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.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| BAC TSR-2 (prototype) | 1 |
| TSR-2 | 1 |
| TSR-2 strike and reconnaissance aircraft | 1 |
Statements (45)
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedArmament |
conventional bombs
ⓘ
nuclear weapons ⓘ |
| intendedFlightProfile | high-speed low-level flight ⓘ |
| intendedOperator | Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landingGear | retractable tricycle landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer | British Aircraft Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| programmeType | tactical strike and reconnaissance (TSR) ⓘ |
| secondaryRole | reconnaissance ⓘ |
| status | cancelled ⓘ |
| successorProgramme | General Dynamics F-111K (planned, later cancelled) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| survivingAircraftLocation |
Imperial War Museum Duxford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Air Force Museum Cosford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | single vertical stabiliser ⓘ |
| takeoffAndLanding | conventional runway ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | swept wing ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
TSR-2 strike and reconnaissance aircraft
subject surface form:
Rolls-Royce Olympus
this entity surface form:
BAC TSR-2 (prototype)
subject surface form:
British Aircraft Corporation
this entity surface form:
TSR-2