Avro Vulcan V-bomber Family
The Avro Vulcan was a British delta-wing strategic bomber developed to meet the postwar requirement for a high-altitude, long-range aircraft carrying the United Kingdom's independent nuclear deterrent. Its B.1 and B.2 variants combined a radical tailless delta planform with four turbojets, later shifting from nuclear deterrence to conventional low-level operations and the 1982 Black Buck missions before RAF retirement.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Avro Vulcan B.1Avro Vulcan B.2V-bomber
- Family Name
- Avro Vulcan
- Full Name
- Avro Vulcan V-bomber Family
- Roles
- militaryexperimental
- Status
- retired
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The Avro Vulcan was a British delta-wing strategic bomber developed to meet the postwar requirement for a high-altitude, long-range aircraft carrying the United Kingdom's independent nuclear deterrent. Its B.1 and B.2 variants combined a radical tailless delta planform with four turbojets, later shifting from nuclear deterrence to conventional low-level operations and the 1982 Black Buck missions before RAF retirement.
- First Flight Year
- 1,952
- Manufacturer
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Count
- 4
- Placement
- nacelle
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- airframe
- Variant Notes
- Olympus 201 engines on Avro Vulcan B.2; later aircraft could receive Olympus 301
- Name
- Olympus 201
- Notes
- Vulcan B.2 four-engine Olympus 201 installation
- Entries
- Count
- 4
- Placement
- nacelle
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- airframe
- Variant Notes
- Olympus 301 engines on later Avro Vulcan B.2 aircraft, including Black Buck aircraft
- Name
- Olympus 301
- Notes
- Later Vulcan B.2 four-engine Olympus 301 installation
- Entries
- Count
- 4
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Variant Notes
- Four Rolls-Royce Avon family turbojets on prototype VX770; exact Avon mark and physical placement are not asserted.
- Name
- Avro Vulcan VX770 Rolls-Royce Avon installation
- Notes
- The RAF Museum identifies the VX770 prototype early four-engine Rolls-Royce Avon configuration before the production design transitioned to Bristol Olympus power.
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- Creation Time
- August 1, 2026 at 07:48:38 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 20:25:31 UTC