Originally Posted by
Dr Jekyll
The origins of the Tornado were in the AFVG, OK initially a BAC design but the French had some input. They must have liked the general idea because just look at the Mirage G.
I was gonna say that too.
As far as I remember, the AFVG (Anglo French Variable Geometry) design looked pretty similar to the MRCA design which was hatched just a few years after the French decided to pull out of AFVG.