> Among several wastes of weight, space and money on the Tornado was the intake
> ramp of each engine. It was required for use above M1.4, but we were never
> going to go that fast at low level, which was the intended flight regime.
> Another waste of the same was the swing-wing design, which should have gone
> out with the F111.
When the Tornado was originally designed, I thought that high altitude
was still a design requirement--as with the F111, but both ended up as
being strategically beneficial at low levels while the BUFF owned the
high altitudes.
You do have to admit, though, that swept-wings are awefully cool.
AG
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