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Panavia Tornado


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Type: All-weather multi-purpose combat aircraft
Models: IDS & ADV
Manufacturer: Panavia Aircraft GmbH
Crew: 2
First Flight: August 14, 1974 at Manching, West Germany
Service Delivery:
   England: July 10, 1979
   German: July 27, 1979
   Italy: September 25, 1981
Production: 992 (As Of 1993)
 England (RAF): 402 (229 Gr.Mk 1/1A, 173 F.Mk 2/3)
 German (Luftwaffe): 247 IDS (incl. 35 special ECR)
 German (Marinefleiger): 112 IDS
 Italy: 100 IDS
 Saudi: 96 IDS, 24 ADF

Powerplant:
Model: Turbo Union RB199-34R
Type: Turbofans
Number: Two      Thrust: 15,950 lb.
Expanded Engine Data

Dimensions:
Height:
    ADV: 18 ft. 8 in. (5.70m)
    IDS: 19 ft. 6¼ in. (5.95m)
Length:
    ADV: 59 ft. 3 in. (18.06m)
    IDS: 54 ft. 10¼ in. (16.72m)
Wing Span - Unswept (25°):
    ADV: 45 ft. 7 in. (13.90m)
    IDS: 45 ft. 7¼ in. (13.91m)
Wing Span - Swept (67°):
    ADV: 28 ft. 2½ in. (8.60m)
    IDS: 28 ft. 2½ in. (8.60m)

Weights:
Empty:
    ADV: 31,500 lb. (14,290 kg.)
    IDS: 31,065 lb. (14,091 kg.)
Take-Off (Clean, Max. Internal Fuel):
    ADV: 47,500 lb. (21,540 kg.)
    IDS: 45,000 lb. (20,411 kg.)
Take-Off (Maximum):
    ADV: 61,700 lb. (27,986 kg.)
    IDS: 60,000 lb. (27,215 kg.)
  Performance:
Max. Speed (High Altitude/Clean):
    ADV: Mach 2.27
    IDS: Mach 2.2
Max. Speed (Low Altitude/Clean):
    Both: Mach 1.2
Max. Speed (Low Altitude/With External Stores):
    Both: Mach 0.9
Maximum G (Both): 7.5
Combat Air Patrol (ADV):
    2 Hour Loiter: 300-400nm (560-740km)
Hi-Lo-Hi strike Range (IDS): 750nm (1390 km)
Ferry Range (Both): 2,417 miles (2,100nm/3890 km)
Take-Off Distance:
    Both: 2,500 ft. (760m)
Landing Roll:
    Both: 1,200 ft. (366m)

Armaments:
Two 27mm IWKA-Mauser Cannon mounted in fuselage

Bomb/Ordnance Load:
    ADV: 18,740 lb. (8,500 kg.)
    IDS: 19,840 lb. (9,000 kg.)
3 fuselage hardpoints and 2 swiveling hardpoints under wings.

External Fuel Load (Max.):
    ADV: 12,800 lb. (5,806 kg.)
    IDS: 12,900 lb. (5,850 kg.)

Sources:
Gunston, Bill - The Encyclodepia of the Worlds Combat aircraft, 1976, Chartwell Books, Inc., New York
The Complete Encyclodepia of World Aircraft, 1997, Barnes & Nobles Books, ISBN: 0 7607 0592 5
Modern Fighting Aircraft Volume 10 - Tornado, 1986, Salamander Books, Ltd., ISBN: 0-13-925504-4

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