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Originally posted by Steve
did you also know that when testing the BAC TSR, it was being escorted by a lightening, the lightening and the TSR hit reheat, and the TSR pulled away, this doesnt sound all that remarkable until you learn that the TSR was only using reheat on ONE of its engines, it was absolutely rapid

[Edited on 15-02-2011 by Steve]

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Originally posted by Ojc
Why are we ALWAYS doing what our fucking dirty bastard sons want over in the disgusting states of America?

Fuck them. Wankers.

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Originally posted by Ojc
"As for pulling away from a Lightning on one reheat... well it would do as the Lightning was in dry power. Another exaggerated story I'm afraid - it didn't take the Lightning long to catch up when it plugged the burners in."

There is a distinct disconnect between Beamont's writings and public statements and what he wrote in internal memos, but on this particular story I don't think he's guilty. It seems to have been introduced for the first time in "TSR2 - Phoenix or Folly" where it is described as "...Bee lit the afterburner on the port engine only, with Jimmy selecting reheat on both his Avons in the T-4. Much to his amazement XR219 just left the T-4 standing. This display of speed for such a large aircraft was quite outstanding and Jimmy calculated that 219 was doing about Mach 1.2 to his Mach 1.1."

As you can imagine a Lightning with both reheats plugged in is capable of substantially more than Mach 1.1; and the TSR2 only actually accelerated to Mach 1.12 on that occasion. The actual flight test report makes it clear that from Mach 1.00 in dry power and in a "slight descent", the TSR2 accelerated to Mach 1.12 with reheat on the port engine engaged; and "The chase aircraft confirmed passing the jump-up condition (mach 1), but had fallen behind during the transition and was not able to give a steady state speed check."

Not much of a basis for a "left a Lightning standing" story is it

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