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Not a bad idea, though. The running joke about the Tornado is that it's original name, MRCA, doesn't mean 'Multi Role Combat Aircraft', but means 'Must Replace Canberra Again'. As a side note, I read in a book on aircraft design where students at the UK's premier aviation college were tasked with updating the TSR.2 design to 'modern' standards. Their final design had Tornado ramp intakes, swing wings and twin rudders. I was concluded that the intakes were the only good thing. The swing wings offered a slight increase in low speed performance, but were more complex and not as strong as the delta fitted to the real thing. And the twin tail was judged as adding too much weight for a slight increase in stability. 20 years after it was cancelled, the TSR.2 continued to slap people in the face and say 'We got it right the first time'. ;D

<blockquote data-quote="Akaikaze" data-source="post: 10986" data-attributes="member: 382"><p>Not a bad idea, though.&nbsp; The running joke about the Tornado is that it's original name, MRCA, doesn't mean 'Multi Role Combat Aircraft', but means 'Must Replace Canberra Again'.&nbsp; As a side note, I read in a book on aircraft design where students at the UK's premier aviation college were tasked with updating the TSR.2 design to 'modern' standards.&nbsp; Their final design had Tornado ramp intakes, swing wings and twin rudders.&nbsp; I was concluded that the intakes were the only good thing.&nbsp; The swing wings offered a slight increase in low speed performance, but were more complex and not as strong as the delta fitted to the real thing.&nbsp; And the twin tail was judged as adding too much weight for a slight increase in stability.&nbsp; 20 years after it was cancelled, the TSR.2 continued to slap people in the face and say 'We got it right the first time'. ;D</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Akaikaze, post: 10986, member: 382"] Not a bad idea, though. The running joke about the Tornado is that it's original name, MRCA, doesn't mean 'Multi Role Combat Aircraft', but means 'Must Replace Canberra Again'. As a side note, I read in a book on aircraft design where students at the UK's premier aviation college were tasked with updating the TSR.2 design to 'modern' standards. Their final design had Tornado ramp intakes, swing wings and twin rudders. I was concluded that the intakes were the only good thing. The swing wings offered a slight increase in low speed performance, but were more complex and not as strong as the delta fitted to the real thing. And the twin tail was judged as adding too much weight for a slight increase in stability. 20 years after it was cancelled, the TSR.2 continued to slap people in the face and say 'We got it right the first time'. ;D [/QUOTE]

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