Panavia Tornado

The Panavia Tornado is a family of twin-engine fighters jointly developed by United Kingdom, Germany and Italy. There are three primary versions of the Tornado: Developed by Panavia, A consortium of three nations consisting of three British Aerospace, MBB Germany, and Alenia Aeronautica Italy, the Tornado first flew the August 14 of 1974 and saw action with the British Royal Air Force at Iraq. During Operation Desert Storm. Including all variants, 992 aircraft were built for the three partner nations and to Saudi Arabia. Although still in service, there are currently plans to be implemented to replace these aircraft.
 * Tornado IDS - version attack surface;
 * Tornado ADV - version interception and air superiority;
 * Tornado ECR - version recognition and electronic combat.

Millitary Operations
The Tornado GR.4 made his contribution in operational patrols during operation Southern Watch. The aircraft flew over Ali Al Salem at Kuwait, And patrolled a large area in southern Iraq. Several times bombs were dropped when the aircraft were under fire from Iraqi ground defenses.

Operators

 * Italian
 * Italian Air Force only
 * Germany


 * Luftwaffe and Navy


 * England


 * RAF only


 * Saudi Arabia


 * Royal Saudi Air Force

Dimensions

 * Length: 18.08 m
 * Wingspan: 13.900 m
 * Wing surface: 30 m²
 * Height: 5.95000 m

Weights

 * Empty operating: 14 500 kg
 * Maximum Takeoff: 27 987 kg

Performance

 * Speed Maximum: 2.2 Mach
 * Operational ceiling: 21 335 m
 * Mileage: 3600 km

Motors

 * Quantity and Type: 2 turbofans
 * Mark: Turbo -Union
 * Model: RB199 - 34R Mk 104