The BAC TSR-2 was a supersonic strike and reconnaissance aircraft designed by the British Aircraft Corporation for the Royal Air Force and cancelled before it entered service. Its designation stood for Tactical Strike and Reconnaissance, Mach 2. The requirement dated from 1956 and sought a successor to the English Electric Canberra that could deliver conventional and tactical nuclear weapons at low altitude and very high speed and also gather reconnaissance imagery. The programme was approved in 1959, and test pilot Roland Beamont flew the only example to fly on 27 September 1964. Rising costs and rivalry between the services over Britain's defence needs led to cancellation, and the roles it was meant to fill passed to other aircraft, later including the Panavia Tornado.
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The British Aircraft Corporation TSR-2 was a cancelled supersonic strike and reconnaissance aircraft designed by the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC).
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On 27 September 1964, test pilot Roland Beamont performed the type's maiden flight.
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The British Aircraft Corporation TSR-2 was a cancelled supersonic strike and reconnaissance aircraft
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supersonic strike and reconnaissance aircraft
Specifications
2 × Bristol Siddeley B.Ol.22R Olympus Mk.320 afterburning turbojet engines
Specifications, empty weight
Empty weight: 54,750 lb (24,834 kg)
Specifications, maximum takeoff weight
Max takeoff weight: 103,500 lb (46,947 kg)
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The British Aircraft Corporation TSR-2 was a cancelled supersonic strike and reconnaissance aircraft designed by the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC).
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Britain's future defence needs
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supersonic strike and reconnaissance aircraft
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supersonic strike and reconnaissance aircraft
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AviastarSummary, first flight
Attack and reconnaissance bomber first flown on 27 September 1964 and designed for service with the RAF.
Summary, powerplant
Powered by two 136.2kN Bristol Siddeley Olympus 22R turbojets.
Summary, fate
Cancelled because of defence cut-backs.
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