Panavia Tornado

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:fighter_aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft_type twin-engine
variable-sweep wing
gptkbp:armament gptkb:bombs
gptkb:cannon
air-to-air missiles
air-to-ground missiles
gptkbp:avionics navigation systems
digital fly-by-wire
advanced radar
gptkbp:built over 1,000
gptkbp:combat_debut gptkb:1991
gptkbp:combat_radius 550 km
gptkbp:crew 2
gptkbp:design gptkb:Boeing
gptkb:Aeritalia
gptkb:MBB
swing-wing
gptkbp:development gptkb:NATO
gptkbp:engine gptkb:RB199
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:1974
1974-08-14
gptkbp:fuselage_material composite materials
gptkbp:height 5.28 m
5.56 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Panavia Tornado
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:1981
gptkbp:length 16.72 m
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Panavia_Aircraft_Gmb_H
gptkbp:max_speed 2,370 km/h
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Tornado
gptkbp:notable_mission gptkb:Bosnian_War
gptkb:Gulf_War
Libya intervention
gptkbp:notable_operators gptkb:Kuwait_Air_Force
gptkb:Qatar_Emiri_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Saudi_Air_Force
gptkbp:number_built 992
gptkbp:operational_history gptkb:NATO_air_policing
NATO operations
NATO air strikes
gptkbp:operational_range 1,500 km with external fuel tanks
gptkbp:primary_user gptkb:Aeronautica_Militare
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:German_Air_Force
gptkb:Luftwaffe
gptkb:Italian_Air_Force
gptkbp:range 1,100 km
gptkbp:related_aircraft gptkb:Panavia_Tornado_family
gptkbp:retirement 2025 (planned)
gptkbp:role gptkb:military_aircraft
gptkb:National_Guard
reconnaissance
multirole combat aircraft
interdiction
strike aircraft
interdictor
gptkbp:service gptkb:1979
gptkbp:service_ceiling 15,240 m
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:1982
gptkbp:stealth_features limited radar cross-section
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Eurofighter_Typhoon
gptkbp:training gptkb:Tornado_ULT
gptkbp:upgrades 2000s
gptkbp:user gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:variant gptkb:Tornado_IDS
gptkb:Tornado_ECR
gptkb:Tornado_ADV
gptkbp:wingspan 13.91 m
gptkbp:year_established gptkb:1979
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:German_Air_Force
gptkb:Douglas_Bader
gptkb:No._19_Squadron_RFC
gptkb:No._28_Squadron_RFC
gptkb:No._39_Squadron_RFC
gptkb:No._41_Squadron_RFC
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4