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the violent wind of japanj

another potential export target for the tornado is japan. in the mid-1980s, the japan air self-defense force was looking for a successor to its mitsubishi f-1 maritime attack aircraft and required the ability to launch anti-ship missiles.

in 1987, panavia launched the tornado j to the japan air self-defense force, which has a longer range than the early tornado ids, and the tornado j will take advantage of the extended fuselage of the tornado adv. the tornado j will combine all the functions of all tornado fighter models. it's the strongest wind. however, the japan air self-defense force looked down upon the tornado j and finally decided to develop the f-2 fighter based on the f-16c to meet its maritime anti-ship combat needs.

the wind at the turn of the century 2000

even after many upgrades and transformations, the tornado ids is on the verge of retirement today. if the four countries of britain, germany, italy and spain strive to pursue a more advanced evolutionary version of the tornado fighter, the situation will be different. after the gulf war in 1991, panavia aircraft company learned lessons from the losses of tornado fighter aircraft in the gulf war and proposed the tornado 2000 plan to be put into use at the turn of the century.

tornado 2000 focuses on optimizing low-altitude penetration capabilities. the modified design includes a lengthened fuselage, larger fuel load and more complex avionics. in order to better deal with air defense systems, several design details have been added to the front fuselage to reduce the radar signature, including a polyhedral nose and a redesigned air inlet. a conformal fuel tank is installed under the fuselage to eliminate external plug-ins with obvious radar signature. tank. compared with the old model tornado ids, the new tornado 2000 can increase the combat radius by 25%.

with the successful development of the more advanced ef2000 typhoon fighter and the emergence of the f35 stealth fighter, the tornado 2000 was quickly abandoned.

tornado f2 "provisional" fighter

the first tornado adv interceptor in service was the intermediate tornado f2, which was equipped with the royal air force in 1985. only 18 of this type were built, with the first flying on march 5, 1984. the tornado f2's service career was short, and it was retired from active service in 1988. most of the tornado f2s are equipped with the 65th reserve squadron of the 229th combat replacement unit at raf corning in lincolnshire.

due to design flaws in the ai-24 "fox hunter" radar, the f2 was not equipped with a radar, and instead installed a cement counterweight in the nose. this resulted in f2 being called the "blue circle" type, which was the name of the cement company. after four years of delays and a 60% budget overrun, the functional ai-24 radar was finally installed on the f3.

the f2 lacks automatic wing sweep, can only carry two (instead of four) short-range air-to-air missiles under the wings, and uses the less powerful rb199mk103 turbofan engine on the tornado ids. in fact, the tornado f2 is mainly used to train aircrews rather than undertake actual combat missions, and plays a vital function before the delivery of the tornado f3 begins.

the short-lived tornado f3 (adv) radar killer fighter

the most interesting event in the history of tornado service in the british air force was the decision to modify a batch of tornado f3 interceptors to perform anti-aircraft suppression missions. this version was informally called tornado ef3 and was equipped with the tornado gr1 (british version of tornado ids) fleet of alarm anti-radiation missiles.

even today, the tornado ef3 plan has not been completely declassified, but according to former panavia aircraft company employees, the combat performance that the tornado ef3 can achieve is stronger than the tornado gr1 equipped with alarm anti-radiation missiles. unlike tornado ecr (electronic warfare version), tornado gr1 and gr4 have very limited ability to autonomously detect and locate enemy electromagnetic wave emissions, while tornado f3 is equipped with a radar navigation and warning system that is more powerful than tornado ecr. this system provides more accurate electromagnetic wave emission positioning function.

tornado ef3 was originally going to be sent to the iraqi battlefield in 2003 to test its actual combat capabilities, but the combat plan was cancelled. it's a mystery.

tornado integrated avionics research aircraft acquired by defense contractors

in the early 2000s, a unique tornado f2a (number zd902) was acquired by qinetiq defense technology company and converted into an integrated avionics research aircraft (tornado tiara). qinetiq defense technologies works closely with the uk ministry of defence, particularly on new aviation technologies.

before being retired in 2011, qinetiq defense technology used this tornado tiara to verify various advanced air combat technologies, including infrared search and tracking sensors, helmet-mounted displays, sensor fusion systems, drone control systems, etc. many of these technologies were used for the modification and optimization of typhoon fighters, tornado tiara also played a certain role in the development of f-35 stealth fighters.

tornado is now part of the collection of tech billionaire and astronaut jared isaacman, who last month announced plans to return tornado to airworthy condition within a year.

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