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Old 4th Jan 2008, 21:28
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Brewster Buffalo
 
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I was impressed by the example at Cosford - it makes a Tornado look like a silly toy.
The first thing thats strike you about the TSR2 when you see it is its size.... much bigger than you expect. Some 60% longer than the Tornado and not far short of the length of a Vulcan.

If you compare weights an empty TSR2 came in at about 25,000 kg not far short of the max take off weight of the Tornado at 29,000 kg and some 2.5 times the empty weight of the Canberra it was supposed to replace.

The size no doubt reflects the demanding, and probably too ambitious, specification.
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