page_title: Panavia Tornado ADV
section_title: Specifications (Tornado F3)
hierarchical_section_title: Panavia Tornado ADV / Specifications (Tornado F3)
caption_attribution_description: Derivative of File:Tornado f3 ze764 kemble arp.jpg. Original description: Panavia Tornado F3 (ZE764) at Kemble Air Day 2008, Kemble Airport, Gloucestershire, England.
context_page_description: The Panavia Tornado Air Defence Variant is a long-range, twin-engine interceptor version of the swing-wing Panavia Tornado. The aircraft's first flight was on 27 October 1979, and it entered service with the Royal Air Force in 1986. It was also previously operated by the Italian Air Force and the Royal Saudi Air Force.
  The Tornado ADV was originally designed to intercept Soviet bombers as they were traversing across the North Sea with the aim of preventing a successful air-launched nuclear attack against the United Kingdom. In this capacity, it was equipped with a powerful radar and beyond-visual-range missiles, however initial aircraft produced to the F2 standard lacked radars due to development issues. The F3 standard was the definitive variant used by the RAF, the RSAF and the AMI.
  During its service life, the Tornado ADV received several upgrade programmes which enhanced its aerial capabilities and enabled it to perform the Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses mission in addition to its interceptor duties. Ultimately, both the RAF and RSAF retired their Tornado ADV fleets; the type has been replaced in both services by the Eurofighter Typhoon.
context_section_description: Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1993–94,
  General characteristics
  Crew: 2
  Length: 18.68 m (61 ft 3 in)
  Wingspan: 13.91 m (45 ft 8 in) at 25° sweep
  8.6 m (28 ft) at 67° sweep
  Height: 5.95 m (19 ft 6 in)
  Wing area: 26.6 m² (286 sq ft)
  Empty weight: 14,500 kg (31,967 lb)
  Max takeoff weight: 27,986 kg (61,699 lb)
  Powerplant: 2 × Turbo-Union RB199-34R afterburning 3-spool turbofan, 40.5 kN (9,100 lbf) thrust  each dry, 73.5 kN (16,500 lbf) with afterburner
  Performance
  Maximum speed: 2,400 km/h (1,500 mph, 1,300 kn) / M2.2 at 9,000 m (29,528 ft)
  1,482 km/h (921 mph; 800 kn) near sea level
  Combat range: 1,853 km (1,151 mi, 1,001 nmi) subsonic
  >556 km (345 mi) supersonic
  Ferry range: 4,265 km (2,650 mi, 2,303 nmi) with four external tanks
  Endurance: 2 hr combat air patrol at 560–740 km (348–460 mi) from base
  Service ceiling: 15,240 m (50,000 ft) 
  Armament
  Guns
  1 × 27 mm (1.063 in) Mauser BK-27 revolver cannon with 180 rounds (internally mounted under starboard side of fuselage, versus 2× BK-27 mounted on Panavia Tornado IDS)
  Hardpoints: 10 total (4× semi-recessed under-fuselage, 2× under-fuselage, 4× swivelling under-wing) holding up to 9000 kg (19,800 lb) of payload, the two inner wing pylons have shoulder launch rails for 2× Short-Range AAM (SRAAM) each
  4× AIM-9 Sidewinder or ASRAAM
  4× British Aerospace Skyflash or AIM-120 AMRAAM (mounted on 4 semi-recessed under-fuselage hardpoints)
  Others:
  Up to 2× drop tanks for extended range/loitering time. Up to 4 drop tanks for ferry role (at the expense of 4 Skyflash/AMRAAM).
  Avionics
  GEC-Marconi/Ferranti AI.24 Foxhunter radar
caption: Hardpoint locations of the Tornado ADV.
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