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What would this have been like in service
Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 4:31 pm
by PeterN2
TSR2 cancelled by the Defence Secretary Dennis Healy and the Labour government in 1964. I have still not forgiven them for that act of vandalism. I remember it well even though I was only a school kid at the time. We ended up with the F4 Phantom, a fine aircraft, but I would rather have had this.
Regards
Peter.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=a7JAYHHsVU8&feature=related
Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 2:55 am
by DuncaninFrance
Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 11:06 am
by joseyclosey
"All modern aircraft have four dimensions: span, length, height and politics. TSR.2 simply got the first three right."
- Sir Sydney Camm
More here....
http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk ... istory.php
Joe
Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 2:07 pm
by 24626151
The biggest act of vandalism was to order all tooling and drawings destroyed, Why?
I am sure there is a reproduction at Duxford, non flying!
Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 2:05 pm
by joseyclosey
Not a reproroduction, it is XR222 the real deal, and should now be on display in the new Airspace Exhibition Hall.
Joe
http://www.airsceneuk.org.uk/hangar/2006/tsr2/2005.jpg[/pic]
Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 7:26 am
by Tom-May
24626151 wrote:The biggest act of vandalism was to order all tooling and drawings destroyed, Why?
Presumably on the principle that - If there is no evidence to be found, then the 'crime' never happned and, therefore, there can be no blame attached to their (the vill ^H^H^H^H politician's) memory.
Yes, I'm cynical - but am I wrong?
Tom
Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 1:41 pm
by joseyclosey
Sounds about right to me Tom,
Joe
Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 5:07 pm
by Niner Delta
And the F4 Phantoms had British engines with less performance.
Strike two............
Vern.
Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 1:48 pm
by joseyclosey
