Panavia Tornado IDS

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The ninth prototype (and the second to be assembled in Italy).

36 Stormo - Circa 1990.

TTTE - One of seven Italian Tornadoes at Cottesmore, this is the first Italian-built trainer (IT001), which flew on 25 September 1981.

Specifications

General

Type: Interceptor
Crew: 2
First flight: 14 August 1974
Introduction: 1979
Number built: 100 IDS Tornados delivered
(18 converted to ECR), 62 IDS and 16 ECR aircraft remained in service.

Powerplant

2 × Turbo-Union RB199-34R Mk 104 afterburning turbofans
Dry thrust: 43.8 kN each
Thrust with afterburner: 76.8 kN each

Dimensions/Masses

Length: 16.72 m | Wingspan: 13.91 m at 25° wing sweep,
8.60 m at 67° wing sweep | Height: 5.95 m
Wing area: 26.6 m² | Empty weight: 13890 kg
Max takeoff weight: 28000 kg

Performances

Maximum speed: Mach 2.2 (2,400 km/h)
Combat radius: 1390 km | Ferry range: 3890 km
Service ceiling: 15240 m

Armament

Inside: 1 × 27 mm (1.06 in) Mauser BK-27 revolver gun
Outside: 4× light duty + 3× heavy duty under-fuselage and 4× swivelling under-wing pylon stations with a capacity of 9000 kg of payload, the two inner wing pylons have shoulder launch rails for 2× Short-Range AAM (SRAAM) each and provisions to carry combinations.