The TS-140 was a canard type aircraft to be powered by four Bristol Orpheus jet engines. Canada once ventured into uncharted skies with a fighter jet inspired by futuristic wing configurations. Designed to adapt mid-flight, its X-shaped wings could dramatically change the aircraft’s performance.
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Test flights revealed both impressive potential and serious engineering flaws. It featured two pairs of unswept wings with four jet engines mounted on each wing tip. The aircraft’s “X-wing” configuration is apparent when viewed from head-on, prefiguring the famous Star Wars design by several decades.
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Political shifts and rising costs sealed its fate before it could truly take off.Today, it remains a symbol of ambitious aerospace dreams that never fully materialized. This aircraft was planned by Avro Canada in the 1950s.The actual aircraft was never built.
Specifications
- General Characteristics
- Wingspan 6.4m
- Length 13.5m
- Height 3.3m
- Empty Weight 4,921kg
- Loaded Weight 9,994kg
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 2.039
- Wing Loading 133.2lbs/ft2 (650.3kg/m2)
- Wing Area 165.4ft2 (15.4m2)
- Drag Points 2817
