The Tornado is marketed in kit form by Titan Aircraft of Geneva, Oklahoma, in a variety of models. The Tornado I is fitted with a 37-kw (50-hp) Rotax 503 two-cylinder two-stroke engine and has a gross weight of 340 kg (750 lb).
The Taylor JT-1 monoplane was designed in the United Kingdom in the 1950s by the late John Taylor. He built the prototype with the object of producing an airframe for not more than £100 Sterling.