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Panavia Tornado IDS

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The Tornado was developed and built by Panavia Aircraft GmbH, a tri-national consortium consisting of British Aerospace (previously British Aircraft Corporation), MBB[b] of West Germany, and Aeritalia of Italy. It first flew on 14 August 1974 and was introduced into service in 1979–1980. Due to its multirole design, it was able to replace several different fleets of aircraft in the adopting air forces.


Weapons:
2x BK 27
2x AIM-9L


Controls:
Ag2 — Semi-automatic wing sweep (automatic if disabled);
Ag3 — drop fuel tank;
Ag4 — Reverse thrust;
VTOL — Wing mechanization.

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General Characteristics

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  • Wingspan 43.8ft (13.3m)
  • Length 55.3ft (16.8m)
  • Height 18.0ft (5.5m)
  • Empty Weight 32,015lbs (14,522kg)
  • Loaded Weight 46,274lbs (20,989kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 2.331
  • Wing Loading 100.6lbs/ft2 (491.0kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 460.1ft2 (42.7m2)
  • Drag Points 1652

Parts

  • Number of Parts 131
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 913