Avro Vulcan

Alec;159933 wrote:

Thanks! That clip is from the M4M documentary on the Vulcan I saw though I do wonder now how the bombs were supported and released in the 10 store configuration.

Re guns, wasn't there supposed to be structural provision for a tail gun/s in the design of the V Bombers?

I see from that video clip the three row 10 store carrier. Clearly this was one of many proposed option which never came into service. As with Victor and Valiant, there was an electrical interlock to prevent the release of upper bombs should lower bombs fail to release.

Yes there was a proposed rear hemisphere defence using a single remotely controlled 30mm ADEN gun in a barbette but it was just a dream, thank goodness!

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A few that I took yesterday. 25-05-15.

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Plus these !

The Vulcan documentary is currently showing on the EPG for a rerun on Channel 48 - M4M on the 11th June at 07:55. From what I saw of it it appears better than the usual M4M fair.

I've seen this great XH558 model on several occasions & it never fails to impress everybody. Bit of a sod to photograph against a white sky though!! These shots taken at Bruntingthorpe -


If only these where the real things -

Talking of the real thing...Here is the real thing at Throckmorton Airshow a few weeks ago performing a very nice wingover -

... at a very grey Cosford Airshow last Sunday -

Steve

Heres a couple of pics of XM655 & XH558 taken at Welsbourne airfield to day .



Bomber

Vulcan is due to fly over Bruntingthorpe on its farewell tour this Sunday, see NOTAM below.

H2586/15: Formation flying will take place
Q) EGTT/QWVLW/IV/M/W/000/030/5231N00009W070

THE VULCAN WILL OVERFLY THE FOLLOWING POINTS AT THE TIMES SPECIFIED.
ROUTING BETWEEN INDIVIDUAL POINTS WILL BE CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH NORMAL ATC PROCEDURES BUT MAY NOT BE A STRAIGHT LINE:
532833N 0010012W (DONCASTER AIRPORT)1200
522930N 0010749W (BRUNTINGTHORPE)1217
515640N 0012901W(COVENTRY AIRPORT)1225
521134N 0013646W(WELLESBOURNE)1234
513656N 0011421W(HENDON MUSEUM)1300
520526N 0000755E(DUXFORD AERODROME)1308
513420N 0004152E(SOUTHEND AIRPORT)1326
524033N 0011700E(NORWICH AIRPORT)1353
523854N 0003302E(RAF MARHAM)1405
530958N 0003125W(RAF WADDINGTON)1425
532833N 0010012W(DONCASTER AIRPORT)1437
TIMINGS, HGT AND ROUTE ARE APRX AND MAY CHANGE DUE TO WX OR OTHER
REQUIREMENTS. 2015-06-0792 / AS1

LOWER: Surface, UPPER: 3,000 Feet AMSL
FROM: 28 Jun 2015 11:50 GMT (12:50 BST) TO: 28 Jun 2015 14:55 GMT (15:55 BST)

H2591/15: Formation flying will take place
Q) EGXX/QWVLW/IV/M/W/000/030/5419N00231W106

THE VULCAN WILL OVERFLY THE FOLLOWING POINTS AT THE TIMES SPECIFIED.
ROUTING BETWEEN INDIVIDUAL POINTS WILL BE CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH NORMAL ATC PROCEDURES BUT MAY NOT BE A STRAIGHT LINE:
532833N 0010012W (DONCASTER AIRPORT)0930
535528N 0005751W(ELVINGTON AIRFIELD) 0940
541621N 0002320W (SCARBOROUGH)0953
545445N 0012803W(SUNDERLAND)1013
555958N 0024304W(EAST FORTUNE AERODROME)1038
545614N 0024833W(CARLISLE AIRPORT)1053
532814N 0022326W(MANCHESTER BARTON AERODROME)1130
532010N 0020923W(WOODFORD AERODROME)1139
523824N 0021820W(RAF COSFORD)1153
524951N 0011916W(EAST MIDLANDS AIRPORT)1207
530559N 0004529W(NEWARK)1215
532833N 0010012W(DONCASTER AIRPORT)1228
TIMINGS, HGT AND ROUTE ARE APRX AND MAY CHANGE DUE TO WX OR OTHER
REQUIREMENTS. 2015-06-0788 / AS1

LOWER: Surface, UPPER: 3,000 Feet AMSL
FROM: 28 Jun 2015 09:20 GMT (10:20 BST) TO: 28 Jun 2015 12:45 GMT (13:45 BST)

Here's a few from me from Wellesbourne's Wings & Wheels event last Sunday. Two 'live' Vulcans at one airfield...it doesn't get much better than that! A record crowd attendance as well. -

XM655 -

XH558 -

..& a few more of 655 -

Nose wheel up...must have been so tempting to carry on!!! -


Steve

The latest on this weekends V-Force tour -

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THIS COMING SATURDAY 27th JUNE & SUNDAY 28th JUNE.(Subject to weather and technical conditions). This image is hidden for guests. Please log in or register to see it. Remember to tell your friends and see XH558 yourself if you are near to one of these locations this coming weekend. Follow our social media for updates on the day: this is especially important as weather could change our plans. Ask them to sign-up to our newsletters too for all the latest news that will be available in our newsletter on Friday. Please send them an email with a link to this page VULCAN NEWS SIGN-UP

Both sorties are planned to depart from Robin Hood, Doncaster at 1300 (1pm) local time. Here are the approximate times at each location and the order of flight on each day. SAT 27th JUNE (All times local BST) SUN 28th JUNE (All times local BST) Doncaster Airport T/O 1300 Doncaster Airport T/O 1300 Elvington 1310 Bruntingthorpe 1317 Scarborough 1323 Coventry 1325 Sunderland Museum 1343 Wellesbourne 1334 East Fortune 1408 RAF Museum Hendon 1400 Carlisle Aiprort 1423 Duxford 1408 Manchester-Barton 1500 Southend Airport 1426 Woodford 1509 Norwich Airport 1453 RAF Cosford East Midlands Newark Museum 1523 1537 1545 RAF Marham 1505 Doncaster Airport 1558 RAF Waddington 1525 Land 1605 Doncaster Airport 1537 Land 1542

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Now heres a nice arguement, is it Avro Vulcan or Hawker Siddeley Vulcan?