BAC TSR-2

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The BAC TSR-2 was a British Cold War-era supersonic strike and reconnaissance aircraft prototype, designed for low-level penetration missions but cancelled before entering service.

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BAC TSR-2 canonical 4
BAC TSR-2 (prototype) 2
TSR-2 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military aircraft prototype
reconnaissance aircraft
strike aircraft
supersonic aircraft
airIntakeType side-mounted intakes with shock cones
avionicsFeatures terrain-following radar (planned)
cancellationYear 1965
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
crew 2
crewPositions navigator
pilot
designedFor low-level penetration missions
designFeatures all-moving tailplane
area-ruled fuselage
high-mounted swept wings
retractable tricycle landing gear
developmentStartPeriod late 1950s
engineType turbojet
enteredService no
era Cold War
firstFlightDate 1964-09-27
firstFlightLocation Boscombe Down
intendedArmament conventional bombs
nuclear weapons
intendedFlightProfile high-speed low-level flight
intendedOperator Royal Air Force
landingGear retractable tricycle landing gear
manufacturer British Aircraft Corporation
maximumSpeed approximately Mach 2 at altitude
notableFor advanced avionics for its time (planned)
controversial cancellation
numberBuilt 1 flying prototype
several incomplete airframes
powerplant 2 × Bristol Siddeley Olympus turbojet engines
primaryRole tactical strike
programmeCancelledBy UK Government
linked to: UK government
programmeType tactical strike and reconnaissance (TSR)
secondaryRole reconnaissance
status cancelled
successorProgramme General Dynamics F-111K (planned, later cancelled)
survivingAircraftLocation Imperial War Museum Duxford
Royal Air Force Museum Cosford
linked to: RAF Museum Cosford
tailConfiguration single vertical stabiliser
takeoffAndLanding conventional runway
wingConfiguration swept wing

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British Aircraft Corporation notableProgramme TSR-2 strike and reconnaissance aircraft
linked to: BAC TSR-2
Rolls-Royce Olympus usedInAircraft BAC TSR-2 (prototype)
subject linked to: Rolls-Royce Olympus turbojet
linked to: BAC TSR-2
British Aircraft Corporation product BAC TSR-2
subject linked to: BAC
British Aircraft Corporation notableAircraft TSR-2
subject linked to: BAC
linked to: BAC TSR-2
Martin-Baker ejection seats usedOnAircraft BAC TSR-2 (prototype)
linked to: BAC TSR-2
Bristol Olympus usedInAircraft BAC TSR-2