User:U38088265/Tornado GR.1
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Tornado GR.1
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Description
The Tornado GR.1 is a rank British strike aircraft with a battle rating of (AB), (RB), and (SB). It was introduced in Update "Apex Predators".
General info
Flight performance
Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.
| Characteristics | Max speed (km/h at 10,972 m) |
Max altitude (metres) |
Turn time (seconds) |
Rate of climb (metres/second) |
Take-off run (metres) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AB | RB | AB | RB | AB | RB | |||
| Stock | 1,991 | 1,991 | 31.4 | 31.5 | 155.1 | 152.8 | 800 | |
| Upgraded | ___ | ___ | __._ | __._ | __._ | __._ | ||
Details
| Features | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combat flaps | Take-off flaps | Landing flaps | Air brakes | Arrestor gear | Drogue chute |
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X |
| Limits | Wings (km/h) | Gear (km/h) | Flaps (km/h) | Max Static G | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combat | Take-off | Landing | + | - | |||
| Min sweep | 972 | 1,166 | 552 | 440 | ~8 | ~3 | |
| Max sweep | 1,555 | ~9 | ~3 | ||||
| Optimal velocities (km/h) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ailerons | Rudder | Elevators | Radiator |
| < 670 | < 650 | < 700 | N/A |
Engine performance
| Engine | Aircraft mass | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine name | Number | Basic mass | Wing loading (full internal fuel) | ||||||
| Turbo-Union RB199-34R Mk.101 | 2 | 14,309 kg | 634 kg/m2 | ||||||
| Engine characteristics | Mass with internal fuel (no weapons load or external fuel) | Max Takeoff Weight | |||||||
| Weight (each) | Type | 17m fuel | 20m fuel | 30m fuel | 45m fuel | 58m fuel | |||
| 2,200 kg | Afterburning low-bypass turbofan | 15,801 kg | 16,064 kg | 16,942 kg | 18,258 kg | 19,399 kg | 27,200 kg | ||
| Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB) | Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (WEP) | ||||||||
| Condition | 100% | WEP | 17m fuel | 20m fuel | 30m fuel | 45m fuel | 58m fuel | MTOW | |
| Stationary | 3,633 kgf | 7,015 kgf | 0.89 | 0.87 | 0.83 | 0.77 | 0.72 | 0.52 | |
| Optimal | 4,032 kgf (1,400 km/h) |
7,845 kgf (1,400 km/h) |
0.99 | 0.98 | 0.93 | 0.86 | 0.81 | 0.58 | |
Survivability and armour
Examine the survivability of the aircraft. Note how vulnerable the structure is and how secure the pilot is, whether the fuel tanks are armoured, etc. Describe the armour, if there is any, and also mention the vulnerability of other critical aircraft systems.
