Category. | Statistic. |
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First flight on. | 1974. |
Retired on. | No, still in servace. |
Major contractor(s). | Panavia Aircraft GmbH. |
Dose it use nukes or cruse missiles. | No. |
Fight ceiling. | 15,240 m (50,000 ft). |
Top speed. | Mach 2.2 (2,400 km/h, 1,490 mph) known at 9,000 m (30,000 ft) altitude; 800 knots, 1,482 km/h, 921 mph indicated airspeed at or near sea level. |
VTOL. | No. |
Range. | 1,390 km (870 mi) typical combat. |
Crew. | 2. |
Nationality(s). | UK/W. Germany/Italy. |
Class. | Multirole aircraft, strike aircraft. |
Rate of climb. | 76.7 m/s (15,100 ft/min). |
Links. | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panavia_Tornado. |
Some still retain there old AI.24 Foxhunter Radar units. They all use Turbo-Union RB199 aircraft turbofan jet engine.