TSR.2 drop tanks?

Hi Paul

Thanks for the info.

I just wondered if any droptanks had actually been designed to use with the TSR.2, or whether it was a case of BAC saying ‘yes, it will have underwing tanks, but we’ll design them after the prototype testing…’

Cheers

Simon

I have never seen any plans or pictures etc of the drop tanks. However the inboard pylons were plumbed to take 450 gallon drop tanks. So I suspect that they were designed, if not built.

Regards

Paul

Hi Paul

Thanks for the info.

I just wondered if any droptanks had actually been designed to use with the TSR.2, or whether it was a case of BAC saying ‘yes, it will have underwing tanks, but we’ll design them after the prototype testing…’

Cheers

Simon

Hi Simon

I did research this some time ago for an aircraft that I was working on.

From memory, unfortunately I cant remember my sources, the TSR2 was designed to have underwing fuel tanks.

Paul

There is an active TSR2 thread on pprune at the moment in the military section. You could ask there. Ventral tank? What about the bombbay?

Thanks for the pointer, Pontius (sorry! :)).

As for the belly tank, and this is from http://www.vectorsite.net/avtsr2.html

“In a conventional strike mission…fuel tanks could be fitted on the stores pylons, while a ferry tank could be carried in the bomb-bay, and semi-conformal belly drop tank was planned as well.”

Cheers

Simon

There is an active TSR2 thread on pprune at the moment in the military section. You could ask there. Ventral tank? What about the bombbay?