Tornado Italy

Tankers

A310 MRTT Germany Hose and Drogue
B-707 Spain Hose and Drogue
KC-10 US Centerline Hose & Drogue
KC-130 Canada Hose & Drogue
KC-130 Spain Hose and Drogue
KC-130F/R/T/J USN/USMC
KC-135 France BDA & POD
KC-135 Turkey BDA
KC-135 US BDA & MPRS
KC-707/MPTT Omega Air (Tornado ADV cleared only with Flight Refuelling Ltd baskets)
S-3B USN
Tristar UK Hose and Drogue
VC10 UK Hose and Drogue

Receivers

None

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Planning Data (Click on the table)

Refuelling Heights and Speeds. Any height between sea level and 20,000 ft. Speed range is 200 to 320 KIAS or .75 Mach, with an optimum of 270 KIAS.
Maximum Transferable Fuel. Total fuel load is 8000 kg (17,630 lb). Transferable fuel quantity is dependent on tanker sortie durationt.
Fuel Transfer Rate. Maximum transfer rate is 600 kg/min (1300 lb/min).
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Planning Data as receiver. ATP-56(b) Annex ZE
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KC-10
Buddy Cruise ALT/TAS/MACH 200/430/0.70 Tornado ADV ALT/TAS?MACH 260-300/270/0.66
Optimum AAR ALT/CAS/MACH 200/270/0.64
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KC-135
Buddy Cruise ALT/IAS/MACH -/320/0.70
Optimum AAR ALT/IAS/CAS/TAS/MACH 150/275/272/-/0.59(MPRS) Tornado ADV 150/270-280/-/-/-

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More information in:
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/row/tornado.htm