Panavia Tornado - Specifications (Tornado GR4)

Specifications (Tornado GR4)

Data from International Warbirds: An Illustrated Guide to World Military Aircraft, 1914–2000, Tornado, Modern Fighting Aircraft

General characteristics

Crew: 2
Length: 16.72 m (54 ft 10 in)
Wingspan: 13.91 m at 25° wing sweep, 8.60 m at 67° wing sweep (45.6 ft / 28.2 ft)
Height: 5.95 m (19.5 ft)
Wing area: 26.6 m² (286 ft²)
Empty weight: 13,890 kg (31,620 lb)
Max. takeoff weight: 28,000 kg (61,700 lb)
Powerplant: 2 × Turbo-Union RB199-34R Mk 103 afterburning turbofans
- Dry thrust: 43.8 kN (9,850 lbf) each
- Thrust with afterburner: 76.8 kN (17,270 lbf) each

Performance

Maximum speed: Mach 2.2 (2,400 km/h, 1,490 mph) at 9,000 m / 30,000 ft altitude; 800 knots, 1,482 km/h, 921 mph indicated airspeed near sea level
Range: 1,390 km (870 mi) typical combat
Ferry range: 3,890 km (2,417 mi) with four external drop tanks
Service ceiling: 15,240 m (50,000 ft)
Rate of climb: 76.7 m/s (15,100 ft/min)
Thrust/weight: 0.55

Armament

Guns: 2× 27 mm (1.06 in) Mauser BK-27 revolver cannon internally mounted under each side of fuselage, each with 180 rounds
Hardpoints: 4× light duty + 3× heavy duty under-fuselage and 4× swivelling under-wing pylon stations holding up to 9,000 kg (19,800 lb) of payload, the two inner wing pylons have shoulder launch rails for 2× Short-Range AAM (SRAAM) each
Missiles:
- Air-to-air missiles:
  - AIM-9 Sidewinder or AIM-132 ASRAAM for self-defence
- Air-to-surface missiles:
  - 6× AGM-65 Maverick; or
  - 12× Brimstone missile; or
  - 2× Storm Shadow cruise missile
- Anti-radiation missiles:
  - 9× ALARM missile
Bombs:
- 5× 500 lb Paveway IV; or
- 3× 1000 lb (UK Mk 20) Paveway II/Enhanced Paveway II; or
- 2× 2000 lb Paveway III (GBU-24)/Enhanced Paveway III (EGBU-24); or
- Hunting Engineering BL755 cluster bombs; or
- Up to 2× JP233 or MW-1 munitions dispensers (for runway cratering operations)
- Up to 4× B61 or WE.177 tactical nuclear weapons
Others:
- Up to 4× drop tanks for ferry flight/extended range/loitering time