RAF Tornado at the 1989 Riat 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
o Dry thrust: 43.8 kN (9,850 lbf) each
o Thrust with afterburner: 76.8 kN (17,270 lbf) each
Performance
* Maximum speed: Mach 2.34 (2,417.6 km/h, 1,511 mph)
* 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: Single 27 mm Mauser BK-27 cannon with 180 rounds
* Hardpoints: Four fuselage pylons and four swivelling underwing pylons with a capacity of a maximum of 9000 kg (19,800 lb) of weapons, fuel, and ECM pods, inner wing pylons have shoulder rails for two AIM-9 Sidewinder, IRIS-T or AIM-132 ASRAAM air-to-air self-defence missiles. A wide variety of air-to-ground weapons can be carried
* RAPTOR Reconnaissance pod, TIALD laser designator[16],
Note that Luftwaffe IDS Tornados are equipped with 2 Mauser BK-27 cannons.
Picture added on 03 February 2009
