TORNADO (BAe)
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Country | Germany, Italy, United Kingdom |
| Manufacturer | Panavia Aircraft GmbH, Am Söldnermoos 17, 85399
Hallbergmoos, Germany Phone: 0049/811/801238, Fax: 0049/811/801386 |
| Crew | Pilot, WSO |
| Armament | Two internal 27-mm Mauser cannon with 180 rounds per
gun plus more than 9000 kg of external stores on seven hardpoints, including Sidewinder Texas Instruments HARM Hughes AGM-65 Maverick British Aerospace ALARM Laser guided bombs like Paveway Bombs up to 450 kg MW-1 munitions dispenser Matra Apache Nuclear freefall bombs |
| Power plant | 2 x Turbo-Union RB199-34R turbofans Thrust: 38,7 kN (8700 lbs) dry and 66 kN (14480 lbs) with afterburner |
| Dimensions | Length: 16,72 m Height: 5,95 m Span: 13,91 m fully forward, 8,60 m fully swept Wing area: 26,6 sqm |
| Weights | Empty weight: approx. 13890 kg Max. external load: over 9000 kg Max. fuel: 4660 kg (5100 kg in RAF and Saudi AF aircraft) Max. take-off weigth: approx. 28000 kg |
| Performance |
Max. speed : 1,452mph (2,336km/h) at 36,000ft (11,000m) Max. speed : Mach 2.2 at altitude Max. speed with external stores: Mach 0.92 (1110 km/h) Rate of climb: Time to 30000 ft (9150 m) less than 2 min Take-off field length: 900 m or less Landing run: 370 m Ferry range: approx. 3900 km Radius of action: 1390 km (750 NM) with heavy load, hi-lo-lo-hi g-limit (g-Limit): + 7,5 |
| Customers | The IDS (interdictor-strike) version of Tornado is in service with the Royal Air Force, Luftwaffe, German Navy, Italian Air Force and Royal Saudi Air Force. |
| VRML 3-D Model | |
 Tornado Wings Swept back VRML by Soji Yamakawa |
 Tornado Wings Spread VRML by Soji Yamakawa |
