Halkavia J-57 Tornado

Halkavia J-57 Tornando
Atmoran J-57 Tornado during Operation Noble Eagle in 2014.
Role	Multirole fighter
National origin	Atmora/Castarcia
Manufacturer	Halkavia Aerospace B.V.
First flight	27 March 1994
Introduction	17 December 1997
Status	In service
Primary user	Royal Atmoran Air Force Royal Mizuhese Air Force Imperial Air Force
Produced	1994–present
Number built	1,842
Variants	Halkavia Tornado EGR

The Halkavia J-57 Tornado is a multinational twin-engine, canard delta wing, multirole fighter. The Halkavia Tornado designed and manufactured by a consortium of Fokker N.V., Castarcian Aerospace and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries under the joint holding company Halkavia Aerospace B.V.. The Halkavia Tornado sees active service in the Royal Atmoran Air Force, Imperial Castarcian Air Force, and the Royal Mizuhese Air Force.

Development of the Tornado began with the Royal Atmoran Air Force seeking to replace its Messchaert J-39 Merel fighter aircraft, seeking a dedicated air superiority fighter aircraft. Fokker had begun development on it's XJ-56, interest by the Imperial Castarcian Air Force in 1986 and renewed interest to build upon the Castarco-Atmoran joint aircraft development of the Halkavia J-46 Tempest. Fokker and Castarcian Aerospace began joint development on the J-57, taking it's first maiden flight in 27 March 1994 from Vliegbasis Ramskapelle, Gallia. The Halkavia Tornado first entered Atmoran service in 17 December 1997, being designated as the J-57 Tornado. The Tornado would enter Castarcian service on the 7 February 1998 being designated as the Tornado FGR.1.

Variants

J-57A

Single seat variant

J-57B

Two seat variant

J-57C

Halkavia Tornado EGR

Electronic warfare variant of the J-57D

Operators

Atmora

• Royal Atmoran Air Force has 625 J-57Bs, 350 J-57Cs, and 390 J-57Ds in active service since 2017.
  • Nr. 1 Groep Vliegtuigen
  • Nr. 7 Groep Vliegtuigen
  • Nr. 23 Groep Vliegtuigen
  • Nr. 37 Groep Vliegtuigen
  • Nr. 39 Groep Vliegtuigen
  • Nr. 47 Groep Vliegtuigen
  • Nr. 63 Groep Vliegtuigen
  • Nr. 253 Groep Vlieguigen Opleidingen

Castarcia

Imperial Castarcian Air Force

Mizuho

• Royal Mizuhese Air Force has 160 J-57Bs and 50 J-57Cs in active service
  • No. 9 Air Group
    • No. 1 Squadron
    • No. 7 Squadron
    • No. 76 Squadron
    • No. 78 Squadron
    • No. 162 Squadron
    • No. 167 Squadron
    • No. 168 Squadron
  • Air Development and Test Group
  • No. 463 Squadron

Specifications

Halkavia J-57 drawings

General characteristics

• Crew: 1 or 2
• Length: 15.96 m (52 ft 4 in)
• Wingspan: 10.95 m (35 ft 11 in)
• Height: 5.28 m (17 ft 4 in)
• Wing area: 51.2 m² (551 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 11,000 kg (24,251 lb)
• Gross weight: 16,000 kg (35,274 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 23,500 kg (51,809 lb)
• Fuel capacity: 4,996
• Powerplant: 2 × Sijmens & Haselier S960 afterburning turbofan engines, 60 kN (13,000 lbf) thrust each dry, 90 kN (20,000 lbf) with afterburner

Performance

• Maximum speed: 2,125 km/h (1,320 mph; 1,147 kn)
• Range: 2,900 km (1,802 mi; 1,566 nmi)
• Combat range: 1,389 km (863 mi; 750 nmi)
• Ferry range: 3,790 km (2,355 mi; 2,046 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 19,812 m (65,000 ft)
• g limits: +9 / -3
• Rate of climb: 316 m/s (62,200 ft/min)
• Wing loading: 312 kg/m² (64 lb/sq ft)
• Thrust/weight: 1.15

Armament

• Guns: 1 x 20mm Fokker-Leimberger RSvK-47 with 500 rounds
• Hardpoints: 13 (8 × under-wing; and 5 × fuselage stations) with a capacity of 9,000 kg (20,000 lb),with provisions to carry combinations of:
  • Missiles:
    
  • Air-to-air missiles:
    • R-11 Artemis
    • R-72 Meteoor
    • R-9 Merlin
    • R-63 Lanster
  • Air-to-surface missiles:
    • V-56 Martel
    • V-73 Zwavel
    • V-76 Talos
    • V-89 Stormschaduw
    • V-121 Griffioen
  • Bombs:
    
    • AGM-82
    • AGM-86
    • Hamer II/III
    • Hamer IV
    • GBM-56 Stormstaking
    • KBM-62
    • KBM-68
    • KBM-74
    • SBM-23
• Others:
  • Up to 3 × drop tanks for ferry flight or extended range/loitering time
  • Conformal fuel tanks on Tranche 3 or later

Avionics

• Castarcian Electric Red Fox RM-78
• Halkavia PIRATE
• Castarcian Electric Repulse
• Rosenholz DA-9 Archer

See also

• Fourth-generation jet fighter

Related development

• Fokker XJ-56

Related:

• List of active Atmoran military aircraft
• List of aircraft of the Royal Castarcian Air Force
• List of aircraft of the Royal Mizuhese Air Force