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Avro 698 Vulcan

YEAR BUILT:

1952

NUMBER BUILT:

134

WINGSPAN:

99 ft or 111 ft

LENGTH:

97 ft 1 in or 99 ft 11 in

HEIGHT:

26 ft 6 in or 27 ft 2 in

CREW:

5

MAX SPEED:

up to 645 mph

POWERPLANT:

4 x Bristol Olympus (up to 20,000 lbs thrust)

ARMAMENT:

1 Blue Steel missile, 1 free fall nuclear weapon or 21 x 1,000 lbs conventional bombs

Avro Vulcan (Type 698)

NOTES:

Nuclear deterrent 1956 - 1969. Fought in the Falklands War. Avro Vulcans XM603 and XM602 (cockpit) on display at the Avro Heritage Museum.

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