Planes and Choppers Photos - Tornado landing

Planes and Choppers

No: 16 Contributor: Kitty Gommers Year: 2005 Manufacturer: Panavia Country: United Kingdom

Tornado landing

This Tornado GR-4 seems to land on a golf course. Nevertheless it's approaching the airforce base Lossiemouth in Scotland.
The 2 golfers seem not to be bothered by this fighter jet.

Tornado GR4 Specifications
Crew 2
Wingspan (open) 13.9m
Wingspan (swept) 8.6m
Height 5.9m
Length 16.7m
Max Weapon Load 18,000lb/8,180kg
Max Take Off Weight 27,900kg
Max Speed Mach 2.2 (1,452 mph/2,333kph)
Max Ferry Range approx 3,900km
Required Runway Length approx 900m
Engines 2 x Turbo-Union RB 199-34R Mk103 Turbofans
Armament 1 x 27mm Mauser Cannon
3 x weapon points under fuselage
4 x weapon points under wings
AIM-9L Sidewinder AAM
ALARM
JP233
BL755 CBU
Paveway II, III, EPR (IV)
Brimstone
Storm Shadow CASOM

Picture added on 30 November 2005

This picture is in the following groups
Panavia Tornado

Comments:

These guys on the golf course don't find the plane interesting...... But a great picture, taken on the right moment...

Added by Marcel Sloover on 27 January 2006.

They seem not bothered as the plane is on low power for landing and has not reach them yet.
They would defenitely be bothered when a few seconds later the plane would add power to go around.
Still, it is a great picture.

Added by Johan Visschedijk on 16 May 2006.

you really have to hang on to your (golf) balls with all that noise..

Added by Eldridge Baluca on 21 August 2006.

One of the best fighter attack aircraft ever produced. it's a shame they're nearing the end of their operational lives. I had the fortune of having one go over my head on Mona airfield on Anglesey back in 1992. The noise, the power in the engines, the force knocking me over. What an experience.

Added by Andrew Middleton on 28 April 2011.

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