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History

From 1956 to 1965 136 Vulcan Bombers were built by Avro to carry Britain’s airbourne nuclear deterrent. Later 6 were modified to act as tankers for refuelling other aircraft in the air. None currently fly and three remain in taxiable condition. One is kept at Wellesbourne airfield.

They had a crew of 5 and could fly up 2,200 miles at up to 56,000ft. They were propelled by 4 x Bristol Olympus turbojets giving 44,000 lb thrust taking them to Mach 0.96.

Each weighs 37t with a maximum gross take-off weight of 77t. The vast and innovative wings enable the precision deployment of a nuclear warhead of 4.5t weight and the remaining 32.5t being fuel. There could be up to 14 fuel tanks in order to control trim. Additional fuel tanks could be added to the bomb bay.

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  1. Official website: XM655.com


Video

  Accident in 2022 (Youtube 1m33):  Stratford Herald -Vulcan bomber comes off the runway at Wellesbourne

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Last update: 31/10/2024

Created: 14/05/2024

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This aircraft was the second last to be made and thus fitted with the most powerful 301 engines. It is looked after  by the XM655 Maintenance & Preservation Society.

In September 2022, during a practice run before a public show, it ran off the end of the runway due to a faulty airspeed indicator and poked its nose into the B4086 road.

Their scale demonstrated at an airshow

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