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Avro Vulcan XH558

Postby Mr. Bones » Thu Jul 10, 2003 2:40 pm

hi,

i maybe have to review the Avro Vulcan (PSS model) and i'd like to know some info about this incredible plane...please post everything you know about it so i have some background info!

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Re: Avro Vulcan XH558

Postby ozzy72 » Thu Jul 10, 2003 2:51 pm

Best advice Ken is get your hands on the book "The Vulcan Story" byTim Laming. It is a MUST have for any Vulcan enthusiast.
If you message me any questions you have on the real XH558 I'll try and help. I've got tonnes of stuff, including the sweatshirt!!!

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Re: Avro Vulcan XH558

Postby Ivan » Fri Jul 11, 2003 2:11 am

Some were modified to air-to-air refuelers in the falkland war
Russian planes: IL-76 (all standard length ones),  Tu-154 and Il-62, Tu-134 and [url=http://an24.uw.hu/]An-24RV[/ur
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Re: Avro Vulcan XH558

Postby ozzy72 » Fri Jul 11, 2003 2:35 am

Ah yes the infamous Black Buck missions.....
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Re: Avro Vulcan XH558

Postby Mr. Bones » Fri Jul 11, 2003 6:30 am

how many were built?
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Re: Avro Vulcan XH558

Postby Felix/FFDS » Fri Jul 11, 2003 10:36 am

About 137 (different serials numbers assigned)

http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/mongsoft/ ... ge_all.htm


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Re: Avro Vulcan XH558

Postby ozzy72 » Thu Jul 24, 2003 5:18 am

Ken check out this review over at no-nodes http://www.flightsim.com/cgi/kds?$=main ... vulcan.htm

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Re: Avro Vulcan XH558

Postby C » Tue Jul 29, 2003 3:06 pm

Try www.tvoc.co.uk - home of XH558

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Re: Avro Vulcan XH558

Postby logjam » Sat Aug 30, 2003 5:19 am

I must have counted every rivet under the Vulcan wing in that cold winter 1962/63. Freezing my butt off 1hr on 1hr off static guard. I came to hate the b*****ds, dripping antifreeze over my anorak. ::)
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Re: Avro Vulcan XH558

Postby logjam » Sat Aug 30, 2003 5:26 am

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Re: Avro Vulcan XH558

Postby HABU » Tue Sep 02, 2003 1:49 pm

One of the James Bond stories had the opening sequence involving Vulcans.......  ;D
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Re: Avro Vulcan XH558

Postby ozzy72 » Tue Sep 02, 2003 1:59 pm

HABU Thunderball was the Bond film featuring the Vulcan ;)

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Re: Avro Vulcan XH558

Postby Craig. » Tue Sep 02, 2003 2:21 pm

i can tell you the vulcan to the skies group generally has 4 tents at the yeovil airshow, and outside each tent they have a sign, this sign is about 3 foot in height and seems to be 10 foot long, meaning if your busy watching the display while walking along your bound to find it:) i found that out the hard way last year, this year i think i will donate if they are still there as i think they also intenionally push that sign under peoples feet to try and get some money, may aswell save the swolen shins:)
tis a beautiful plane thats for sure
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Re: Avro Vulcan XH558

Postby dickthestick » Wed Oct 08, 2003 5:39 am

VULCAN TO THE SKY Are putting in a second bid to the HLF, they need our support!
goto website for info.

:) review at avsim all ready  :)
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Re: Avro Vulcan XH558

Postby microlight » Fri Nov 28, 2003 2:52 pm

Anybody interested; you can fly the CFS2 Vulcan (here on the download pages) in FS2002.

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