Avro Vulcan Aircraft

Vulcan B.2, East Fortune

Production Details

Design Company:

A.V. Roe and Co Ltd, Greengate, Middleton, Manchester and Woodford Aerodrome, Cheshire

First Flight:

30 August 1952

Prototype:

2 - A.V. Roe and Co Ltd

Vulcan B.1:

45 - A.V. Roe and Co Ltd

Vulcan B.2:

89 - A.V. Roe and Co Ltd

Type Specification

Applies to:

Avro Vulcan B.1

Type:

Four jet medium bomber

Wing:

Cantilever mid wing monoplane of delta planform. Basic leading edge sweepback of 50 degrees. All metal two spar structure.

Fuselage:

Circular section all metal semi monocoque structure

Tail Unit:

Fin and rudder only. Of conventional all metal construction

Landing Gear:

Retractable tricycle type. Each main unit comprises an eight wheel bogie. Twin nose wheels

Power Plant:

Four Bristol Siddeley Olympus 101 turbojets of 11,000 lb st

Accommodation:

Pressurised cabin for crew of five. Two pilots side by side on Martin-Baker 3K ejection seats. Air electronics officer, navigator and radio operator side by side to rear in aft facing seats

Armament:

Weapon load can include a Hawker Siddeley Blue Steel air to surface missile, or 21 1,000 lb high explosive bombs

Span:

99 ft

Length:

97 ft 1 in

Height:

26 ft 1 in

Wing Area:

3,554 sq ft

All Up:

170,000 lb

Max Speed:

625 mph

Service Ceiling:

55,000 ft

Range:

3,000 miles

Preserved in British Museums

Vulcan B.1:

XA893 - Royal Air Force Museum, Cosford Airfield - Nose XA903 - Wellesbourne Wartime Museum, Wellesbourne Mountford - Nose

Vulcan B.2:

XH558 - Vulcan Operating Company, Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome - Restoration XJ823 - Solway Aviation Museum, Carlisle Airport - Display XJ824 - Imperial War Museum, Duxford Aerodrome - Display XL318 - Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon - Display XL319 - North East Aircraft Museum, Sunderland - Display XL360 - Midland Air Museum, Coventry Airport - Display XL388 - AeroVenture, Doncaster - Nose XL426 - Vulcan Restoration Trust, Southend Airport - Display XM575 - Aeropark, Nottingham East Midlands Airport - Display XM594 - Newark Air Museum, Winthorpe Show Ground - Display XM597 - Museum of Flight, East Fortune Aerodrome - Display XM598 - Royal Air Force Museum, Cosford Airfield - Display XM602 - Avro Heritage Group, Woodford - Nose XM603 - Avro Heritage Group, Woodford - Display XM612 - City of Norwich Aviation Museum, Norwich Airport - Display XM655 - XM655 Maintainence and Preservation Society, Wellesbourne Mountford - Display

Vulcan B.2MMR:

XH537 - Bournemouth Aviation Museum, Bournemouth - Nose XH563 - Cold War Jets Collection, Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome - Nose

Vulcan K.2:

XL445 - Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum, Flixton - Nose

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