BAC TSR-2 - Specifications

Specifications

Data from TSR2: Britain's Lost Bomber

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 89 ft (27.13 m)
• Wingspan: 37.14 ft (11.32 m)
• Height: 23.77 ft (7.25 m)
• Wing area: 702.9 ft² (65.3 m²)
• Empty weight: 54,750 lb (24,834 kg)
• Loaded weight: 79,573 lb (36,169 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 103,500 lb (46,980 kg)
• Powerplant: 2 × Bristol Siddeley Olympus B.Ol.22R (Mk. 320) turbojet
  • Dry thrust: 22,000 lb (97.87 kN) each
  • Thrust with afterburner: 30,610 lb (136.7 kN) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: Mach 2.35 at 40,000 ft/12,000 m (Mach 1.1+ at sea level)
• Range: 2,500 nmi (2,877 mi, 4,630 km)
• Combat radius: 750 nmi (860 mi, 1,390 km) ; hi-lo-lo-hi
• Ferry range: 2,500 nmi (2,877 mi, 4,630 km)
• Service ceiling: 40,000 ft (final specification) (12,000 m)
• Rate of climb: 15,000 ft/min (4,575 m/min)
• Thrust/weight: 0.59

Armament

Total weapons load of 10,000 lb (4,500 kg); 6,000 lb (2,700 kg) internal and 4,000 lb (1,800 kg) external

• Internal weapons bay, 20 ft (6 m) long, with (initially) 1 Red Beard 15 kt nuclear weapon or as intended 2 x OR.1177 300 kt nuclear weapons or 6 x 1,000 lb (450 kg) HE bombs. Final designed normal load in nuclear role of up to 4 x WE.177 nuclear weapons, two side-by-side or in tandem in weapons bay, two on external underwing stores pylons, Or
• 4 x 37-inch (0.94 m) rocket pods or nuclear weaponry on inner pylons only.

Avionics

• Autonetics Verdan autopilot modified by Elliot Automation
• Ferranti (terrain following radar and navigation/attack systems)
• EMI (sideways looking radar)
• Marconi (general avionics)
• Cossor (IFF)
• Plessey (Radio)