 9G in a 7,500-horsepower human centrifuge - the same physical threshold faced by operational fast-jet pilots.

Since launching in 2023, The Fighter Show has followed the Typhoon across air bases, exercises and deployments worldwide, building an international audience in more than 100 countries.

This latest episode carries resonance for Lancashire - home to the final assembly of the aircraft and thousands of engineers, technicians and apprentices who help keep the programme at the heart of the region’s advanced manufacturing sector.

The episode is available now on the Eurofighter YouTube channel, here.

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