Saturday, 17 October 2015

Tornado GR4




























Machine name : Tornado GR4
Family: Panavia Tornado
Nickname: Tonka
Variant: Tornado IDS (Interdictor/Strike)
Other Variants: Tornado ECR(Electronic combat/ reconnaissance), Tornado ADV (Air defence vairant)
Origin: UK, Germany, Italy (Joint Venture)
Manufacturing company: Panavia Aircraft GmbH (British Aerospace, MBB, Aeritalia)
First flight: 14 August 1974
Introduction: 1979
Units: 992
Primary users: Royal Air Force, Italian Air Force, German Air Force, Royal Saudi Air Force
Role: Multirole fighter, strike aircraft
Shape: Variable-sweep wing
Engine: Twin engine

General characteristics:
Crew: 2
Length: 54 ft 10 in 
Wingspan: 13.91 m at 25° wing sweep, 8.60 m at 67° wing sweep (45.6 ft / 28.2 ft)
Height: 
19.5 ft
Loaded weight: 
20,240 kg
Thrust with afterburner: 
17,270 lbf

Performance:
Max speed (High Altitude):
 Mach 2.2 (2,400 km/h)
Max speed (Low Altitude): 
800 knots, 1,482 km/h
Range: 
1,390 km

Major abilities: All weather, day/night attack, detecting IDE's, Aerial reconnaissance, Interdiction

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panavia_Tornado

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