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Aviation History
1959
1959 - 0932.PDF
II XH533 Character studies of XH533, the first Avro Vulcan B Mk 2 (as distinct from the "aerodynamic prototype" VX777). The engines are Bristol Olympus 200-series of some 17,000 Ib thrust apiece. Compared with the B Mk 1, the new Vulcan has a wing of revised planform and section, with extended, cambered leading edges. It is designed to carry tbe ATTO stand-off bomb. The last of the three pictures on the left shows XH533 at tbe instant of releasing her Irvin braking parachute.
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