British Aircraft Corporation TSR-2 Tactical Strike and Reconnaissance Prototype Family
The BAC TSR-2 was a British supersonic tactical strike and reconnaissance aircraft developed for the Royal Air Force as a technologically ambitious Canberra successor. Its low-level, high-speed prototype programme demonstrated an advanced delta-wing configuration before political cancellation ended the project after only XR219 had flown.
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Identity
- Aliases
- BAC TSR2TSR-2TSR2Tactical Strike and Reconnaissance 2BAC Type 351
- Family Name
- BAC TSR-2
- Full Name
- British Aircraft Corporation TSR-2 Tactical Strike and Reconnaissance Prototype Family
- Roles
- militaryexperimental
- Status
- retired
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The BAC TSR-2 was a British supersonic tactical strike and reconnaissance aircraft developed for the Royal Air Force as a technologically ambitious Canberra successor. Its low-level, high-speed prototype programme demonstrated an advanced delta-wing configuration before political cancellation ended the project after only XR219 had flown.
- First Flight Year
- 1,964
- Manufacturer
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- Creation Time
- August 6, 2026 at 16:01:56 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 6, 2026 at 16:01:56 UTC