Birth And Demise Of The T S R 2

[red750]

A video which came up at the end of the Pitts Special video posted today. It is a documentary from specification of requirement for the TSR2 aircraft to destruction of all airframes after cancellation of the program and runs for just under 55 minutes. Very interesting for anyone interested in history and Australia's involvement.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEtkrZiDDGc

 

 

[siznaudin]

Good find, Pete ... but what is about me and "failed" projects: TSR2 and the XB-70 are my top of the tree favourites - sex on wings (almost!)

 

And more here http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_tsr2long.html

 

 

[willedoo]

That TSR2 engine no.1 is still on Ebay - no takers yet.

 

It sure was a hard road to finally arrive at the Tornado. The TSR2 and the British Phantom debacle remind me of that saying, "Military aircraft have four dimensions - height, length, width and politics."

 

Can't remember the author.

 

Cheers, Willie.

 

 

[siznaudin]

"Military aircraft have four dimensions - height, length, width and politics."

 

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[TAA donaldson1]

That TSR2 engine no.1 is still on Ebay - no takers yet.It sure was a hard road to finally arrive at the Tornado. The TSR2 and the British Phantom debacle remind me of that saying, "Military aircraft have four dimensions - height, length, width and politics."

Can't remember the author.

 

Cheers, Willie.

Sir Sidney Camm