RAF Cosford 2013, XH558 in plan view
Right off the heels of my TWA L-1011 illustration series, here’s another nostalgic set of this classic Lockheed wearing the three different variants of...
Today in Ladybird #history 30 Aug - First flight of Avro Vulcan bomber
Cruising along at 580mph over the East Sussex coast, it is not just a model of elegance and engineering genius but a piece of history – Britain’s last Cold War bomber.
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Photographed at the Midland Air Museum, Coventry Airport. Photo Ref; SNC10212
The Avro Vulcan is 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 & Co (Avro) designed the Vulcan in response to Specification B.35/46. Of the three V bombers produced, the Vulcan was considered the riskiest option. Several scale aircraft, designated Avro 707, were produced to test and refine the delta wing design principles. The Vulcan B.1 was first delivered to the RAF in 1956; deliveries of the improved Vulcan B.2 started in 1960. The B.2 featured more powerful engines, a larger wing, an improved electrical system and electronic countermeasures (ECM); many were modified to accept the Blue Steel missile. As a part of the V-force, the Vulcan was the backbone of the United Kingdom’s airborne nuclear deterrent during much of the Cold War. Although the Vulcan was typically armed with nuclear weapons, it was capable of conventional bombing missions, a capability which was used in Operation Black Buck during the Falklands War between Britain and Argentina in 1982. The Vulcan had no defensive weaponry, initially relying upon high-speed high-altitude flight to evade interception. Electronic countermeasures were employed by the B.1 (designated B.1A) and B.2 from circa 1960. A change to low-level tactics was made in the mid-1960s. In the mid 1970s nine Vulcans were adapted for maritime radar reconnaissance operations, redesignated as B.2 (MRR). In the final years of service six Vulcans were converted to the K.2 tanker configuration for aerial refuelling. The Midland Air Museum's XL360 is the only preserved Vulcan with a name - City of Coventry. Even so, it was only given the name after it had left RAF service! Even when in service very few Vulcans were ever given names. She entered service with 617 squadron on the 1st of March 1962, then served with 35 squadron, 230 OCU and 44 squadron before being flown into retirement at Coventry airport on the 26th of January 1982. The museum is one of the few to regularly open up their Vulcan to visitors; basically almost every day, depending on staff availability. The result is a Vulcan that birds won't nest in (too noisy with all those humans banging about!) and a cockpit that is well aired - even so moisture is a problem as with many static Vulcans. In late 2000 and early 2001 XL360 has underwent a good cleaning and was partially repainted during 2003/2004. Sadly in 2010 she is now looking very patchy and faded again and really needs to be repainted properly.
The English Electric supersonic interceptor (WG760), piloted by Roland Beamont, first flew at Boscombe Down, Wiltshire as the English Electric P1 on 4th August 1954. Initial designs were led by WEW ‘Teddy’ Petter although the aircraft is mostly credited to his successor Freddie Page (later Sir Frederick Page and Chairman of the Aircraft Group of BAC). A unique feature of the design was its vertically staggered engine configuration of two Rolls-Royce Avon turbojets, housed within the fuselage. The aircraft was initially conceived as an interceptor, designed to defend airfields housing Britain's V Force of bombers, comprised of the Avro Vulcan, Handley Page Victor and the Vickers Valiant. It was thought that during the Cold War of the 1960's these could be vulnerable to attack from the ai
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I was originally going to post this in the J35 thread (since that's turned into the general Swedish aviation thread), but I felt that it'd get more visibility here. SAAB A36 (via http://forum.valka.cz/topic/view/55568/SAAB-A-36) During the 1950s, many nations sought to develop nuclear weapons. On...
Find out how YOU can help our campaign to conserve the Victor Imperial War Museums has launched a Just Giving campaign to conserve the Handley Page Victor
Following the Battle of Britain in 1940, the Royal Air Force had planned to replace its Spitfire Mk. I and II fighters with the Mk. III, which had been under development for two years. The Mk. III included significant improvements such as an improved wing,
Eurofighter Typhoon, happy weekend photo credit to John Gabor
