Subject: Re: Tornado GR1, Aero-India 2001.
From: "Steve Bamford" <[email-masked]>
To: "Avinash" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 01:48:48 -0700

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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Avinash 
  To: [email-masked] 
  Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2001 11:28 PM
  Subject: Tornado GR1, Aero-India 2001.

  hi steve!
  this is avinash here. sushanth and i are sending you Tornado GR1 pics this time. also taken at aero-india 2001. special thanks to SqnLdr. Mike Wood of NoXV, RAF Lossiemouth for helping out.

  these are sushanth's photos. 
  pivot.jpg: this shows the inboard pylon pivot. port wing.

  Flapscrew.jpg: port wing flap actuator. note internal flap structure.

  gun.jpg: 27mm Mauser port cannon. note open earthing line panel.

  flapint.jpg: shows the structure of the wing trailing edge, into which the flaps retract. bit too dark.

  these are my photos of the tornado.

  belly.jpg: looking forwards from port. note ldg gear and an exhaust, don't know what. probably apu stuff.

  bucketact.jpg: nozzle close-up. note gears for actuating the thrust reverser buckets.

  gunranger.jpg: strbrd gun and laser ranger.

  ldglight.jpg: note lamp, flaps and slats. stbrd wing.

  nose.jpg: just the nose! 

  portflaps .jpg: note the full-span double slotted flaps. also note rubber at wing joint.

  portflaps2.jpg: noteladder. 

  shadowman.jpg: cool dio concept. 

  slatact.jpg: strbrd slat actuator. note screws.

  strbrdflaps.jpg: stbd rear 3/4 view.

  stbrdgear.jpg: shows the wheel bay looking aft. 

  stbrdgear2.jpg: close-up of previous. slightly blurred in places. 

  stbrdgear3.jpg: stbrd gear leg and wheel. note chocks and the abundance of wires and pipes leading to the tires.

  stbrdwingslot.jpg: shows the rubber at the place where the wing retracts into the fuselage when swept.

  stu.jpg: chap checking the ckpt prior to take-off.

  tornadonoz.jpg: full rear view.

  tornrear.jpg: rear 3/4 port view.

  thats it for the Tornado GR1

  thanks for the opportunity steve, from both sush and me. next up, MiG 29K snaps. wtach out!
  thanking you,
  yours sincerely
  avinash sosale.