German Panavia Tornado with "Arctic Tiger" livery.
Registration: 46+57.
The Panavia Tornado is a multi-role fighter aircraft. The aircraft is equipped with advanced equipment and sensors that make it capable of carrying out daytime and 'nighttime penetration missions at very low altitudes in all kinds of weather conditions.
The Tornado is an aircraft with swing wings. Because of its role, it was necessary for the aircraft to have good flight characteristics at high and low speeds. Swivel wings rotated backwards are great for reaching and flying very high speeds. Extended, on the other hand, those wings are suitable for low speeds at low altitudes. It gives an aircraft more carrying capacity and better manoeuvrability.
The crew consists of a pilot and a weapons controller.
This German Air Force Panavia Tornado painted in a special livery was photographed on 28 June 2013 at Fliegerhorst Wittmundhafen.
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