As an example of factor 2, an aircraft is flying level at 120 knots. Along the same lines as the prototype north american xb70 valkyrie strategic bomber of the united states air force, the bac tsr2 was to be englands super cold war tactical strike and reconnaissance bomber the tsr in the formal designation equates to tactical strike reconnaissance. Aircraft flight manualpilots operating handbook afm. These manuals are supplied in adobe pdf format, and delivered via digital download, processed within 2448 hours. For an aircraft that never actually saw service, the british aircraft corporation tsr. One such aircraft was the north american a5ra5 vigilante. Newman, 2004 page 2 lecture outline performance parameters aircraft components and examples equations of motion thrustvelocity curves. Tsr2 available for download and read online in other formats. Everything you need to know about xr220 bac tsr2 cn xo2 including aircraft data, history and photos. British aircraft corporation bac out of this policy came the decision to only offer new contracts to organisations that had been formed through various mergers and takeovers. It was powered by the same kind of turbojets as the concorde. I had always imagined the tsr2 as being roughly the size of a tu22m, while in reality it is a lot smaller.
The tsr2 project ran from 1957 until its cancellation in the budget speech on 5 april 1965. Tsr 2 britains lost cold war strike aircraft tim mclelland. Home aircraft manuals af british aircraft corporation tsr. The british aircraft corporation tsr2 was a cancelled cold war strike and reconnaissance aircraft developed by the british aircraft corporation bac for the royal air force raf in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Tsr2 design and projected performance as a complete weapon system. Carlo kopps profile the bac tsr2 is an excellent article including a good technical description of the aircraft and two what if. The bac tsr2 was intended to form the backbone of the rafs tactical strike force.
On 4 march 1964 the first prototype tsr 2 aircraft, designated xr219, was rolled out of the vickers factory at weybridge. The british aircraft corporation tsr2 is a british military aircraft. The tsr2 in flight from the first flight test of the tsr2 xr219 bomber at boscombe down, wiltshire, england, in september 1964, engineers of the british aircraft corporation shot silent footage from all angles, in both black and white and color. Due to the mounting development costs and the usual political shift in climate, the tsr. This aircraft, designated as tsr2 tactical strike and reconnaissance. It was a magnificent, cuttingedge aircraft, one of the most striking of the cold war, but fell victim to cost overruns, overambitious requirements, and politics. British aircraft corporation bae systems international.
If you would prefer a particular manual to be supplied as a paper copy, please contact us for a quotation. The british aircraft corporation tactical strikereconnaissance 2 tsr2 was an illfated cold war strike aircraft developed by the british aircraft corporation bac for the royal air force raf. Introduction to aircraft performance and static stability 16. Britains highmach heartbreak the tsr2 bomber was a case of aeronautical genius foiled by political foolishness. It was to have good shortfield performance, and operate from. Tsr 2 techological sleek revolutionary times twowhat an aircraft nothing would have touched,it not even the failure one eleven sorry f111,the government failed the aircraft industry the country and more importantly the raf,labour muppets doing a monkeys job nothing new there then. The plane that barely flew from peter antill is another good article on. Bac tsr2 tactical strike reconnaissance bomber aircraft. Bimotored engine of big output, a long body and an unbalanced little main wing are features. These are either original or copies of manuals and blueprints used when these aircraft were in active duty, now transferred into electronic format. Tsr2 from dave hastings has a good history and some more references plus a few images. Introduction to aircraft performance and static stability.
Aircraft performance federal aviation administration. The british aircraft corporation tactical strikereconnaissance 2 tsr2 was an illfated cold war strike aircraft developed by the british aircraft corporation bac for the royal air force raf in the early 1960s. The tsr2 was designed to penetrate a welldefended forward battle area at low altitudes and very high speeds, and then attack high. Immediately the aircraft was dismantled for transportation to the royal aircraft establishment rae at boscombe down in wiltshire to begin testing. Its scrapping marked the point when britains aerospace industry could no longer build.
Aerodynamically the aircraft was troublefree, though there were continual problems with the engines and the undercarriage. Fig 1 early flight model of fanwing early wind tunnel tests, fig. The plane that barely flew the tsr2 project ran from 1957 until its cancellation on the 6th april 1965 and during this time it became a topic of much heated political debate. In the early 1960s, the british aircraft corporation was in the process of developing a new strike aircraft for the royal air force to replace the english electric canberra. Bac tsr 2 xr219 air to air with dangled undercarriage in 1964 however, the cost of the programme became a matter of political contention and at two cabinet meetings held on 1st april 1965, it was decided to cancel the tsr 2 on the grounds of projected cost and to obtain an option to acquire up to 110 f111 aircraft from the usa. British aircraft corporation tsr2 shorter article on this controversial aircraft. At wonderland models we are currently offering the corgi aviation archive 172 tsr2 xr220 diecast model at a discount of 43% for a saving of over. The british aircraft corporation tsr2 was a cancelled cold war strike and reconnaissance. In fact the english electric canberra, the aircraft the tsr 2 was intended to replace, would continue in operation with the royal air force until june 2006. Bac tsr2 aircraft crew notes manual aircraft reports. The bac tsr2 was a cancelled cold war strike and reconnaissance aircraft developed by the british aircraft corporation bac for the royal air force raf.
Britains highmach heartbreak military aviation air. The large set of requirements listed by the government for the. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. By now, some in the raf were coming to favour the american general dynamics f111 over the tsr. British aircraft corporation tsr2 military history. Sams had speed and altitude performance much greater than any contemporary aircraft. Keep an eye out for future offers from wonderland models. The british aircraft corporation tsr2 was to have been a supersonic bomber that would have dashed in under the soviet unions radar to deliver nuclear weapons. Tsr2 with hindsight 7 introductory remarks by the seminar chairman marshal of the royal air force sir michael beetham gcb cbe dfc afc dl president of the raf historical society the royal air force and industry have suffered many aircraft and equipment project cancellations over the years. And as a budding airplane buff, i had a frontrow seat for the emergence of another symbol of british national pride. Would the british tsr2 strike and recon plane have been.
The british aircraft corporation tsr 2 for tactical strike and reconnaissance 2 was a cancelled cold war strike and reconnaissance aircraft developed by the british aircraft corporation bac for the royal air force raf in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The british aircraft corporation tsr2 for tactical strike and reconnaissance 2 was a cancelled cold war strike and reconnaissance aircraft developed by the british aircraft corporation bac for the royal air force raf in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Along the same lines as the prototype north american xb70 valkyrie strategic bomber of the united states air force, the bac tsr 2 was to be englands super cold war tactical strike and reconnaissance bomber the tsr in the formal designation equates to tactical strike reconnaissance. My gut instinct is that wed have had a technically very impressive aircraft and struggled to find a role for it.
Taking off from wiltshire, england, the tsr2 eventually pushed. Its conventional warload was always a secondary consideration and correspondingly sma. The performance problem then means studying various aspects of translational motion, such as how far the vehicle will. This item is sold for historical and reference only. Although the americans were interested in variable geometry or swing wings that could pivot outward to give a highperformance aircraft good lowspeed and landing capabilities, the tsr. The tsr 2 was designed to penetrate a welldefended forward battle area at low altitudes and very high speeds, and then attack high. Tsr2 tactical strikereconnaissance 2 more than forty years after its cancellation, the bac tsr2 is still a controversial aircraft. One of the first contracts to be awarded was for the tsr2, a supersonic allweather strike reconnaissance aircraft to replace the english electric canberra. The principal competitor was the british aircraft corporations tactical strike and. Nine prototype, eleven preproduction aircraft and an initial production run of thirty aircraft was originally envisaged by the british aircraft corporation. The olympus 22 turbojet engines that powered the tsr. The tsr2 xr220 is just one of many popular diecast models from our corgi diecast aircraft range.