The GR1 Panavia Tornado

	Name: Panavia Tornado Constructor: Several europian countries	Armament: 2 cannon 27 mm 8460 kg max payload
Length: 18m08	Max Speed: 2333 km/h	Ceiling: 15240 m
height: 5m95	Weight Max: 27220 kg	Range: 4830 km
Span: 13m90/8m60	Crew: 2	Engines: 2

The Tornado in the thumbnail is B56 from RAF Cottesmore in Leicestershire. RAF Cottesmore was a Tri-National station where they trained German, Italian and British aircrew to fly and navigate the Panavia Tornado. I spent a large chunk of my RAF career there and have actualy worked on B56 numerous times. Earlier this year, 1999, RAF Cottersmore became a Harrier station and is part of RAF Wittering. TTTE has moved to Scotland and the German and the Italians have enough trained crews to form their own training units.

The Tornado GR1 is a two-seat multi-role combat aircraft. It is a tri-national plane, built by: British Aerospace, Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm and Aeritalia. I'm not going to bore you all to death with all the "techy" stuff but just show you some more photos and then you can get back to the Saudi Arabian adventure :o)

PERFORMANCE:

Wing span: 13,9 m.(wings forward)
Wing span: 8,6 m.(wings swept)
Length: 16,7m.
Height: 5,7 m.
Max. speed: Mach 2.2 (2337 km/h, 1452 mph.)
Empty weight: 31,065 lbs.(14091 kg.)
Max. weight: 60,000 lbs.(27215 kg.)
Powerplant: two Turbo-Union RB.199 MK 101 afterburning turbofans
Thrust: 15,800 lbs.(7167 kg.) (thrust each, with afterburner)

Well ok, just a little bit of the "techy" stuff. But thats all, promise :o)

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Just click on one of the thumbnails for a larger view of the photo:

Tornado Pic Table