Panavia Tornado Aircraft

Tornado P.02, Cosford

Production Details

Design Company:

British Aircraft Corporation Ltd with MBB of Germany and Aeritalia of Italy

First Flight:

14 August 1974

Tornado Prototype:

4 - British Aircraft Corporation 3 - MBB, Germany 2 - Aeritalia, Italy

Tornado Pre-production:

2 - British Aircraft Corporation 3 - MBB, Germany 1 - Aeritalia, Italy

Tornado IDS:

324 - British Aerospace 322 - DASA 99 - Alenia

Tornado GR.4:

142 - British Aerospace (upgraded GR.1)

Tornado ADV Prototypes:

3 - British Aerospace

Tornado F.2:

18 - British Aerospace

Tornado F.3:

168 - British Aerospace

Tornado ECR:

35 - DASA, Germany

Type Specification

Applies to:

Panavia Tornado GR.1

Type:

All-weather supersonic tactical strike aircraft

Wing:

All-metal stressed-skin variable-geometry wing mounted at the top of the fuselage

Fuselage:

All-metal, stressed-skin construction

Tail Unit:

Single fin and rudder at rear of fuselage with all moving tailerons on fuselage

Landing Gear:

Retractable tricycle undercarriage. Main legs have single wheels and retract forward into fuselage and nose leg has twin wheels and retracts forwards into fuselage

Power Plant:

Two 15,800 lb thrust Turbo-Union RB 199 Mk 103 turbofans mounted side-by-side in the rear fuselage

Accommodation:

Tandem seating for two in enclosed cockpit in forward fuselage

Armament:

Two 27mm Mauser guns plus 19,840 lb of stores on three fuselage and four wing pylons

Span:

45 ft 7.5 in (fully extended)

Length:

54 ft 10 in

Height:

18 ft 8.5 in

Wing Area:

323 sq ft

Empty:

31,065 lb

Loaded:

60,000 lb

Max Speed:

1,452 mph above 36,000 ft

Climb:

2 min to 30,000 ft

Service Ceiling:

50,000 ft

Range:

2,100 miles with full external fuel

Preserved in British Museums

Tornado Prototype:

XX946 - RAF Museum, Cosford - Display

Tornado GR.1:

XZ631 - Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington - Display ZA354 - Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington - Display ZA362 - Highland Aviation Museum, Inverness - Display ZA457 - RAF Museum, Hendon - Display ZA465 - Imperial War Museum, Duxford - Display None - RAF Millom Museum, Haverigg - Cockpit

Tornado F.3:

ZE934 - Museum of Flight, East Fortune - Display

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