Panavia Tornado

The aircraft was first flown on 14 August 1974, entered service in 1979, and was in production until 1998.

It had a significant role during the Gulf War, and thus appears in many games set during that era.

The Tornado GR Mk4 was powered by two afterburning Turbo-Union RB199 Mk 103, three spool, turbofan engines mounted side-by-side in the rear of the fuselage which produced 76.8 kN (17,270 lbs) of thrust each in afterburner. The aircraft featured a tandem-seat cockpit, crewed by a pilot and a navigator/weapons officer. The fuel system was designed to carry 5090 kg (11,222 lbs) of fuel internally in front and aft fuselage tanks, a fin tank, and two wing tanks. Additional jettisonable external tanks, 1,500 kg (3,307 lbs) and 2,250 kg (4,960 lbs), could be installed on wing and under fuselage stations. The aircraft featured a tricycle landing gear system operated via the hydraulic system, with a nitrogen pressure emergency extension system. Primary flight controls consisted of tailerons, rudder, and two spoilers on the upper surface of each wing operated through a triplex fly-by-wire Command and Stability Augmentation System (CSAS). Secondary flight controls were hydraulically powered and consist of wing sweep, flaps, slats, and airbrakes. The aircraft wings could be variably swept from 25 degrees to 67 degrees. The flight control system incorporated a Spin Prevention and Incidence Limiting System (SPILS) designed to prevent the aircraft from entering potential out of control situations or departures at high Angles of Attack (AOA). Electrical power was provided from two AC generators driven at constant speed, one from each accessory gearbox, and an Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) for ground starts without external power. The aircraft contained an Autopilot and Flight Director System (AFDS) designed to receive inputs from a Terrain Following Radar (TFR) to maintain a preset altitude above the ground, as well as a Radar Altimeter (RADALT) for additional ground clearance awareness. A Ground Mapping Radar (GMR) was used for targeting in both Air-to-Ground (A/G) and Air-to-Air (A/A) modes, and projected radar video on a moving map display. The front cockpit was equipped with a Head-Up Display (HUD) designed to provide aircraft flight, navigation, and tactical parameters to the pilot. The aircraft communications suite incorporated a main V/UHF transmitter-receiver, a UHF transceiver with a Have Quick (HQ) frequency hopping system, an HF transmitter-receiver, IFF, and various navigation aids.