Avro Canada TS-140

TS-140
Role	VTOL Fighter
Manufacturer	Avro Canada
Status	project not accepted
Primary user	United States Navy (Intended)
Number built	0

The Avro Canada TS-140 was a proposed design by Avro Canada to meet the United States Navy TS-140 Specification in 1956.^[1] The TS-140 was a canard type aircraft to be powered by four Bristol Orpheus jet engines.

The USN selected the Bell D-188A proposal instead but that was never built either.

Specifications (TS-140)

Data from

General characteristics

• Crew: 1, pilot
• Length: 15.24 m (50 ft)
• Wingspan: 7.70 m, Canards 5.56 m (25.25 ft, Canards 18.25 ft)
• Height: 2.97 m (9.75 ft)
• Wing area: 66 m² Including Canards (215 ft² Including Canards)
• Empty weight: 4,663 kg (10,280 lb)
• Loaded weight: 6,464 kg (14,250 lb)
• Max. takeoff weight: 7,371 kg (16,250 lb)
• Powerplant: 4 × Bristol Orpheus 801 turbojets, 22 kN (4,850 lbf) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 2115 km/h (1314 mph) estimated
• Service ceiling: 18,288 m (60,000 ft) estimated
• Rate of climb: 926.7 m/s (55,600 ft/min) at Mach 0.9 estimated
• Thrust/weight: 1.1 estimated

Armament

• Missiles: 4x AIM-9 Sidewinder

References

Citations

1. Bzuk 2001, p.56.

Bibliography

• Zuk, Bill. Avrocar, Canada's Flying Saucer: The Story Of Avro Canada's Secret Projects. Erin, Ontario: Boston Mills Press, 2001. ISBN 1-55046-359-4.

External links

• Avro VTOL Fighter for US Navy Specification TS-140 (1956)