AFVG (akronim za Anglo-French Variable Geometry) je bil anglo-francoski projekt nadzvočnega večnamenskega lovca z gibljivimi krili. Letalo so razvijala britanski British Aircraft Corporation (BAC) in francoski Dassault Aviation. Projekt so preklicali junija 1967, ko je Francija odstopila. BAC je potem spremenila letalo v verzijo UKVG in iskala nove partnerje. Tako je nastal trinarodni MRCA, ki je razvil evropskega lovca Panavia Tornado.
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Splošne karakteristike
- Posadka: Dva
- Dolžina: 57,19 ft (17,43 m)
- Razpon kril: 42,6 ft (razprta) (12,98 m)
- Višina: 17,68 ft (5,39 m)
- Naložena teža: 30000 do 50000 lb (13608 do 22680 kg)
- Pogon letala: 2 × Snecma/Bristol Siddeley M45G
Zmogljivost
- Maks. hitrost: Mach 2,5 (1875 mph, 3017 km/h)
- Doseg: 3500 nm (6486 km)
- Višina leta: 60000 ft (18290 m)
Oborožitev
- 2× 30 mm (1,2 in) topova
- 2500 lb (1134 kg) taktično jedrsko orožje
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- Gardner, Robert (2006). From Bouncing Bombs to Concorde: The Authorised Biography of Aviation Pioneer Sir George Edwards OM. Stroud, Gloustershire, UK: Sutton Publishing. ISBN 0-7509-4389-0.
- Heron, Jock (2002). The Birth of Tornado. London: Royal Air Force Historical Society. ISBN 0-9530345-0-X.
- Morris, Peter W. G. (1994). The Management of Projects. Reston, VA: American Society of Civil Engineers. ISBN 978-0-7277-1693-4.
- Wallace, William. "British External Relations and the European Community: The Changing Context of Foreign Policy-making." JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, Volume 12, Issue 1, September 1973, pp. 28–52.
- Willox, Gerrie (2002). The birth of Tornado. London: Royal Air Force Historical Society. ISBN 0-9530345-0-X.
- Wood, Derek (1986). Project Cancelled: The Disaster of Britain's Abandoned Aircraft Projects (2 izd.). London: Jane's. ISBN 0-7106-0441-6.