Tornado

The Tornado is a two-seated, vintage-style biplane used by the Knothole Freedom Fighters. It is typically piloted by Tails, with Sonic or others walking on its wings. The plane is owned by Sonic himself, and as such he has also been seen to be the pilot at times.

First Mission
The Tornado was originally built as a replacement for Winged Victory, which had been stolen by Kodos. Built by Tails and Nate Morgan and powered by what was left of a Super Emerald, it was flown by Sonic and Tails as part of a mission to Station Square. When Chaos attacked, Sonic and Tails used the plane to track it down. Eventually, they used it to reach the Egg Carrier. When Tails flew himself and Amy Rose back to Station Square, he left the Tornado behind so that Sonic would have a way off himself. Unfortunately, Knuckles ended up flying Sonic to safety when they saw that Big the Cat and Froggy had taken the Tornado. And crashed it. By the time Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles found what was left of the Tornado, Chaos found it and took the Super Emerald. (StH #80, #83, SSS, #13)

Later Missions
It was later rebuilt, and used by "Tails" to investigate a cave that had been haunting his dreams. Sonic, following "Tails," discovered that Tails had been replaced with a doppleganger by Mammoth Mogul. (StH #114)

It would also be used in an attempt to stop a giant Caterkiller and an Uber-Bot. an attempt to stop Dr. Eggman from launching nuclear missiles, and during a rush mission to locate Knuckles during the return of Enerjak. (StH #119, #120, #131, #132, #133, #181, #182)

Abilities
While not as fast, or as powerful as a Freedom Fighter Special, it is more manuverable, and can fit in places that the Freedom Fighter Special can't go. Additionaly, despite its size, the Tornado can come with a highly advanced computer fro use in analyzing targets, and hacking into enemy networks. when extra amneuverability and speed are needed, the Tornado can alter its wings into an X-xhape. However, that ability was only used once due to a serious drawback: as Sonic unfortunately guessed, "There's no landing gear in this mode," and that blunder led to a painful landing.

Colour
Usually, the Tornado is colored blue, but in StH #80 to #83, the first half of SSS #13, and StH #114, the plane was colored red.