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RAF

The Royal Air Force (RAF) has a long and proud history; however, right now I am only focussing on their current xtreme jets.


The F.3 Panavia Tornado


The Panavia ADF (Air Deffence Variant) Tornado is somewhat larger than the IDS Tornado. This fighter is not a great dogfighter, but perfoms its CAP role well.

Engine: Two Turbo-Union RB.199-34R Mk 104 augmented turnofans.

Thrust: 7 493Kg with after buners

Max. Speed @ Low level: 1 480Km/h

Max. Speed @ 40 000': 2, 333Km/h

Ferry range with four fuel tanks: 4 265Km

Weapons: IKWA Mauser Cannon 27mm gun; Four Sky Flash AAM; Four AIM-9(L) AAM; GP 1000lb bomb; Kormoran ASM; AIM-120 Amraams.



The Tornado in desert camo

This is a photo of the IDS Panavia Tornado. It is in someways similar to the ADV Tornado except that it performs better in dogfights. This means that it is capable of holding a larger variety of weapons.