Avro-vulcan (XH558)
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Benevolens Magister
Good stuff.
I miss seeing the "Tin Triangle" blotting out the sky and making the ground shake !
I miss seeing the "Tin Triangle" blotting out the sky and making the ground shake !
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
I had seen a Vulcan fly overhead as a teen. I saw it while I was on my way to a boat yard where the boat our Sea Explorer (Sea Scout) unit had was kept. I was able to differentiate certain aircraft by engine sound back then. I heard a plane unlike any I had ever heard before. I looked up and saw a "tin triangle". The first time I had seen a military plane from another nation. I found out later at our Friday night meeting at NASNY (Floyd Bennett Naval Air Station) that the Vulcan was part of an RAF team setting out to break the speed record New York to London. There it was. Parked with a couple of RAF Phantoms by the hangar that Air Force One (the 707) used once when President Nixon came to New York. Boy was I impressed.
Me too Dogsbody !
So glad we saw it fly again at Cosford with my daughter
So glad we saw it fly again at Cosford with my daughter
skyskooter
Airman
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- Jul 8, 2016
I have always wondered why it was camouflaged on the underside. Does anyone know?
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
When the Vulcan moved from the high-level nuclear role to low level operations, it received "wrap around" camouflage, as it would be operating, for example, up valleys and flying low over various terrain features. Underside camouflage helped when the aircraft was turning and banking, as observers possibly could be at a higher level than the aircraft !
This camouflage style continued onto other strike aircraft, such as Buccaneer, Jaguar, Harrier and Tornado, until replaced by the current overall grey schemes.
This camouflage style continued onto other strike aircraft, such as Buccaneer, Jaguar, Harrier and Tornado, until replaced by the current overall grey schemes.
Nice one!
I must admit that I preferred the all white scheme. My most enduring memory of Vulcans was at an air display at Finningly in England when 3 of them did a simulated rapid deployment take off in line abreast. The noise was indescribable and resulted in a lot of crying children and howling dogs.
Brian
Brian
