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 ...6 FLIGHT 20 FEBRUARY 1959
THE VULCAN
GETS NEW
STRIKING POWER
AVRO STAND.OFF BOMB GIVES V-BOMBERS EXTRA FLEXIBILITY IN ATTACK
Britain's most advanced V-bomber, the new Avro Vulcan B. Mk. 2,
due to enter service with RAF Bomber Command next year, will be
equipped to carry one of the most powerful weapons ever invented
for the preservation of peace. This is the Avro S...
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 ...6 FLIGHT 17 APRIL 1959
THE VULCAN
GETS NEW
STRIKING POWER
AVRO STAND-OFF BOMB GIVES V-BOMBERS EXTRA FLEXIBILITY IN ATTACK
Britain's most advanced V-bomber, the new Avro Vulcan B. Mk. 2,
due to enter service with RAF Bomber Command this year, will be
equipped to carry one of the most powerful weapons ever invented
for the preservation of peace. This is the Avro S...
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 ...LIGHT, 28 November 1952
Avro Vulcan.. .World's First Delta Bomber
Universally acclaimed as the outstanding aircraft of the year, the Avro Vulcan,
world's first Delta bomber, brilliantly fulfils the immense promise of the D...
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 ...LIGHT, 12 December 1952
Avro Vulcan
rapier
for
Bomber
Command
To strike at an aggressor's heart, today's bombing strategy calls
for a rapier force of very fast, high flying and manoeuvrable
aircraft. Such a thoroughbr...
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 ...0 June 1958 835
Aboye, English Electric P.1B. Below, Gloster Javelin FAW.7 (development prototype).
Above, Vickers-Supermarine Scimitar F.I.
BOMBERS AND STRIKE
Avro Vulcan B.I The B.I version of the Vulcan (Bristol Olympus)continues in production for R.A.F. Bomber Command and has put up
some outstanding long-distance performances in recent months. Ithas been...
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 ...L10*11, 26 MARCH 1954
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THE VIRTUES OF THE AVRO VULCAN
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The Delta configuration offers the clearest advantages
for high-speed flight. Large angle of sweep,
small thickness/chord ratio and low wing-loading
postpone the onset of drag rise,...
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 ...ors.
A potent addition to Vulcan armament will bethe Avro stand-off bomb, some details of which
are recorded on p. 345. Vulcan B.ls will probablyalso be modified to carry this weapon at a later
date.
Avro Vulcan B.I (left)
Powerplant Four Bristol Olympus Mk104
Span 95ft
Length 97ft 1 in
Avro Vulcan B.2 aerodynamic proto-
type (below)
Powerplant (production B.2)
Four Bristol Olympus 200-series
Span...
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 ...LIGHT, 5 September 1958
THE NINETEENTH 5.B.A.C. DISPLAY . . .
Avro Vulcan B.I (XA 891). Though this is an early produc-tion Vulcan it has been fitted with Bristol Olympus 200-series
engines delivering 16,000 lb thrust each and providing a notice-able excess of p...
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 ...20 June 1958 839
Above, Handley Page Victor B.I (production aircraft). Below, aerodynamic vehicle for Avro Vulcan B.2...
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 ...INE ASTERN—Central
Flying School, 1933
Avro Tutor (1932-1939)
an R.A.F.
Birthday
Album
LINE ASTERN—Bomber
Command, 1957
Avro Vulcan 1956—)
4 April 1958 455
1918 195...
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 ...FLIGHT International, 30 August I9b2
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VULCAN A
BLACKBURN
BUCCANEER
ARMSTRONG WHIT VC ARGOSY
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 ...LIGHT International, 8 November 1962
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 ...ed produce the powerplante
for two vehicles which make up the most advanced weapon
system within Britain's strategic deterrent force—the Avro
Blue Steel "stand-off" bomb and its carrier aircraft, the
Avro Vulcan V-bomber.
The Bristol Siddeley Stentor liquid propellent rocket en-
gine powers Blue Steel. The Stentor is a high-thrust engine
•which burns kerosene and hydrogen peroxide. Its exceptional...
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 ...4 FLIGHT 9 APRIL 1954
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THE VIRTUES OF THE AVRO VULCAN
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 ...0 FLIGHT 23 APRIL 1954
THE VIRTUES OF THE AVRO VULCAN
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Aerodynamic Simplicity.
Easy Landing.
Exceptional Safety.
Great Range.
High Altitude Flight.
High Speed Flight.
Servicing Si...
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 ...2 FLIGHT 14 MAY 1954
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THE VIRTUES OF THE AVRO VULCAN
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Aerodynamic Simplicity.
Easy Landing.
Exceptional Safety.
Great Range.
High Altitude Flight.
High Speed Flight.
Serv...
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 ...marine aircraft (Armstrong
Siddeley Double Mamba turbo
prop) and a development of the
Vickers-Supermarine Type 508
(two Rolls-Royce Avons). The
SOB development is beVieved to
have swept wings.
Avro Vulcan B.1.
Hawker Hunter F.1s and F.2 (centre)
Percival jet trainer. Fairey Gannet A.S.1.
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and
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The trigonometrical formation of varicoloured Avro deltas—a significant and beautiful spectacle. Blades and wings: the Bristol 173.
Second prototype of the Avro Vulcan 8.7. Compare the action of the dive brakes with those below
First prototype of the Vulcan B.1. Unlike the second machine (above) it has no under-nose blister...
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 ...1 MAY 1954 FLIGHT 53
The characteristic short landing run
oj the Avro Vulcan is even further
reduced by the Ribbon Brake Para
chute designed by
IRVIN
THE IRVING AIR CHUTE OF GREAT BRITAIN LTD.
LETCHWORTH, HERTS, ENGLAND
Telephone: Letchworth 888. Telegraphic ...
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 ...ssa 11 JUNE 1954
OLYMPUS
Combiningworld-record high-altitude performance with immense
power and exceptional fuel economy, Olympus engines
make the delta-wing Avro Vulcan a formidable addition to the
strength of the Royal Air Force, able to strike from heights
beyond the reach of any fighter at present in service.
THE AEROPLANE COMPANY LIMITED • ENGLAN...
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