Panavia Tornado ADV: The British Swing-Wing Attack Jet That Tried To Be a Tomcat

The British were learning to contend with many things in the 1970s, apart from the obvious empire-falling-apart business. One of these things was learning to play nice with its European neighbors when building airplanes. Until the Eurofighter came around, perhaps the most fruitful pan-European effort to build a military jet was the Panavia Tornado. But it wasn't all smooth sailing. As a jet solidly in the multi-role category with an ... (continue reading...)