Within the german armed forces (Bundeswehr) - this institution bears for the german armed forces the responsibility, that only trustworthy and capable flying material gets into operation. This office is also responsible for the qualification and checkout of all technical changes on already operational flying systems. The agency has its home on the airfield Ingolstadt-Manching which is part of it and which is shared with EADS, the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company. WTD 61 performs all kinds of test operations. For these test programs special test airplanes are used which carry sophisticated test and sensoric equipment that is capable to sense hundreds of values, store them and transmit them to the test center on the ground. For this task the agency owes a considerable number of transport and jet aircraft and helicopters, which serve as flying test platforms.
High value 250 g/m2 silky luster paper poster at the size of DIN A3 (420x297 mm, 16 1/2 x 11 3/4'', DIN A2 and DIN A1 optional) with aircraft scheme and textual descriptions. All texts in german.
DIN A2 and DIN A1 versions are optional, and will be printed after
reception of the order which means a delay of ca. 1 week for the
shipping.
Background Story
The KORMORAn anti-ship missile has a major part of its origin in a
french project by Aerospatiale and was developed starting 1964 by the
MBB company which merged later with the european EADS, later AIRBUS,
company. Basis was the tactical request of the Navy for a "fire and
forget" weapon to oppose ships. Working principle:
After the radar of the carrier airplane has detected a target, its
data, like direction and speed of movement (vector), distance and own
speed, are handed to the missile which then is fired. The airplane can
turn away from the threat right after the launch and stay outside the
threat circle. At first the KORMORAN fires two smal start-engines to
accelerate fast. After that the engine for the march is fired and
accelerates approx. to Mach 0.9. 100 seconds of burning time are good
for an estimated range of 40 km. Navigation towards the target is
controlled then by an innertial navigation platform. The low altitude of
less than 30 meters above the waves is controlled by a radar altimeter.
Close to the target the missile descends down very close to the surface
and the waves to hit the vessel right above the waterline. To avoid
detection in the final approach by radar warning equipment the missile
uses a very small sector of its search radar only. The missile does not
explode upon impact but penetrates the hull fist to continue to the
inside. KORMORAN 2 provies a much more capable warhead, a better target
distinction and higer safety against interrogation compared to KORMORAN
1.
High value 250 g/m2 silky luster paper poster at the size of DIN A3 (420x297 mm, 16 1/2 x 11 3/4'', DIN A2 and DIN A1 optional) with aircraft scheme and textual descriptions. All texts in german.
DIN A2 and DIN A1 versions are optional, and will be printed after
reception of the order which means a delay of ca. 1 week for the
shipping.
Background Story
Considering the optics of this TORNADO testplatform of WTD 61 this is
neither an IDS nor an ECR. For the exact classification as an IDS the
cannon opening near the radom is missing for the ECR classification the
FLIR bubble and the IIS cover on the belly underneath the cockpit are
missing. The writing "ASSTA 2" on the fin stands for "Avionic System
Software in ADA 2". Compared to the F-104G "Starfighter" which was once
substituted by the MRCA TORNADO this new airplane was a major step
ahead in many respects to airplane technologies. Especially in concern
of the avionics the introduction of freely programmable computers for
the control of the most sub and sub-sub systems, the displays, the
navigation, the self defense, the weaponeering and so on was a
revolutionary change. In the course of time the TORNADO underwent a
couple of improvements and increase in firepower to keep up with the
general developement in the military technologies. New weapons linke
HARM, Kormoran 2, TAURUS, laser guided bombs and recce pods togehter
with the necessary optics were introduced and integrated into the
system. On the first hand introduction of new stuff means also
introduction of new or adapted software. ASSTA 2 stands for a major
software update which was tested with this airplane prior its
introduction to the operational aircraft.
High value 250 g/m2 silky luster paper poster at the size of DIN A3 (420x297 mm, 16 1/2 x 11 3/4'', DIN A2 and DIN A1 optional) with aircraft scheme and textual descriptions. All texts in german.
DIN A2 and DIN A1 versions are optional, and will be printed after
reception of the order which means a delay of ca. 1 week for the
shipping.
Background Story
September 15 2007 the technical test facillity WTD 61 from Manching,
Southern Germany, celebrated its 50th birthday with a big open door day
and flight show. This facillity bears responsibility that for the
benefit of flying crews and the population only capable and safe flying
equipment is introduced into the german armed forces. Furhteron WTD 61
takes care for the qualification of newly introduced equipment into
operational flying platforms. The home of the facillity is the airfield
Ingolstadt-Manching which actually belongs to it and which is shared
with the EADS company. It has got 2 operational runways. In stock of WTD
61 are all kinds of transport and fighter aircraft as well as
helicopters which serve as testplatforms and which are equipped with
extensive special electronic equipment to conduct testflights and trial
campains. For this special event "50 years WTD 61 - 50 years flight
test" the facillity painted two of their jets, a F-4F Phantom II and a
TORNADO IDS with a spectacular orange special paint. Additionally all
kinds of math formulas belonging to flightphysics are spread all over
the fuselage.
High value 250 g/m2 silky luster paper poster at the size of DIN A3 (420x297 mm, 16 1/2 x 11 3/4'', DIN A2 and DIN A1 optional) with aircraft scheme and textual descriptions. All texts in german.
DIN A2 and DIN A1 versions are optional, and will be printed after
reception of the order which means a delay of ca. 1 week for the
shipping.Background Story
In the course of the TORNADO developement 10 prototype aircraft (GB 5
including a trainer and one for static ground tests, Germany 3 and
Italy 2) and 6 pre-production prototype aircraft (Germany 3, GB 2 and
Italy 1) were build. In most cases those aircraft were not equipped
completely with all systems but only selectively to undergo extensive
tests with one or two systems (e.g. flightcontrol system, or terrain
following radar, or navigation system and so on). Furtheron constructive
changes or improvements during the ongoing developement came up and had
to be incorporated and tested. P13 had its first flight January 10 1978
in Manching with the crew Fritz Soos and Rainer Henke. The main tasks
of this pre-production series aircraft was testing of aerodynamic
behaviours flying supersonic and trials with the new MW-1. Interesting
is also the fact that this was the first airplane to have a modified
leading edge of the taileron which had gotten a distinct knick.
After 15 years of development it was decided in 1984 by the german
forces to buy the MW-1. 1985 the first deliveries started. From planned
2554 MW-1 only approx. 850 were bought though. Besides the Luftwaffe
only the Italian airforce bought another 100 units.
High value 250 g/m2 silky luster paper poster at the size of DIN A3 (420x297 mm, 16 1/2 x 11 3/4'', DIN A2 and DIN A1 optional) with aircraft scheme and textual descriptions. All texts in german.
DIN A2 and DIN A1 versions are optional, and will be printed after
reception of the order which means a delay of ca. 1 week for the
shipping.
Background Story
In the course of the TORNADO MRCA developement (military name Panavia
PA-200) 10 prototype aircraft (GB 5 including a trainer and one for
static ground tests, Germany 3 and Italy 2) and 6 pre-production
prototype aircraft (Germany 3, GB 2 and Italy 1) were build. In most
cases those aircraft were not equipped completely with all systems but
only selectively to undergo extensive tests with one or two systems
(e.g. flightcontrol system, or terrain following radar, or navigation
system and so on). Furtheron constructive changes or improvements during
the ongoing developement came up and had to be incorporated and tested.
Due to reduced engine power the first prototypes were restricted to a
max speed of Mach 1.3 and a maximum flight altitude of 40.000 ft. All
prototypes carried extensive electronic test equipment which was capable
to monitor more than 460 parameter of the airplane and record them
continuously. This system was also capapble of transmitting up to 150
parameter at the same time to a ground station.
P07 had its maiden flight March 30 1976 in Manching with the crew
Nils Meister and Fritz Eckert. It was the first prototype with a
complete functioning avionic system. Together with prototype P04 it
conducted all for the avionic system necessary trials to get an official
release.
High value 250 g/m2 silky luster paper poster at the size of DIN A3 (420x297 mm, 16 1/2 x 11 3/4'', DIN A2 and DIN A1 optional) with aircraft scheme and textual descriptions. All texts in german.
DIN A2 and DIN A1 versions are optional, and will be printed after
reception of the order which means a delay of ca. 1 week for the
shipping.
Background Story
The Bundeswehr Technical and Airworthiness Center for Aircraft - WTD
61 (Wehrtechnische Dienststelle 61) - bears within the german armed
forces the responsibility, that only trustworthy and capable flying
material gets into operation. The office is also responsible for the
qualification and checkout of all changes on already operational flying
systems. The agency has its home on the airfield Ingolstadt-Manching
which belongs to it and which is shared with EADS. WTD 61 performs all
kinds of test operations. For many of these test programs special test
airplanes are used which carry a sophisticated test and sensoric
equipment and are capable to sense hundreds of values, store them and
transmit them to the test center on the ground. For this reason the
agency owes a big number of transport aircraft, helicopter, jet aircraft
who serve as flying test platforms.
High value 250 g/m2 silky luster paper poster at the size of DIN A3 (420x297 mm, 16 1/2 x 11 3/4'', DIN A2 and DIN A1 optional) with aircraft scheme and textual descriptions. All texts in german.
DIN A2 and DIN A1 versions are optional, and will be printed after
reception of the order which means a delay of ca. 1 week for the
shipping.
TORNADO 98+03 took as a pre production prototype for the first time off
March 03 1979 in Manching, Germany. The crew comprised the two german
test pilots Armin Krautmann und Fritz Eckert. This was the first TORNADO
whose frontal fuselage was completely according to the later production
standard. His main task was the test of the two Mauser guns and the
completely new developed MW-1 (multipurpose weapon) which was
constructed especially for this new type of airplane. With the
concept and developement of the new ECR version of the TORNADO germany
went a way on its own within the TORNADO consortium in the 80s. In the
course of this developement IDS 98+03 was reconstructed and became ECR
98+03 and with this the first and only ECR prototype. He had his first
flight August 18 1988 in Manching. Not considering the big HARM missile
under the fuselage and the "ECR" writing on the fin there are only three
visual constructive differences to the IDS.These are the removed guns
and the two covers underneath the fuselage in the cockpit area. The one
closer to the radom is the FLIR (forward looking infrared) bubble and
behind it the cover of the IIS (infrared imageing system). The main
differences are not visible they are e.g. a completely new and much more
capable software which supports all new ECR features, the emitter
locator system ELS, the operational data interface ODIN, stronger MK-105
engines, a digital recording system DVRS, a digital mil bus system, new
displays, a stronger air condition to serve the larger amount of
electronic equipment and much more. ECR 98+03 had its last flight 20-02-2001.
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