Tornado ADV for sale
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Tornado ADV for sale
Makes me feel strangely old seeing an F2A for sale, remembering when they were new.
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(I tried, I REALLY did but did anyone get to 2.2?)
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2.2M - but that would beyond VNE (I tried, I REALLY did but did anyone get to 2.2?)
2.2M - but that would beyond VNE (I tried, I REALLY did but did anyone get to 2.2?)
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1.95M / 750KDAS for Wayne and I, on a jet collected from Warton.
1.95M / 750KDAS for Wayne and I, on a jet collected from Warton.
For the F3, I'd have to delve into my logbook but defo over M2 - seem to remember it was a clean jet (no pylons) and before they wound back the fuel control units. I think it was M2.15 having just filled up from the Texaco, but it's all so very long ago now.
As for IAS, excursions above 750kts were commonplace at low level - the jet was incredibly quick. In the Falklands I've been 870kts low level over the sea with 2 Skyflash and 2 Sidewinders and the jet wanted to go faster (we decided to stop there). Many went faster than that and I even heard that 999 was achieved (or above as the numbers don't get any bigger). The fins of the Skyflash used to buzz around 600kts and then stop above that.
F2s were slower than F3s - less thrust, less fuel and aerodynamically draggier!
By the way, here is a picture of Fg Off Sammy Seal doing 825kts+ (the rear cockpit ASI stopped at 825)...
That's not my knee, I hasten to add!
LJ
As for IAS, excursions above 750kts were commonplace at low level - the jet was incredibly quick. In the Falklands I've been 870kts low level over the sea with 2 Skyflash and 2 Sidewinders and the jet wanted to go faster (we decided to stop there). Many went faster than that and I even heard that 999 was achieved (or above as the numbers don't get any bigger). The fins of the Skyflash used to buzz around 600kts and then stop above that.
F2s were slower than F3s - less thrust, less fuel and aerodynamically draggier!
By the way, here is a picture of Fg Off Sammy Seal doing 825kts+ (the rear cockpit ASI stopped at 825)...
That's not my knee, I hasten to add!
LJ
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Might not have been the fastest, but an F.3 in full burner at 100 ft over XXX FC courtesy of JG & PB was always impressive, apart from the having to pick up all the tools that pinged off the tool board each time they practised their routine Happy days.
Happy days.
On the subject of matters Tonka, this image has recently done the rounds with credits to Adrian Meredith who states:
Would a Tornado be able to intercept and stay with a M2.0 Concorde for 4 minutes?
April 1985 Concorde flies supersonic G-BOAG
This is a dramatic picture of Concorde flying at supersonic speed. This is the only picture ever taken of Concorde flying at Mach 2, 1,350 mph. This unique picture was taken by me from a Tornado fighter jet, which only rendezvoused with Concorde for just 4 minutes over the Irish Sea, Photograph by Adrian Meredith Welcome to Concorde Photos - Concorde Photos and Memorabilia
The RAF Tornado rapidly running out of fuel, and was struggling to keep up with Concorde, at Mach 2.
This is a dramatic picture of Concorde flying at supersonic speed. This is the only picture ever taken of Concorde flying at Mach 2, 1,350 mph. This unique picture was taken by me from a Tornado fighter jet, which only rendezvoused with Concorde for just 4 minutes over the Irish Sea, Photograph by Adrian Meredith Welcome to Concorde Photos - Concorde Photos and Memorabilia
The RAF Tornado rapidly running out of fuel, and was struggling to keep up with Concorde, at Mach 2.
Ecce Homo! Loquitur...
The photos of the F2 cockpit look quite bizarre. Looks like it has been stripped out and replaced with Typhoon displays. Was this F2 used Typhoon avionic trials?
"Trials aircraft known as TIARA used for radar trials and avionics research / evaluation. Unique cockpit with MFD screens and prototype holographic HUD."
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The TIARA F2 (AT002?) cockpit was a Boscombe Down research project which had no direct relationship to the Typhoon cockpit programme. From the picture you can see the aspect ratios of the MFDs are different. I think the TIARA and Typhoon programmes ran in parallel during the late 90s. Responsible for the Typhoon cockpit design, Warton had gained a fair amount of MFD experience on the EAP ( 
) in the 2nd half of the 80s.
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) in the 2nd half of the 80s.EAP
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I always wondered how Foxhunter (stage 2) stacked up against its American peers. We all know it was an embarrassment at first but worked well after the bugs were worked out.
