TSR2. Would it actually have worked?

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Re: TSR2. Would it actually have worked?

Postby Cutaway » Thu Feb 25, 2010 1:57 am

What would have been:
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http://decals.kitreview.com/decals/x72059reviewrk_1.htm

http://www.ausairpower.net/Profile-BAC-TSR.2.html

Not related to the TSR-2 but another would have been, the Vickers Type 559:
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Re: TSR2. Would it actually have worked?

Postby Xplumberlives » Thu Feb 25, 2010 9:13 am

ARRRRGH, the wonderful world of WHAT IF!
"All modern aircraft have 4 dimensions: span, length, height and politics.
TSR-2 simply got the first 3 right. ”
— Sir Sydney Camm
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Re: TSR2. Would it actually have worked?

Postby Checkflaps » Thu Feb 25, 2010 11:16 am

The vickers a/c would have had some interesting weapons release trials looking at the model. Heaven knows what CG would say about the looks of it - she thinks TSR2 is ugly.

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Re: TSR2. Would it actually have worked?

Postby Xplumberlives » Thu Feb 25, 2010 11:19 am

Checkflaps wrote:The vickers a/c would have had some interesting weapons release trials looking at the model. Heaven knows what CG would say about the looks of it - she thinks TSR2 is ugly.

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Words fail me!
"All modern aircraft have 4 dimensions: span, length, height and politics.
TSR-2 simply got the first 3 right. ”
— Sir Sydney Camm
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Re: TSR2. Would it actually have worked?

Postby Gully » Thu Feb 25, 2010 7:26 pm

Xplumberlives wrote:
Checkflaps wrote:The vickers a/c would have had some interesting weapons release trials looking at the model. Heaven knows what CG would say about the looks of it - she thinks TSR2 is ugly.

G



Words fail me!


And she obviously thinks CF is good looking as she married him! :))

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Re: TSR2. Would it actually have worked?

Postby Xplumberlives » Thu Feb 25, 2010 8:03 pm

:-o =)) =)) =)) =)) =)) =)) That's the keyboard washed then!
"All modern aircraft have 4 dimensions: span, length, height and politics.
TSR-2 simply got the first 3 right. ”
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Re: TSR2. Would it actually have worked?

Postby Checkflaps » Thu Feb 25, 2010 8:32 pm

Gully wrote:
Xplumberlives wrote:
Checkflaps wrote:The vickers a/c would have had some interesting weapons release trials looking at the model. Heaven knows what CG would say about the looks of it - she thinks TSR2 is ugly.

G



Words fail me!


And she obviously thinks CF is good looking as she married him! :))

Gully


I'm stuck for a witty response to that. I do know she occasionally has good taste and can spot a good looking bloke.




















Maybe she had an off day when she met me. :((
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Re: TSR2. Would it actually have worked?

Postby Xplumberlives » Thu Feb 25, 2010 8:34 pm

Has she been to SPECSAVERS?
"All modern aircraft have 4 dimensions: span, length, height and politics.
TSR-2 simply got the first 3 right. ”
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Re: TSR2. Would it actually have worked?

Postby Sploosher » Sun Feb 28, 2010 4:47 pm

RLN wrote:Nice video, CF. Wasn't she beautiful?



She certainly was :ymapplause:

A very very very bad decision by the then government to scrap the project and go for the So inferior F111 X(
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