Remembering the TSR2

Lecture

The TSR2 was to be Britain's first supersonice nuclear bomber, designed to play an important role in the Cold War. This talk will look at the TSR2 project background. Includes complimentary entry to the Imperial War Museum.

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Date and Time

05 June 2013 - 18:00-21:00

Location

DUXFORD, United Kingdom - IWM  (See map)

Organiser

Joint Event.

About this event

The TSR2 was to be Britain’s first supersonic nuclear bomber designed to play an important role in the cold war. Following much development work it was cancelled in April 1965 after delays to the project and escalating costs. To many, this aircraft was years ahead of its time and showed British military aircraft design to be leading the world. The first prototype (XR219) was flown 24 times by 3 different pilots and flew supersonically on one occasion.

This presentation, supported by slides and video clips, looks at the background to the development with a brief analysis of the aircraft industry. A typical TSR2 mission is postulated with discussion of weapons, navigation and weapon release.

This event includes free entry to the Imperial War Museum between 4pm and the normal closure time of 6pm. This is only available to pre-registered delegates via the Airspace Conference Centre entrance.

Speaker

Brian Mann MSc CEng FIET

An electronics engineer by profession and a graduate of the College of Aeronautics, Cranfield, Brian spent several years in the aircraft industry before taking academic appointments at Sheffield and Leeds Polytechnics, specialising in digital electronics and control systems. He took early retirement as a Principal Lecturer to concentrate on a career as a consultant working for many companies both large and small.

Programme

18:00    Registration, refreshments and networking
19:00    Lecture starts
20:00    Q&A session
20:30    Networking session
21:00    Close

Reasons to attend

Free entry to the Imperial War Museum during the day (pre-registered delegates only)

Additional information

This event has been organised by the IET Eastern Forum. This group consists of:

IET Anglian Coastal Network
IET Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Network
IET Cambridge Network
IET Essex Network
IET Peterborough and Huntingdon Network

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