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AVRO Vulcan
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VULC
Aircraft | ||||
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Name | Vulcan | |||
Manufacturer | AVRO | |||
Body | Narrow | |||
Wing | Fixed Wing | |||
Position | Delta wing | |||
Type code | L4J | |||
Engine | Jet | |||
Engine count | Multi | |||
Position | In rear fuselage | |||
Landing gear | Tricycle retractable | |||
Mass group | 4 | |||
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AVRO Vulcan
Description
The Avro Vulcan (sometimes referred to as the Hawker Siddeley Vulcan) was a jet-powered delta wing strategic bomber, which was operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF) from 1956 until 1984. Aircraft manufacturer A.V. Roe and Company (Avro) designed the Vulcan.
Technical Data
Wing span | 30.03 m98.524 ft <br /> |
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Length | 29.59 m97.08 ft <br /> |
Height | 8.00 m26.247 ft <br /> |
Powerplant | 4 x Bristol Olympus 101, or 102 or 104 turbojet, 49 kN each. |
Engine model | Bristol Olympus |
Performance Data
Take-Off | Initial Climb (to 5000 ft) |
Initial Climb (to FL150) |
Initial Climb (to FL240) |
MACH Climb | Cruise | Initial Descent (to FL240) |
Descent (to FL100) |
Descent (FL100 & below) |
Approach | ||||||||||
V2 (IAS) | kts | IAS | kts | IAS | kts | IAS | kts | MACH | TAS | 492 kts | MACH | IAS | kts | IAS | kts | Vapp (IAS) | kts | ||
Distance | m | ROC | ft/min | ROC | ft/min | ROC | ft/min | ROC | ft/min | MACH | 0.86 | ROD | ft/min | ROD | ft/min | MCS | kts | Distance | m |
MTOW | 7711177,111 kg <br />77.111 tonnes <br /> kg | Ceiling | FL550 | ROD | ft/min | APC | |||||||||||||
WTC | Range | 22522,252 nm <br />4,170,704 m <br />4,170.704 km <br />13,683,412.083 ft <br /> NM |
Accidents & Serious Incidents involving VULC
None on SKYbrary