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BAC TSR-2

An advanced low-level supersonic strike and reconnaissance aircraft canceled after prototype flight testing.

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BAC TSR-2, shown in the selected representative source image.Tony Hisgett / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0Image source

An advanced low-level supersonic strike and reconnaissance aircraft canceled after prototype flight testing.

Primary roleBomber
First flight1964
OriginUnited Kingdom
ManufacturerBritish Aircraft Corporation
Documented variants1
Crew modeCrewed
AirframeFixed Wing

Variants

DesignationTypeRoleRecorded operators
TSR-2PrototypeBomberRoyal Air Force

Representative specifications

Configuration-specific profiles are shown separately so values from different variants are not blended into one false “standard” aircraft.

TSR-2

TSR-2 — C014 baseline technical profile

Crew
2

Powerplant: 2 × Bristol Siddeley Olympus turbojets

Armament: Planned internal and external conventional or nuclear strike load.

Sources and further reading

Structured references supporting this aircraft family, variants, specifications, and narrative sections.

  1. Aircraft of the Royal Air Force since 1918 — Putnam · Tier 3