Tornado F3 - asymmetric engine configuration ?
An F-14 exchange pilot was talking about his time on an F3 squadron around about the time that the squadron relocated from Coningsby to Leuchars. He admittedly poured scorn on the abilities and lack of sophistication of the F3 compared to the F-14D he transitioned from, but reserved especially harsh comments for the donks claiming that the 2 engines were not only grossly under-powered at altitude (hardly a new critique) but were also asymmetrically configured, one optimized for low level flight and the other for high level flight, even to the extent of one intake being fitted with strakes to optimise airflow while the other was not.
This doesn’t make much sense to me but the guy had over 600 hours on type over a period of 3 years so I assume he knew what he was talking about, is there any truth to this set-up in the F3 and if so what is the logic behind it ?