Avro Vulcan

Bloodhound1949 wrote:

Thank you for the comments,

I wonder if the true ceiling was perhaps somewhere between the two figures quoted ?..It would be interesting to hear from ex aircrew types................

Thank you,

Tony.

For ex aircrew you probably need to ask that question on prune

A Google search suggests 56K is probably about right, additionally similar searches for aircraft like the Canberra PR9 suggest that 80k is unlikely

I did see a Vulcan pilots notes on eBay the other week, although I was a bit suspicious about it. The service ceiling must have been below the maximum to allow for varying conditions at that height. It would be interesting to read the test pilots version as that may be where some of the higher figures stemmed from, although I would have thought 80,000ft is still way too high. Would it also depend on mark and engine version as I seem to recall engines having a ceiling independent to the airframe but that must be a formula driven height?

Vulcan B2 cockpit at the jet Age Museum Staverton June 2014