Frequently Asked Questions
Who is AviaStorm?
A team of dedicated DCS pilots who wanted to see the Tornado come to life in DCS.
We are very excited to bring the most realistic version possible to flight simulation with a detailed 3D model and a hyper realistic flight model and are working hard to bring that experience to the community!
We are very excited to bring the most realistic version possible to flight simulation with a detailed 3D model and a hyper realistic flight model and are working hard to bring that experience to the community!
What version of the Tornado are you bringing to DCS?
We are going to be bringing the IDS version of Tornado as seen in service with the German Air Force. This version includes a large number of unguided weapons ranging from the MK-80’s series of weapons as well as European weapons such as the Matra 250ED. This version was in service in the GAF up to the early 2000s until it got the ASSTA 1 Midlife upgrade, so we will be covering a quite substantial amount of the Tornado's service history.
Our Tornado will also be equipped with a few weapons new to DCS such as the Komoran Anti ship missile and MW1 cluster munition dispenser. We are also excited to include a reconnaissance pod, this should introduce a whole new aspect to planning DCS missions for virtual squadrons and adding another mission set to the world of DCS.
This will take all our attention for the time being so we have not planned to include RAF exclusive weapons with our initial release of the module however we will include liveries of every user nation at initial release. (GAF; RAF, IAF, RSAF)
Our Tornado will also be equipped with a few weapons new to DCS such as the Komoran Anti ship missile and MW1 cluster munition dispenser. We are also excited to include a reconnaissance pod, this should introduce a whole new aspect to planning DCS missions for virtual squadrons and adding another mission set to the world of DCS.
This will take all our attention for the time being so we have not planned to include RAF exclusive weapons with our initial release of the module however we will include liveries of every user nation at initial release. (GAF; RAF, IAF, RSAF)
Are there anymore variants of the tornado coming to DCS in the future?
We don't have anything specific planned, however anything is possible.
Will there be an Backseat AI like Jester?
Yes. At the moment we are not sure about how we will implement that since the job of the backseater is actually more challenging than that of the pilot.
Is the radar being built from the ground up?
Yes. We like "in house" solutions.
Is there a Specific IRL bird the module will be based on?
We will be using multiple reference birds, The primary aircraft we are scanning is 44+56 it is now painted up in a commemorative scheme “Bunte Kuh” (Colorful Cow”) to acknowledge the service of the Tornado with JaboG-34.
The plane is currently on exhibition with the Traditionsgemeinschaft JaboG 34 Allgäu. The second plane is the IDS/RECCE Tornado 44+97, currently on display at the Flugwerft Schleißheim near Munich, Germany.
That Tornado went into service in 1985 and went out of service after reaching the 4000 flight hour limit in 2008. it spent it's last 2 years as part of the ISAF Troops in supporting operations in Afghanistan.
The plane is currently on exhibition with the Traditionsgemeinschaft JaboG 34 Allgäu. The second plane is the IDS/RECCE Tornado 44+97, currently on display at the Flugwerft Schleißheim near Munich, Germany.
That Tornado went into service in 1985 and went out of service after reaching the 4000 flight hour limit in 2008. it spent it's last 2 years as part of the ISAF Troops in supporting operations in Afghanistan.
When will we get this in our hands?
We don't have a specific timeline for the aircraft to be released, We don't want to rush ourselves with deadlines. As we stated, our goal is to bring the highest level of Tornado simulation to the virtual world, but this can take some time, It's a very complex aircraft with lots of subsystems to model.