Delta wings need supersonic speeds? Tell that to Avros, Rolls Royce and the RAF that the Vulcan was supersonic. The sperrin part of the V force? The clue is in the S of sperrin. Mr Handley Page would be most displeased that you should dismiss his Victor from the V bomber trinity.
For me it was Windermere air show, uk circa 2008. I arrived just in time mid-afternoon at Bowness to see one of these incredible machines fly seemingly straight towards us, low and slow, then go full thrust for a near vertical climb right over our heads. Never will I forget that experience
I just discovered this channel. I really like your concise to the point approach, absence of obvious factual errors, and lack of AI narration mispronouncing every other word
1980s was on my motorbike speeding along cliff top road in North Wales, Thought my engine was about to explode then it went dark . Out of the corner of my eye a Vulcan dropped from above went down just below road level and howled out to sea ! Could do Victor next always thought it was most sinister/sci fi of the 4
At the start of the video you referred to Lancasters as having Merlin "double X's, this a misnomer as subsequent Merlin marks were identified in Roman numerals - and the "double X" was actually a Merlin twenty.
There are only so many who have seen the likes of the Vulcan, the English Electric, the F104 and the SR71 fly. Soon those memories will be lost, like tears in the rain.
And a carefully kept secret by the US is that the Vulcan "Nuked"the US twice. It was quite embarrassing for the USAF to see a Vulcan landing at a US airbase after a simulated attack, not once but twice.
I have many memories of seeing the Vulcan's as i have always lived pretty close to one of our RAF bases.. The last time i actually saw one fly was a few years back at Fairford Air Show.. I think that was at the time meant to have been it's last flight, but i believe it has flown since. Was always my favourite plane, and that howl is truly amazing.. I sure do miss hearing it..
Only vulcans with olympus 201 engines have the howl as they have a different intake length and shape compared to the later olympus 301 engined vulcans.
Still one of the most beautiful aircraft ever built by mankind
I prefer Concorde.
whoopee for you
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Only second to Concorde. The Victor came close.
@@tenkloosterherman Concorde doesn't even have a howl it sounds like a regular jet engine
The howl from Vulcans is spine tingling, once heard never forgotten.
I got to see one fly at an air show at Edwards AFB, California back in 1981. I remember that howl sound it made. What a bomber.👍
Amazingly there were only 8 years between the maiden flights of The Lancaster and The Vulcan. What an era for aircraft development?
18 yrs
@davidbarrass5210 Had to go check. We can split the difference in our errors. It was actually 11.5 years, between the prototype maiden flights.
18yrs my arse. Vulcan first flew in 1952. 🖕
Most beautiful machine ever built. Singing the most enchanting song. The song of FREEDOM !!
If heard in anger it could also be called the dirge of destruction.
Delta wings need supersonic speeds? Tell that to Avros, Rolls Royce and the RAF that the Vulcan was supersonic. The sperrin part of the V force? The clue is in the S of sperrin. Mr Handley Page would be most displeased that you should dismiss his Victor from the V bomber trinity.
And that they showed the Victor as an Avro design. I don't think Avro ever looked at crescent wings.
Pilots say it usad to handle like a fighter plane!
Most wonderful plane ever built. But only the B2 with the series 200 Olympus engines howled.
Some of them. Luckily 558 did.
For me it was Windermere air show, uk circa 2008. I arrived just in time mid-afternoon at Bowness to see one of these incredible machines fly seemingly straight towards us, low and slow, then go full thrust for a near vertical climb right over our heads. Never will I forget that experience
I just discovered this channel. I really like your concise to the point approach, absence of obvious factual errors, and lack of AI narration mispronouncing every other word
May this channel grow more and more!
Excellent content as always
Cheers from Malaysia
1980s was on my motorbike speeding along cliff top road in North Wales, Thought my engine was about to explode then it went dark . Out of the corner of my eye a Vulcan dropped from above went down just below road level and howled out to sea !
Could do Victor next always thought it was most sinister/sci fi of the 4
At the start of the video you referred to Lancasters as having Merlin "double X's, this a misnomer as subsequent Merlin marks were identified in Roman numerals - and the "double X" was actually a Merlin twenty.
I had an uncle who refuelled the vulcans based at RAF finningley during the 1960's & 70's.
The Vulcan Bomber will always be my favourite hands down.
Such an amazing video
The "howl" was not a design feature All Avro bombers were hand-built and so no two ones were the same. Some had the "howl", fortunately.
Apparently the howl was down to the air intakes & speed of air being sucked in under power when accelerating.
There are only so many who have seen the likes of the Vulcan, the English Electric, the F104 and the SR71 fly. Soon those memories will be lost, like tears in the rain.
Saw one of these crash near Chicago back in 1978 (XL-390)
Just about the loudest noise I've ever heard... made my ears ring...
A pity we can't make a new version with upgraded avionics and engines.
You need to see a Vulcan near a B-52 to see how small it is by comparison.
And a carefully kept secret by the US is that the Vulcan "Nuked"the US twice. It was quite embarrassing for the USAF to see a Vulcan landing at a US airbase after a simulated attack, not once but twice.
Brilliant
Very interesting video
Not wishing to be pedantic but the Sperrin was very quickly abandoned, the other V Bomber was the HP Victor, sadly impeded by politicians
The Victor was the better weightlifter and thus the better tanker. The Vulcan was the better bomber. It Nuked the US twice in simulated attacks.
The RAF still knows its way around the Camouflage.
I have many memories of seeing the Vulcan's as i have always lived pretty close to one of our RAF bases.. The last time i actually saw one fly was a few years back at Fairford Air Show.. I think that was at the time meant to have been it's last flight, but i believe it has flown since. Was always my favourite plane, and that howl is truly amazing.. I sure do miss hearing it..
Only vulcans with olympus 201 engines have the howl as they have a different intake length and shape compared to the later olympus 301 engined vulcans.
Video of mirage 2000 will be nice
Please cover some sukhoi planes.
@Aghosh5285 We will start working on it!
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All weapons are conventional that's why the Vulcun was built by a country that doesn't exist anymore