Taking to the skies in a RAF Tornado in 360 Video- BBC News

For nearly 40 years, the supersonic Tornado attack bomber has been at the heart of the RAF’s operations, from the Cold War to current missions over Iraq and Syria.
The jet is due to come out of service next year and as the RAF celebrates its centenary, the Today programme's Sarah Montague was taken for a flight by Wing Commander James Heeps.
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[@citadelchase8858]

I was in Oman during the 1st gulf war. I remember standing with my dad Seeb and watching 2 tornados take off during the night with a deafening sound and full after burner, it was an amazing sight. The tornado is a marvel of engineering.

[@davidevans3516]

I was lucky to be in the same rear seat in 1990, as a mechanic. The squadron I was proudly on, gave some of their ground crew who was leaving the rare opportunity of flying in an aircraft which at the time was the best we had. Happy birthday Royal Air Force!

[@user-bv5cs6zb9p]

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[@brianspruce6901]

Fantastic video - glad the pilot is on our side. So calm handling the jet throughout the journey as well as providing a running commentary.

[@Razorrace]

I am rather depressed at the limited knowledge of so many of the moaners in these comments, with a great knowledge base accessible to everyone online. Firstly, it's a commercial 360 camera mounted inside the rear cockpit, a camera that you can buy at any computer shop, it's not standard RAF equipment. There is very limited space inside a combat aircraft, that "thing in front" Istan, is a Martin Baker seat - they are not designed so that you can "have a good view", Insan, Zesta, they are designed to save your life. The rear seat is (usually) for the Nav/Weapons officer and he has all his important instruments right in front of him...he doesn't need to see "out the front" :) Debbie, you are inside, with most of the noise going straight out the back. Most noise comes to you through the airframe itself but, yes, it's quieter inside than you would think. Kevin, yes, it's obsolete. That's why they allow a fairly high resolution camera on a 360 degree mount in the cockpit. John Doe, Justin Baldwin, Brian Cullen, it's a 360 KZbin view...learn how to move the camera view in KZbin.

[@iainbradford4254]

Good man.

[@Razorrace]

...I know a divot when I see one...

[@MrCHINBAG]

Clive McNeil very good sir, but this is pro-am propaganda, designed to encourage people to join the RAF

[@MrCHINBAG]

you tube if an attack does happen...it won't be the Russians....more likely the Americans from a sub...all to save the collapse of the western lie web.

[@Razorrace]

Pro-Am? You mean a mix of professional and amateur competition? I see a demonstration, a few answered questions and a history lesson.

[@iainbradford4254]

Thanks for publishing this...took me right back :-) Love the camera stabilization with the horizon, makes for a different perspective.

[@samuel10125]

The pilot is a very nice bloke.

[@CJB-]

cute as well

[@4WingedAngels]

WOW! Amazing footage!

[@125brat]

As 617 Sqn and TTTE ex-groundcrew on the GR1, this is the best video I've ever seen of a flight even though it was a 9 Sqn aircraft 🙂. The interactive camera is excellent. Sadly, I never got a trip in one before I left and even sadder is that they no longer grace our skies. I certainly miss them 😥

[@sarahs_life4404]

One lucky lady, amazing video and a big thanks to the RAF it men mad women serving this country for 100 years

[@edwardbarry4248]

Amazing footage

[@inkitatus1]

Brilliant, thanks 👍👍

[@cristinaberci493]

This is absolutely amazing! Maybe one day I will have the chance to experience something like this 🥰🤩😍

[@user-bv5cs6zb9p]

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[@alannovelle.7021]

Wonderful-well done!

[@EarthHart1]

Sarah, you're one very lucky lady. Wish I was up there.

[@drtimsmith]

Absolutely!

[@thirdearlofbroxted]

Excellent, one very lucky lady!

[@thirtythree680]

Cool. Took me a while realise these 360 vids are interactive.

[@2serveand2protect]

That was one fu**g AWESOME plane! Big thanks for this.

[@BritishGQ]

Wow!

[@luiseduardoduartetorres7699]

British GQ p

[@ajems14]

Great video made even better in VR thanks! :D:D

[@petersimpson6076]

DAMN! That looks like fun. (and nice bit of Dam Busters trivia, as well)

[@paulocesarzapatamontero6445]

imprecionante..buen video..

[@josemarcosdossantos.marcos7321]

tecnologia no ar com uma visão panoroma dano a maior segurança, meus parabens por issas ação tecnoloca.

[@BestCountryEvr]

Kinda amazed! When I noticed the video moving, I thought it was a glitch as I paused it!

[@WildWestGal]

OMG!!!!! WHAT A RIDE!!!! Using the 360 camera control is such fun! I used to fly single-engine planes when I was a young woman. Ohhhhhh, how I wanted to fly in a fighter aircraft!

[@masklin1]

Brilliant video!

[@Froobyone]

Stunning.

[@rondlh20]

Amazing!

[@Nathan.Manchester]

Wow what an amazing video- a like from me 👍

[@scottl.1568]

The Tornado was a lot of fun in Ace Combat Infinity

[@mistral55]

Sarah Montague is my new pin up... a legend ..what a lady.. handled herself like a true professional..:)

[@MavisTheDrone]

Well done both of you.

[@tarikerciyas2742]

AMAZING

[@debbiedockeray444]

Its a lot quieter than I expected. Guess that's to do with the speed of sound.

[@nicksharps1429]

Sad to see them both go. Sarah Montague from The Today programme and the Tornado from RAF

[@geofingram9680]

Awesomeness!

[@phildobson8705]

Nice!

[@thomasheinzel7343]

my deepest respect to that pilot

[@realcontent]

awesome

[@L_U-K_E]

Very nice

[@seyyarenesibova2223]

That is great

[@roconnor01]

She was a good sport. Well done Sarah.

[@BigDuke6ixx]

Good effort, no puking.

[@charliepearce8767]

Smooth !!

[@chrismr368]

Heard this on the radio this am and thought I was dreaming, having just watched the McGregor brothers do the same thing in a Typhoon for BBC TV. An odd choice.

[@jamesreid8523]

I so hope they keep a Tornado for air shows!!!

[@adriankoh3854]

Pilots voice is so calming and formal like on bbc weatherforcast while buzzing past at fast speeds.Imagin that professionalism in war time... I never hear this off US fighter pilots. A lot of " OK BroOo Were going like mack 2 past I-Rack and wow what an awesome day to bomb!. Hey wingman look no hands" lol.

[@cobbcows97]

Sarahs a legend

[@THE-BUNKEN-DRUM]

Pardon my French, but that fukn CLASS!

[@samivwow]

do people still believe stealth works like the invisible cloak in harry potter ? awesome footage tho. I am envious

[@adamibrahimdemirci2588]

Your GPU must be awesome - the frame rates are keeping up with the plane (even at low level) - what is it 8Gb?

[@markbellamy8997]

Well done Sarah !

[@ThemanshedUK]

We're extremely jealous!

[@karazor-el9596]

The tornado gr4 a remarkable great looking aircraft the spitfire of today

[@EfftupSmith]

not really. Spitfire is an interceptor/air superiorirty fighter and Tornado GR4 is ground attack

[@THE-BUNKEN-DRUM]

More like the Mosquito of today.

[@irustach8902]

super

[@DailyMyChildhood]

Amazing new technologies era .

[@simonyates9394]

Sarah, I remember years ago feeling yucky in the back of a Chipmunk so I know just how you must have felt but what an experience. Worth the yucky!

[@soundknight]

Could have put the camera somewhere more useful?

[@stevewilson6390]

Brian Cullen ? It's a 360 camera ! Touch your screen and rotate your screen and you will see some excellent footage.

[@ElyDeadpool2010]

can I buy one?

[@ElyDeadpool2010]

you obviously don't live in Tooting.

[@User-vb8pf]

Laughs in DCS World

[@thelmaviaduct]

You leave the Mersey and enter Liverpool Bay, not Morecambe bay. Morecambe bay is 40 + miles north.

[@sigriffiths8513]

he said he is heading out to morecambe bay, I think an RAF pilot knows more than you.......

[@barrierodliffe4155]

In a Tornado 40 miles is like close your eyes for ten seconds and you are there.

[@nileshgaikwad3300]

Most powerful countries

[@ahvidaneidavirgilluminous8754]

360...

[@JohnDoe-px4ko]

Mostly views of the “press” button. Very poor shots.

[@LittlePixelTM]

it's a 360 degree video - you can drag it around and see all around you

[@JohnDoe-px4ko]

Littlepixel™ Thanks for putting me right - feel rather stupid now! Mind you, it’s a feeling I’m used to!

[@LittlePixelTM]

Don't sweat it - Glad you've got to see the video properly!

[@davidbuckmaster1087]

Show some respect, this is a celebration of the Royal Air Force, keeping you moaners safe for the last 100years

[@lemonade8967]

Shut the fck up.

[@derekcox5719]

What a tosser you are lemonade,

[@ottovrill7225]

Bollocks

[@sgtrexy1479]

I don't see any moaners I don't see what your on about

[@THE-BUNKEN-DRUM]

Amen to that. 🙏

[@lotabram7002]

Those are so easy to shoot down lol ;)

[@chivalrous8245]

*Effectively the fastest low-altitude jet available.* "Easy to shoot down." Ha.

[@THE-BUNKEN-DRUM]

OK "maverick"

[@brunoonraedt6478]

one S400 .... BOOOOM.....:))))

[@clarkie005]

She didn't half complain ffs. Every manoeuvre was a chore for her. I would have been asking the pilot for more craziness!

[@user-ll9kk6pu5u]

تمام مافى كلام

[@THE-BUNKEN-DRUM]

Yes, yes you are.

[@snoudensnouden5758]

they fought like Scotsmen and won their freedom

[@trickcyclists]

Fantastic.. what bloke wouldn't give his right arm to fly in that jet... And they put a bbc posh old bird in there... why??? Leave her to do her Radio 4 yacking and get somebody in there who would just LOVE it !! This was sooooo frustrating, lol. .. ..

[@Dave-rm1mb]

Was a great fighter bomber for it's time but it's dated now

[@MRCAGR1]

All aircraft become obsolete as technology advances. A modern mobile phone has more computer power than the main computer on Tornado, but the same applies to the computer on the Apollo spacecraft. By their very nature most aircraft are almost obsolete when they come into service as they take so long to develop, the original MRCA had a 32 kByte memory main computer, this was upgraded prior to delivery to a 64 kByte computer. The GR1 was then upgraded in service to GR4; including the provision of GPS based navigation additional to the Inertial Navigation system, GPS didn’t exist when Tornado was developed.

[@derf9465]

Please pay more taxes so we can keep current.

[@milindantapurkar851]

I like British royal navy

[@simonhool3073]

This isn’t the navy.

[@3751608]

как будь то сам полетал )))

[@garyabbot4659]

If you draw 3 lions on the missile it becomes more powerful. cuz England innit 😀

[@lionpride1587]

Soon to be appearing in the sky's of Yemen..

[@arianacamelo2297]

0:12 porra😄

[@micbaeloppenheimer7752]

Young lady is going to have the privilege of mock loop, not many get to fly that valley, it's quite a privilege the first time being in the military aircraft flying, that's much different than flying in a civilian aircraft, and she's going to have the privilege of pulling a few g's, maybe nine !!

[@jamesgrey785]

Its never been used in aerial combat and probably never will be. But at least we get austerity

[@concise707]

So they were Airfix models in Gulf War 1, were they?

[@lolohi4500]

This isn't an air superiority/fighter jet. It's a ground attack and reconnaissance jet. And it has been used in the gulf wars and Iraq/afgan. Get your facts right.

[@Firestorming]

Used many times in Gulf war 1 and 2, Iraq, Afganistan, Libya and still today in Syria and Northern Iraq.

[@davy50g55]

Bye bye Tonka!

[@crashrr2993]

The most frustrating video EVER, still, at least I now now what the inside of a Tornado looks like!

[@LittlePixelTM]

IT's 360° video - if you drag about in the video area you can see all around you

[@mahbuburrahmanshoponpatwry7358]

1971 war, lebeiration bangladesh.

[@mielerodriguez5678]

Christopher Steeele meddled in the american election and the Iraq war.

[@noecazares2144]

lol

[@insansiregar6158]

What is that thing on the front? The machine? Why is it on the front? Isn't it blocking her vision? That thing definitely blocks vision more than thd new 2018 Formula 1's Halo lol.

[@fourthright]

All fights are beyond visible range now. Also she is on the behind seat.

[@yorkie3723]

She’s the co pilot. Her seat is behind the pilots

[@insansiregar6158]

FlameFuryy Then, how can the pilot see what's ahead? When in front of her is the co-pilot, and in front of the co-pilot is the machine?

[@yorkie3723]

Insan Siregar The Pilot is in the front.

[@griffog2001]

The pilot is at the front!

[@eriisalamanca6394]

hay algo muy extraño señores....¿por qué ni el paisaje ni la camara se mueven? parese ser una cabina de video juego. que farsa mas grande! 🤥

[@THE-BUNKEN-DRUM]

It's a 360 camera, ya doofus. You can move it around while watching the video. FFS, it even tells you what to do at the beginning. 😄

[@Kitty7507]

I'm surprised the pilot didn't radio in that serious fault and return to base - you know, the incessant whining coming from the rear...

[@125brat]

🤣🤣🤣

[@andrewhillhousekelly3583]

This is crap why didn’t she film outside

[@THE-BUNKEN-DRUM]

It's a 360 camera. Meaning you can move it around while watching it.

[@raghav3093]

Sarah is kinda hot

[@stayready4fun]

Came here after Trump ordered strike on Syria.

[@sawmanchris]

telford grooming gangs offend me and hurt my feelings,who do i talk to to file a complaint?#freedankula

[@er.ernawati.radar.orari.50]

TuHAN

[@lance39478]

This is a farce. How on earth only showing us tilts and face instead of aircraft. This is children cartoon men!.

[@THE-BUNKEN-DRUM]

FFS, it's a 360 camera. Move it around. It even tells what to do at the beginning of the video.

[@charliemulligan7394]

No point in them if a nuclear war happens.

[@barrierodliffe4155]

No point in a nuclear war, just tell since WW II how many nuclear weapons have been used in any war?

[@THE-BUNKEN-DRUM]

A very well thought out comment. You must've had a team of mental patients working on that around the clock?

[@user-geroy]

USA paranoid

[@user-kd6es7wu1c]

Наши ,РУССКИЕ ЛУЧШЕ

[@THE-BUNKEN-DRUM]

Whatever helps ya to sleep at night, mate. 😉

[@leapsplashafrog]

War propaganda

[@achitophel5852]

Pretty much totally useless because of the appalling weather and moronic comments from the passenger.

[@WokmonDJ]

Its the BBC would have to have a woman driving it wouldn't they! BBC ARE SO GREAT AT MAKING THEMSELVES APPEAL TO CURRENT AFFAIRS

[@THE-BUNKEN-DRUM]

Not as good as you making yourself to look like a right fukn tool. As, in this case, it's a man that's actually flying it, not "driving it."

[@chairshoe81]

yay tax funded billion dollar baby bombers!

[@barrierodliffe4155]

You are describing the F 22, not the Tornado.

[@THE-BUNKEN-DRUM]

We use pounds over here, darling. This means we effectively get more bombs for every dollar. Bloody marvelous. 👍😉