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Panavia Tornado.
Category. Statistic.
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 aircraftstrike aircraft.
Rate of climb. 76.7 m/s (15,100 ft/min).
Links. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panavia_Tornado.
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