Avro vulcan b1.jpg

Is one wing leading edge straight (a la B.1), and the other kinked (a la
B.2)?

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I think that's actually a B.1a with a slightly kinked wing (on both sides),
the B.2 has a much more pronounced shape.

It looks like it's testing a pair of engines, or air-sampling gear of some
kind.


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Dave Kearton

The Vulcan was used as a testbed for a number of engines and intake
configurations.
I don't know which engine was being tested in the picture (presumably for an
aircraft with side intakes), but amongst the engines tested were the
Concorde's Olympus (reheated versions of the Vulcan's Olympus), the Pegasus
engine (of Harrier fame) and the Tornado engines (RB199).

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Herman

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I think that's actually a B.1a with a slightly kinked wing (on both
sides),
the B.2 has a much more pronounced shape.

It looks like it's testing a pair of engines, or air-sampling gear of some
kind.


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Cheers

Dave Kearton

Regarding the Vulcan B-1 photo. I would prsume that this airplane was being
used as a test bed for testing the engines hung under the fuslage. Does
anyone know what type of engines they were. This is the first picture of a
Vulcan I have seen in this configuation.

Tom Inglima
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