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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 /> |
|---|---|
| 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