TSR-2 Profiles

[Talos]

And here's the grey, Deadly Nightshades.

[GTX]

I like that

Regards,

Greg

[NARSES2]

That sharkmouth looks positively EVIL on a TSR2! 

Definately an evil little grin - suits Dennis & Gnasher 

[Talos]

Here's another British one, ETPS's in Raspberry Ripple.

[Talos]

Early in the Vietnam War, the US Air Force identified a severe lack of high-speed reconnaissance assets in that theater. Two squadrons of RAF Eagle GR1's were purchased and modified for US operations, including US radios, IFF, and pylons rewired for standard US armaments. One difficulty that was encountered by the purchase was the lack of compatibility with USAF air-to-air refueling assets due to the lack of a refueling boom port. This was somewhat mitigated by installing a large fuel tank in the bomb bay and carrying a pair of large drop tanks on the wings.

The aircraft served admirably, operating from bases in South Vietnam, Korea, and Laos, and conducted hundreds of dangerous missions over North Vietnam. Despite that, there were problems with the plane, including the limited maximum range, the lack of adequate self-defense armaments, and maintenance issues. Most of these were corrected with the RF-112B, built under license in the US by McDonnell Douglas. It featured updated avionics and cameras, a refueling port, and, taken from the then-new Eagle FGR.3 entering service in the RAF, overwing IR missile pylons.

[PR19_Kit]

AaaaalRIGHT!! 

Now about that RF-112B..........?

[Talos]

AaaaalRIGHT!! 

Now about that RF-112B..........?

In the works.... 

[Archibald]

I love the NASAs and raspberry TSR-2s ! Awesome work!

[JayBee]

Early in the Vietnam War, the US Air Force identified a severe lack of high-speed reconnaissance assets in that theater. Two squadrons of RAF Eagle GR1's were purchased and modified for US operations, including US radios, IFF, and pylons rewired for standard US armaments. One difficulty that was encountered by the purchase was the lack of compatibility with USAF air-to-air refueling assets due to the lack of a refueling boom port. This was somewhat mitigated by installing a large fuel tank in the bomb bay and carrying a pair of large drop tanks on the wings.

The aircraft served admirably, operating from bases in South Vietnam, Korea, and Laos, and conducted hundreds of dangerous missions over North Vietnam. Despite that, there were problems with the plane, including the limited maximum range, the lack of adequate self-defense armaments, and maintenance issues. Most of these were corrected with the RF-112B, built under license in the US by McDonnell Douglas. It featured updated avionics and cameras, a refueling port, and, taken from the then-new Eagle FGR.3 entering service in the RAF, overwing IR missile pylons.

You forgot to mention that the B also had fully blown clera canopies for both the driver and rear seater.

[Talos]

I'd been considering that, actually, but since I didn't have a design figured out at the time I wrote that, I didn't include it.

[TsrJoe]

love the TSR. profiles, truly beautiful work, re blown canopies, the one piece trainer type canopy designed for the TSR.2 was Mach rated to a maximum of 1.0 due to aerodynamic stresses. a possible solution would be having the main canopy sections larger areas of acrylic and lessening the frame structure, again im sure this would have some penalties but would provide a possible compromise (initial models shown prior to the unveling of the TSR.2 had such canopies too)

cheers, Joe

[Talos]

Thanks, Joe!

I had been thinking about it in the past as well, based on some mention of the one-piece trainer canopy that I'd seen. I did a (still not finished) naval version of the TSR-2 that I called the Erne (old English name for the Sea Eagle) that used the two-seat Jaguar's canopy and I figure that something along those lines or the F-4 Phantoms (which can reach higher Mach numbers) would work pretty well.

[Talos]

Back to some TSR-2s while I work on the VF-4. First up, Israeli Air Force. Thanks a bunch to Aircav for graciously providing the scan for the tail decal on this bird and the noseart on the two Telic ones. I really appreciate it!

[FAR148]

IAF TSR-2 

Steven L

[Rafharrier]

And here's the grey, Deadly Nightshades.

Hi,

I just join this incredible forum.

Here is my RAF Eagle GR.4A "DN - Deadly Nightshades" during Operation Telic 2003.


















CIAO!
Piero