The Avro Vulcan

Author : Peter G. Dancey
Publisher : Fonthill Media
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Avro Vulcan written by Peter G. Dancey and published by Fonthill Media. This book was released on 2017-01-24 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The delta-wing design of the subsonic bomber Avro Vulcan was years ahead of its time in terms of design when the Ministry accepted the proposal in 1947. Based on top secret Luftwaffe material after the end of the Second World War, the first prototype flew on 18 May 1951 and it went on to serve in the RAF from 1952 to 1984. During this time it carried Britain s first nuclear weapon, the gravity bomb, and played an important part in the deterrence policy of the Cold War. The Avro Vulcan: A History provides a complete history of the design and development of Britain s iconic and much loved bomber, covering the period from 1947 to 1984, when it was finally withdrawn due to mounting costs. The history takes in trials and development, taking flight, and the Vulcan B.2 and Black Buck attacks in the Falklands War, and provides details of all 136 airframes including completion dates, operational services in unit order, worldwide goodwill and flag-waving missions, making it a valuable record of this graceful and famous bomber aircraft.

Author : Tim McLelland
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781910809273
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Avro Vulcan written by Tim McLelland and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed by a team led by Roy Chadwick, the man responsible for the legendary Lancaster, the Vulcan was created to carry Britain's nuclear deterrent in the 1950s and 1960s. Avro's delta-winged colossus became the backbone of the V-Force until the very end of the 1960s when the deterrent role passed to the Navy's Polaris submarine fleet. The Vulcan remained in RAF service as a tactical low-level bomber armed with conventional and nuclear weapons, and was only retired following the introduction of the Panavia Tornado. This is both a comprehensive work of reference and an authoritative history. It covers the origins of the Vulcan and delta-winged flight, details of every major production variant, reproduces extracts from the Vulcan's original Aircrew Manual and has appendices on both squadron disposal and the fate of every Vulcan built. Also included is a wealth of information and anecdotes from former Vulcan air and ground crews, describing from first-hand experience what it was like to live with the mighty Vulcan. The narrative is complimented with many photographs, scale drawings and color profiles making this book the definitive history of this superb aircraft and an essential addition to the libraries of aviation historians and modellers. Additional photographs have been added to this new edition.

Author : Kev Darling
Publisher : Crowood Press (UK)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Avro Vulcan written by Kev Darling and published by Crowood Press (UK). This book was released on 2005 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Avro Vulcan is probably the most famous and best loved of the three V-Bombers that constituted the Royal Air Force's nuclear strike force during the 1960s. Immediately recognizable thanks to its huge delta wing, it was at the forefront of Britain's strategic nuclear defenses for over a decade. As the nuclear deterrent was passed to the Royal Navy at the end of the 1960s, the Vulcan was redeployed onto tactical interdiction duties. During the 1982 Falklands War, the Vulcan saw the only combat service of its career. This detailed study surveys the history of the aircraft from its inception in 1947 to its final role as an inflight-refueling tanker in the mid-1980s, and beyond.

Author : Stewart Wilson
Publisher : Australian Aviation
ISBN 13 : 9781875671274
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Vulcan Boeing B-47 & B-52 written by Stewart Wilson and published by Australian Aviation. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume examines three key strategic Jet bombers of the Cold War -- Boeings B-47 Stratojet, B-52 Stratofortress, and Britain's Avro Vulcan. The B-47 was the USAF's first important jet bomber. The mighty B-52 has been the stalwart of the Strategic Air Command since the late 1950s and saw action in Vietnam and Desert Storm.

Author : Kev Darling
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1847992374
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Avro Vulcan written by Kev Darling and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2007-12-01 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Avro Vulcan, backbone of the RAF strike force during the Cold War. This book is not only for the historian it also includes much useful to the modeller. Part 2 will include individual aircraft histories while Part 3 will be the Vulcan scrapbook.

Author : Alfred Price
Publisher : Haynes Publishing UK
ISBN 13 : 9781844258314
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Avro Vulcan Manual written by Alfred Price and published by Haynes Publishing UK. This book was released on 2010-11-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The awesome Avro Vulcan is an enduring image of the Cold War era when the world stood on the brink of nuclear annihilation. For many years the RAF’s delta-wing jet bomber was the cornerstone of Britain’s nuclear deterrent. Read about the Vulcan’s operational history and take a close-up look at its construction. Discover what it takes to own and fly the mighty V-bomber, and find out how engineers keep it airworthy. Centrepiece of the manual is Vulcan XH558 – the world’s only flying example of an Avro Vulcan.

Author : David W. Fildes
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1783469021
Total Pages : 762 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Avro Type 698 Vulcan written by David W. Fildes and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2012-05-19 with total page 762 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Avro Vulcan was the last V Bomber to see active service in its primary role during the Falklands conflict. It is the most popular of the three and one aircraft has recently become airborne again after a long period of rejuvenation. It has always been a major attraction at air shows throughout the world, attracting crowds who delight in its unique delta-wing shape and amazing maneuverability.The book examines the origins of the design, the prototypes and experimental aircraft, and goes on to explain the modifications that were made to the last of the breed.A leading member of the Avro Historical Society, the author has discovered many photographs and experimental design plans in their archives which are here published for the first time.

Author : Phil Butler
Publisher : Midland Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781857802566
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Avro Vulcan written by Phil Butler and published by Midland Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: s book covers the Avro Vulcan, one of three aircraft designed to form part of Britains V-bomber fleet alongside the Valiant and Victor. The Avro Vulcan was perhaps one of the most iconic aircraft designed and built in the UK in the postwar years.

Author : Tony Blackman
Publisher : Haynes Publishing UK
ISBN 13 : 9780857338440
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book AVRO VULCAN Manual 1952 onwards (B2 model) written by Tony Blackman and published by Haynes Publishing UK. This book was released on 2015-12-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The awesome Avro Vulcan is an enduring image of the Cold War era when the world stood on the brink of nuclear annihilation. For many years the RAF's delta-wing jet bomber was the cornerstone of Britain's nuclear deterrent. Read about the Vulcan's operational history and take a close-up look at its construction. Discover what it takes to own and fly the mighty V-bomber, and find out how engineers keep it airworthy. Centrepiece of the manual is Vulcan XH558 - the world's only flying example of an Avro Vulcan.

Author : Rowland White
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 0593071263
Total Pages : 580 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Vulcan 607 written by Rowland White and published by Random House. This book was released on 2012 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was to be one of the most ambitious operations since 617 Squadron bounced their revolutionary bombs into the dams of the Ruhr Valley in 1943... When Argentine forces invaded the Falklands in the early hours of 2 April 1982, Britain's military chiefs were faced with a real-life Mission Impossible.