Pictures of Cold War aircraft. (2 Viewers)

[syscom3]

British TSR-2 taking off at an airfield in Boscombe in Hampshire, UK, 12th September 1964.

 

[Donivanp]

What happened to the British aviation industry is a shame. That is my opinion and not shared by all who read this SO DON'T SHOOT THE OPINIONATED!

 

[Snowman]

 

[Donivanp]

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Here little bunny, hold my beer while I out run your missiles!

 

[GTX]

The loading procedure for the HP Victor was wild: Basically there was a hole in the top of the fuselage through which a connection was made for a crane to lift up a bomb (typically nuclear). The guys operating the crane couldn't directly see the bomb either., which if you have ever operated a crane, is quite extraordinary and nerve racking.

 

[GTX]

And speaking of bombs, the Victor could also carry a considerable quantity of conventional weapons:

 

[GTX]

And sticking to a theme:

 

[GTX]

And finally, I've read that the Victor had structural provision to carry an additional 28 1000lb bombs in underwing containers. Interestingly, this could have given the Victor a potential conventional bomb load of around 63,000 - 72,000 lb (depending upon how many bombs were carried internally - typical max load being 35 x 1000 lb, though this was apparently a RAF operational limit not the max possible loadout for the bay which was 48 x 1000 lb)! This is I believe even more than the B-52D "Big Belly" which held 60,000lb IIRC.

 

[Donivanp]

Always liked the victor bomber. Reminds me of a Romulan bird of prey from a head on view.

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots!