Buccaneer & BLC
As we know the Buccaneer had a Boundary Layer Control system whereby bleed air was sent to the wings,and the tail thereby reducing take-off and landing speeds by 25 knots.
Once the Buccaneer became a land based bomber was any thought given to doing without this system? One website gives the take-off as 3,000 ft with BLC and 3,700 ft without - was that 700 feet vital?