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Panavia Tornado ECR *Variable-Sweep Wings* Mk2

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This is an update to my previous Tornado which unfortunately suffered from some instability. So I revised my sweep-wing concept which turned out to be way more work than I anticipated. But it is finally ready. Unfortunately, the overall look is now slightly less accurate as before, but everything else is improved: The plane is now stable at all wing settings, it has a better power/weight ratio, is faster and has better fuel economy. Have fun!


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The Tornado was developed and built by Panavia Aircraft GmbH, a tri-national consortium consisting of British Aerospace (previously British Aircraft Corporation), MBB of West Germany, and Aeritalia of Italy. It first flew on 14 August 1974 and was introduced into service in 1979–1980. Due to its multirole nature, it was able to replace several different fleets of aircraft in the adopting air forces.

Operated by Germany and Italy, the ECR is a Tornado variant devoted to Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD) missions. It was first delivered on 21 May 1990. The ECR has sensors to detect radar usage and is equipped with anti-radiation AGM-88 HARM missiles.

General Characteristics

  • Successors 1 airplane(s)
  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 27.6ft (8.4m)
  • Length 33.5ft (10.2m)
  • Height 13.8ft (4.2m)
  • Empty Weight 8,272lbs (3,752kg)
  • Loaded Weight 13,704lbs (6,216kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.639
  • Wing Loading 41.2lbs/ft2 (200.9kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 333.0ft2 (30.9m2)
  • Drag Points 3354

Parts

  • Number of Parts 125
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 415