BAC TSR-2
The British Aircraft Corporation TSR-2 is a British military aircraft. It was a bomber project for the Royal Air Force. It was designed and built to carry a nuclear bomb. It was powered by the same kind of turbojets as the Concorde. Only one prototype was flown.
| British Aircraft Corporation TSR-2 | |
|---|---|
| British Aircraft Corporation TSR-2. | |
| Role | Prototype of bomber. |
| National origin | UK |
| Manufacturer | British Aircraft Corporation |
| First flight | 1964 |
| Introduction | Project cancelled |
| Primary user | Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment |
| Number built | 3 examples |
BAC TSR-2 Media
XR222 in white anti-flash finish, worn by all the completed TSR-2s, at Duxford, 2006
TSR-2 XR222 engine exhaust nozzles photographed at Duxford, 2009. The hinged panel in the centre above the engine nozzles contains the braking parachute
Serial number XR222 was one of only three "flight ready" TSR-2s completed, photographed at the Supermarine Spitfire 60th Anniversary Airshow, Duxford, 1996.
XR220 at the RAF Museum, Cosford, 2007. The two cockpit canopies are coated with a thin film of gold to protect the occupant's eyes from a nuclear flash
Forward fuselage used for testing seen on display at Brooklands Museum