| 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.) 
Kreigsmarine IDS Tornado.
Luftwaffe ECR Tornado. |
Additional Images:
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1 Tornado taking off with full afterburner Image 2 On the ground. Courtesy of D.M. Burke Image 3 ECR Tornado of JaboG 32, on the ground. Courtesy of Lieven Dewitte Image 4 IDS taxiing past Polish Mig 21's Image 5 Tornado with submunitions dispenser flying at low level Image 6 A LuftwaffeTornado parked on the tarmac Image 7 Two Tornados with HARMS, flying in formation. Image 8 A British, Italian and Luftwaffe Tornado flying in formation. |
Image 9 A close-up of a Luftwaffe Tornado in
flight. Image 10 A Luftwaffe Tornado parked in front of a hanger. Image 11 A Luftwaffe Tornado in flight. Image 12 A Luftwaffe Tornado on a taxiway. Image 13 A Luftwaffe Tornado in flight. Image 14 A Luftwaffe Tornado equiped with HARM missles Image 15 In Flight |
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