Specifications (Tornado F3)
Tornado IDS graphic
General characteristics
* Crew: 2
* Length: 18.7 m (61.3 ft)
* Wingspan: (Variable geometry wing)
o At 25° wing position : 13.91 m (45.6 ft)
o At 67° wing position: 8.60 m (28.2 ft) ()
* Height: 5.95 m (19.5 ft)
* Wing area: 26.6 m² (286 sq ft)
* Empty weight: 14,500 kg (32,000 lb)
* Loaded weight: 21,546 kg (47,500 lb)
* Max takeoff weight: 28,000 kg (61,700 lb)
* Powerplant: 2× Turbo-Union RB199-34R afterburning turbofan
o Dry thrust: 40.8 kN (9,170 lbf) each
o Thrust with afterburner: 77.1 kN (17,330 lbf) each
Performance
* Maximum speed: 1,262 knots (1,452 mph, Mach 2.27, 2,338 km/h)
* Range: 755 nmi (869 mi, 1,390 km)
* Ferry range: 2,300 nmi (2,650 mi, 4,265 km) with four external tanks
* Service ceiling 15,240 m (50,000 ft)
* Thrust/weight: 0.38
Armament
* Guns: One Mauser BK-27 cannon with 180 rounds
* Hardpoints: 6 with a capacity of Two fuselage pylons can be fitted and four swiveling underwing pylons for a maximum of 9,000 kg (19,800 lb) of weapons, fuel, and ECM pods; inner wing pylons have shoulder rails for two AIM-9 Sidewinder or ASRAAM self-defence missiles,
* Missiles: Semi-recessed, staggered fuselage attachments for four British Aerospace Skyflash or AIM-120 AMRAAM, four AIM-9 Sidewinder or AIM-132 ASRAAM on dual rails on inner wing pylon; outer wing pylons not usually fitted.
[edit] See also
Related development
* Panavia Tornado IDS
* Panavia Tornado ECR
Comparable aircraft
* F-14 Tomcat
* F-15 Eagle
* Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25
* Mikoyan MiG-31
