BAC TSR-2 rocket glider

[burkefj]

I've been thinking about doing a TSR-2 for a while, wingspan is short so I had to make it fairly large to have good wing area. I did move the tailplane in line with the wing for simplicity of construction. The fuse on the real thing is fairly boxy so I went with all foam 6mm depron sheet box construction with hand rolled 3mm intake cones. Just need to sheet the bottom, round it all off and make a cockpit. 42" long, 22" wingspan before the tips were cranked down. Fuse is about 3 3/4" tall and about 1 3/4" wide. Only about 5 oz with the bottom sheeting so pretty light for the size

 

[burkefj]

Airframe complete, but I forgot to install the rail button supports in the bottom plate before I glued the bottom plate on so I had to get all rube goldberg to get them installed from the inside of the open tail with a stick and masking tape and some swearing...

It is a big boy but very light.

 

[burkefj]

Panel lines and decals cut and applied

 

[burkefj]

Whoo Whoo!

 

[Rob Campbell]

Great model.

 

[ReynoldsSlumber]

Cool prototype, impressive implementation, precise markings, and a spectacular boost and glide. 10/10!

 

[burkefj]