Panavia Tornado
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Panavia Tornado
Mach Loop, North Dolgellau; Wales
Sketchup & Maxwell Rendermodel here: https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model.html?id=88e6f17703b8cea01bea2d3b765b93f6
video footagte: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-7zHlOi4T4
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this is a aawsome render again !!
what a crassly contrast - these loud jets against this peaceful landscape -
Thanks for the comment.
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As usual - masterpiece
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Nicely done, reminds me of shots with black painted Hawk trainers.
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Beautiful!
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Yeah i like the hawks they are manoeuvrable. I think they can be used in service as well as training, This video also caught my eye made it seem so easy:
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Amazing flying. I got a few opportunities to take control of a few aircraft while in service but that was rotary wing when things got slow. I also flew a microlight later and was scared gobless. The horizon was indistinct with lots of cloud and the wind gusts threw the aircraft all over the place. The instructor pilot said "Do you want to try a landing"? and I said, "Yeah right, if you want to land on the roof rather than the gear".......
I have a pdf of the development of the hawk on my one drive if you are interested, titled 2013 Hawkstory Fraser Mitchell.
https://onedrive.live.com/?id=3B9C5A96AA152674%21137%26amp;cid=3B9C5A96AA152674
India has expressed interest in a combat version of the Hawk advanced jet trainer.
BAE Systems is proceeding with design and wind-tunnel testing of a new wing for the evergreen Hawk jet trainer. The work, which is being done in the UK, was prompted by Indian interest in a “combat” version of the aircraft, as a follow-on to the current licensed production of the Mk132 advanced jet trainer (AJT) version by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL). BAE prefers to call it an “advanced” version. BAE and HAL signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in May 2015 to explore future cooperation, and discussions continue.Steve Timms, BAE’s managing director of defense information and training services, said that a slatted wing would produce an “interesting” increase in the Hawk’s performance, including shorter takeoffs and landings, and agility. New sensors and weapons would be added, as well as a helmet-mounted display for the pilot, and possibly also a single large-screen display in the front cockpit. Indian media last year reported an MBDA official suggesting the ASRAAM and Brimstone missiles as armaments. “The Hawk can already drop 500-pound bombs,” Timms noted.
HAL is currently producing the last of the 123 Hawk Mk132s that India ordered in various batches through 2010. The Indian air force is flying up to 100 sorties per day, and the aircraft is demonstrating good availability, said Timms. The MoU also includes a possible long-term joint venture for the support of these aircraft, and for India’s BAE Jaguars, which are likely to remain in service for decades to come, according to Timms. If a firm agreement to develop the combat Hawk can be reached, BAE would first modify its UK-based Hawk AJT demonstrator, he added.
Meanwhile, production of Hawk AJTs in the UK is assured until 2018, thanks to recent orders by Saudi Arabia (44) and Oman (8). These aircraft have the latest cockpit and training system modifications to help pilots from those countries transition to the Eurofighter Typhoon combat jet. “The current Hawk is still very relevant, and we can create a rich training environment, both in the air on the ground,” Timms said.
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Hello Simon, would be great to see a collection of these aircraft staged in front of a building.
I'm sure I have a airfield HDR's with Hangers somewhere, I'll see if I can find them.John
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I have an airfield HDRI from open footage that i have used a few times perhaps you are thinking of the same one ? Most of the aircraft i've used recently have no landing gear
I am considering modelling a hangar at some point, i was inspired by this image:
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