Panavia Tornado
family of military variable-geometry wing, tandem-seat, 2-jet engined multi-role combat aircraft
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Summary
Panavia Tornado is an aircraft family[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of aircraft family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26,879 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Italy[3]
- Operator: German Air Force[4], Italian Air Force[5], Royal Saudi Air Force[6]
- Manufacturer: Panavia Aircraft GmbH[7]
- Subclass of: land-based multi-role combat aircraft[8], fighter-bomber[9], attack/reconnaissance aircraft[10]
- Has use: multi-role combat aircraft[11]
- Commons category: Panavia Tornado[12]
- Country of origin: United Kingdom[13], West Germany[14], Italy[15]
- First flight: August 14, 1974[16]
- Service entry: 1980[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Panavia Tornado[18]
- Commons gallery: Panavia Tornado[19]
- Total produced: 992[20]
- Wing configuration: monoplane[21]
- Length: 16.7 m[22]
- Height: 5.95 m[23]
- Vehicle range: 2780 km[24]
- Wing area: 26.6 m²[25]
- Maximum operating altitude: 15,240 m[26]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Panavia Tornado include LNER Peppercorn Class A1 60163 “Tornado”[27], a tender locomotive[28], in United Kingdom[29].
Why It Matters
Panavia Tornado has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]
Entities named for it include LNER Peppercorn Class A1 60163 “Tornado”[27], a tender locomotive[28], in United Kingdom[29].