RAF Tornado: 1974 onwards (all makes and models) (Owners' Workshop Manual)
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| Rating | : | 4.19 (684 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0857332473 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-07 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Since 1986 the multi-role swing-wing Panavia Tornado has been the cornerstone of the RAF’s jet fighter and bomber forces, designed to intercept Cold War Soviet bombers and drop conventional and nuclear weapons on invading Warsaw Pact forces. RAF Tornados have seen action in both Gulf Wars, over Kosovo, and most recently over Afghanistan and Libya. Former RAF Tornado ADV pilot and air-to-air photographer Ian Black gives an ‘insider’ insight into operating, flying and maintaining the air defence and strike versions of the swing-wing jet.
He is now an A340 Airbus captain with Virgin Atlantic. About the AuthorIan Black flew the Tornado ADV in the first Gulf War and over Kosovo. An accomplished aviation author and photographer, he lives in Switzerland and the UK.
Ian Black flew the Tornado ADV in the first Gulf War and over Kosovo. An accomplished aviation author and photographer, he lives in Switzerland and the UK.. He is now an A340 Airbus captain with Virgin Atlantic
Martin R. said This is a good solid book on the Panavia Tornado with plenty of. Ian Black has a knack of writing in an informative way without being overly technical. This is a good solid book on the Panavia Tornado with plenty of great photos, most of which were taken by Ian himself. I really like the section that deals with what weapons that the Tornado carried both in the past and currently. There is also good coverage of the Tornado t