My Brother was flying the Vulcan that day, he says that at display weight the Vulcan performs like a fighter, one of the reasons why they climb so steeply is to get the wheels up and doors closed before exceeding the limiting airspeed. I can tell you it is pretty thrilling to stand there thinking that's your big brother flying that.
It's only a dream that they have an air worthy Vulcan for displays. Incredible aircraft. Upsets me that we never get to experience the Vulcan and the Concorde . Two special aircraft in their own rights
The Vulcan was designed to be supersonic but was dangerously unstable at transsonic speeds... it had the thrust to go supersonic but aerodynamically it was a disappointing failure.
@@sandervanderkammen9230 The Vulcan was NOT designed to be supersonic; it couldn't be unstable at transonic speeds. There was was no disappointing failure. There was a design development track that might have lad to a supersonic variant; it was used as a test bed for Concorde's engines. Methinks your either interpreting the history wrongly or you're intentionally encourage the growth of hay on a dairy farm for whatever silly purpose you might imagine is ethical.
I like the way the cameraman started to follow the predicted take off path as being the same as the B52 with a tiny climb out, only to have to readjust for the fact the Vulcan had already taken off like a fighter. Good noise.
Bloody thing even sounds like a fighter . With performance's like that , it's no wonder it scared people . We used to build some quality gear once . I hope we can again , but somehow i doubt it .
Brian Green That is because the Vulcan is more like a fighter bomber than just a heavy bomber. The one in this video is the XH558. It was the only flyable Vulcan left after the rest of them were retired in March 1984. And it was modified to be used for demonstration flights, air shows, and delta wing developments. It’s not a fair comparison to the B-52 which is still flying strictly as a heavy bomber.
The panning thing reminds me of my dad with the cine camera at the end of Fairford runway with the British prototype Concorde taking off directly away from us. They opened up the engines and it literally disappeared behind a massive cloud of black smoke! Only appearing above the smoke some seconds later as a spec in the distance. I'm surprised he kept the camera running as he was pretty careful with film use!
@@koitorob I was in York while XH558 was flying out of Elvington. Shortly before it stopped flying. I saw it a lot. I never imagined something that big could fly like that. It danced like a fighter over the city. I remember first seeing it while golfing with my dad. All you could hear is a howel like a dragon was coming and then it broke almost through the trees it was so low. It passed over at about 50 feet maybe. You could read the warning labels on the panels.
The problem that has always hampered the UK is budget when compared to America, there are still gifted engineers just not the volume of funding to continually produce interesting aircraft. Got to see the last flight of this beauty and get in the cockpit. Lest we forget the men who protected our shores
@@eggyness no big, it was a thing 'in the North of England back in the day. Old men nursing half a 'mild' (a lesser alcoholic ale) at a pub table for hours was a sight in many a pub. Where Vulcan was made in the North West of England, half a mild and half a bitter was fairly commonplace.
Different aircraft for different situations, the Vulcans had to react FAST and with limited air superiority, the B52s didn't. Sure the B52 has been stoic and extremely upgradeable over the years where the Vulcan wasn't but you can't deny we made a bloody beautiful looking aircraft years ahead of it's time.
Exactly . The B-52 has only survived by being a bomb truck in asymmetric conflicts , except Vietnam where over a dozen of them were shot down ( when they applied it to strikes against the North, for years they just pulverized Laos and South Vietnam ) . The 1991 Gulf War , and then Iraq 2003 , then Afghanistan - used only when there is absolutely no enemy air threat ( SAMS or fighters )
@@jockstrapp21 Actually, Vietnam showed SAC how to develop TACTICS for BUFFs in order to survive SAMs & AIR to AIR THREATS. This is why the B-52 has ENDURED for as long as it has & it will continue to do so as a major strategic platform for ordinance delivery!
A fantastic time when there were probably no restrictions on engines or the airframe.and when airshows were worth going to.thanks for this small memory
The Lancaster bomber and Vulcan look decades apart in design. They’re both cutting edge designs of their day. The spaceship like looks of the Vulcan compared the old school propeller driven Lancaster. What really boggles the mind, is the Vulcan’s first flight was just 11 years after the first flight of the Lancaster, 1941 and 1952 respectively.
@@and7bartonI guess low & fast would be special but on a typical summer day I'll see about 4 Spitfires fly over my house at 1,000 ft with an occasional barrel roll on their way to Beachy Head!
I am 61 and so have enjoyed watching the Vulcan display at many UK airshows. The noise, smell, shaking ground, babies crying in prams and car alarms going off were all part of the experience. Lovely film this but for me the little lad who puts his fingers in his ears (at 0.58) really took me back there. Thanks
I was there that day. When this happened I was stood near the Burger van with a member of the US Airforce in front of me eating his burger . When the Vulcan spooled up and took off he exclaimed " Jesus H Christ, what the gad damn hell is that " and dropped his burger I just said " Thats our heavy bomber a bit like the B52 but Better "
He didn't say 'More reliable' he said ' Better' An F!5 is better than a Dakota, but is it more reliable? The Vulcan needed to be able to get airborne quickly as unlike the B52 force, the Vulcan force would have a few minutes warning of an attack, not the 20 that the US mainland would get.
Damm the Vulcan is such a stunning plane, even in 2021 it still looks futuristic and modern. So clad I got to see her fly at Farnborough and Fairford air shows as a kid
The Vulcan and the Victor. Such incredible looking aircraft, they looked like they had just left the set of a Thunderbirds episode with Scott and Virgil at the controls. Is it any wonder aircraft like the Lighting, Hunter, Buccaneer and Harrier followed. So awesome, so British! 🇬🇧
I was present at McGuire AFB in New Jersey, to witness the the Perfomance of the last operational Vulcan. It's next mission, was the Falklands. The plane performed like s fighter. That's what I remembered. Fell in love with it.
The Vulcan. I was a schoolkid in Lincolnshire in the '60s. Vulcans overflew our schoolyard most days. You have to be six years of age to really get "The Vulcan Howl". I'm still SIX years of age when I hear the greatest aircraft EVER howl to Me.
I grew up in SE Northumberland and cold war aircraft were regular sights for us children. Rapid fighters screaming into the sky after refuelling at Newcastle Airport - so loud that we had to stop talking for two minutes until the noise lessened. The Vulcans would also make appearances and the sight and sound of them was incredible.
Me too, but then I also miss Britain being British and now every one of my neighbours names sounding like they should be at the " other end" of the Vulcans bomb run.
Oh my god it's a lovely howl. I'm gonna miss her so much-no airshow will ever be the same without the great vulcan. I believe it's the UKs best achievement and will never be topped. She handles like a fighter but looks like an armoured beauty. The Avro Vulcan inspired me and will hopefully do so despite the permanent grounding of XH558. The way I see it, the vulcan has returned multiple times( in RAF service, XM607 and the great XH558, the spirit of Great Britain ) and one day I hope to see a V Force reunion in form of flight. The dream of seeing a Vulcan, a Victor and a Valiant is a distant one, but I won't give up hope. The Vulcan shall return once more- all we need is a billionaire and passion for the howling beauty that is in the form of a terrifying war machine. She truly can't be beaten by any other aircraft outside of the V Force.
Growing up near Farnborough in England meant that you got to see those aeroplanes pretty often. I even saw a Vulcan testing a strapped-on Pegasus engine for the (then) upcoming Concorde.
Mark Evans Pegasus would be he harrier one, carried by xa894 which burnt up on the ground. Xa903 tested Olympus 593, which was a related development of the Olympus 100, 201 and 301 engines of the Vulcans
It’s not the money - it’s the fact that the airworthiness certificate was revoked due to the fact that there were no engineering companies that would support it. And that will be the case in the future as well. (“The decision came after three crucial engineering backers decided to end their support for the aircraft, which meant under the Civil Aviation Authority regulations, the plane could not be flown past 2015.”)
Two interesting solutions to the same problem... I would surrender on first hearing the howl... a nation that can create and deploy such a beast is too scary for me!
northern High level or low level the Vulcan did a god job. It was originally intended fr high altitude but was adapted to be able to go low under the radar.
First time in decades I've really heard the famous Vulcan howl. (I saw one at Auckland airport (NZ) four or five decades ago. As I recall it started going up like the one in this video and just kept on climbing like that until it was out of sight.)
What a great video! That’s how I remember the Vulcan, from Biggin Hill in the 80’s when the RAF used to fly her hard. The noise was absolutely immense and actually uncomfortable when they’d do the long spiral climb-outs and touch and goes with the power on! Happy days. Seeing her in recent years was great, but it just wasn’t the same. I have to admit to shedding a tear on her final flight too!
That is a shame for those who only saw her flown AFTER she was decommissioned. They never saw her in her full full role taking off in a scramble and climbing out towards her objective under full military power.
I witnessed the Vulcan at the Biggin Hill Air Show in 88 or 89. As it passed overhead, with its bomb bay doors open, the ground resonated beneath my feet, such was its thunder. It was a magnificent and unforgettable experience.
I remember at an air show all the kids were playing football on a field not really interested in the planes at all until the Vulcan went over. The game stopped and they all stood gaping up at it in awe.
I love this video. The B-52 is mighty, but even that is made to sound like a mouse once the Vulcan starts howling like a T-Rex. Then it takes off like a fighter jet just for added shits and giggles. A beautiful jet, way ahead of its time.
An interesting story is the one about an F104 pilot betting a vulcan crew about which aircraft would be at "altitude" first,the bet was taken,the Vulcan crew accepted the wager...........and the F104 took off first! The Vulcan was at "altitude" was up there waiting for the Starfighter pilot!
nice story. not remotely true, but nice. Vulcan can climb at approximately 16,000 feet per minute. the F-104 can climb at 48,000 feet per minute. literally triple the rate.
@@Thethorschariot F104 record climb to 66,000 feet 3 minutes 42 seconds A Vulcan during testing with engines at max went to 50,000 feet in 9 minutes. No load on board 50% fuel. Why anyone would believe a large bomber would be able to out climb a small fighter jet designed specifically to get to altitude as quickly as possible is beyond me.
In the Early 1960s the Vulcan proved able to penetrate US Airspace using electronic counter measures and superior 60,000' manoeuvrability to the F102 to 'bomb' Washington and New York. Rather cheekily they called in, previously undetected to land in New York.
The test you are referring to are the Sky Shield and Sky Shield II operations which took place between 1960-1962. The maximum ceiling for the Avro Vulcan is 55,000 feet not 60. Also the us did have an interceptor that could’ve reached it it was the f-106 with its service ceiling of 57,000 feet. Also it wasn’t the electronic countermeasures that messed up the radar it was the chaff released by the bombers. The radar operators had to switch to manual which allowed the bombers in close enough to “bomb” their targets without being “shot down”. This was the early 1960’s us radar was no where near what it was in the 70’s.
I remember being close to a Vulcan taking off at a Culdrose (Cornwall) air display, many years ago - the power and noise of its engines was truly awesome.
Rolls Royce Olympus is the Merlin of the jet age and that Vulcan is the most Eroticly Demonic sounding bad ass bomber ever to live and breath. It has your spine tingling from the moment those beautiful harmonics begin to an eye watering departure. The B-52 can't even get out of it's own cloud of fuel pouring out the back. Vulcan is a Chariot fit for a god alongside the Blackbird.🙏
@John Snyder lol Sink enough money into a bus and you can keep it running forever. Those two planes were born of the same generation and at that time the Vulcan could out turn the fighters sent to splash it at 50000ft and twice nuked american city's during exercises despite usa attempts to prevent this where as all b52's trying were intercepted. There is very little original equipment left on the current b52 fleet and the life extension programs are hugely complex and expensive. Can be applied to any plane so just because it's still in service doesn't mean it hasnt required alot of help to achieve this. Vulcan XH558 was only retired a few years ago which proves the concepts created then are still able to be operated but at great cost.
@John Snyder That's my point, at the time of creation Vulcan was cutting edge, afterburners on a bomber for example. Aerodynamics don't lie, just look what happens when a b52 attempts bank angles that the Vulcan can achieve on takeoff. Vulcan is a flying wing essentially. Time is always the decider for aircraft fame with regard to conflict during their time in service as you pointed out. I just appreciate what we as man have built over the ages in all its views and just like the SR71 of that era another legend and it never fire a shot. For it's intended roll at conception Vulcan was bad and that engine howl is something else! We all have our crosses to bear regarding our fanfare and I'm not disputing any of the b52 legacy as it is to be appreciated in it's own right also.
I saw a vulcan complete with howl do an identical take off at Fairford one year. Two American servicemen standing in front of me were chatting until the engines started to howl. At the point of take off, one turned to the other and exclaimed "Gooooodddaaaaamn ----- will you look at that thing!
Went to a cadet camp back the early 1970s. Camp ground was near the end of runway at Scampton. The Vulcans were in and out every half hour, night and day for whole week. Barely slept a wink but was worth it.
In 1980, I had an opportunity to enter the cockpit of a Vulcan in Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada. It was quite an experience! We also saw them (and other military aircraft) take off and land many times during the year we lived in Goose Bay.
This is just the coolest video on TH-cam as far as I'm concerned. That Vulcan howl is spine tingling every time, and then there's the 80's fiestas and 118 shorts. Awesome 😆
Coming from North Hykeham at the bottom of Waddo hill, i used to watch the full squadron scrambles in the late 60’s. Its a sound you never forget…. The rolls royce howl
@@ginnerthetosser was good mate. My grandad used to cut all the hedges around waddington camp so i used to watch them all the time. Still live in the area…. Only noise now is red arrows…. Who is used to work with at Scampton
I had the good fortune of working on all three types of V bombers and, even though the Victor was faster and had longer range, the Vulcan was the ONE. Well ahead of any aircraft, of its type, in the world when brought into service. A beautiful kite.
I was actually sat right next to the crowd barrier with my friend from work for those take-offs. The Vulcan just completely upstaged the B-52 with its "Vulcan howl" and the fighter like vertical climbout. Those and the Rockwell B-1 Lancer take offs are my fave of all time. Thanks for reminding me of great times gone by 😊
@@DarthBludgeonTwo of the best looking, futuristic aircrafts ever designed, and they were designed in the 40's and 50's, respectively. Boggles the mind what post-WW2/Cold War era designers and engineers were capable of, given nothing has come close to replicating their grandeur.
Just keep watching this over and over again, by far the best Vulcan howl on TH-cam, especially when you turned your speakers up to let the B-52 make some decsent noise! Also like the roar when it turns away, with these loud ratling sounds almost like a space shutlle (which it is almost)
NOW RETIRED I served in the R.A.F from 1977 till 1989 and refueled and towed theses BEAUTIFUL aircraft the Vulcan on to the pan and in and out of hangers at R.A.F WODDINGTON and other R.A.F. stations in thoses days. I sore the last day it flew IT CAME over my house. IT HERTS THAT WE WILL NEVER SEE THIS WONDERFULL AIRCRAFT TAKE TO THE AIR AGAIN !
Yorkshire Dragoon: Only 4 years (if you include the Vulcan prototype which first flew in 1949). Currently can be seen in the Museum of Science & Industry, Manchester, UK.
A lot of that is due to the fact that the focus during WWII was on making more of the same thing. The allies didn't fall into the trap the Nazis did, experimenting with a ton of new designs neglecting the needs of the battlefield. Just look at how the US was making tanks and airplanes - the focus was on speed. More B17s and Shermans and less about making a supertank (albeit there were projects looking into heavier tanks - they never saw the light of day though). Once the war ended, there was the race to get the German scientists and designers and take advantage of the research they had done. That jump start combined with the freeing up of materials allowed innovation to take off.
I remember one flying over my junior school many years ago at fairly low altitude. I think it was done to raise the public’s moral during the Cold War. What a sound!
I see it as a tragedy that I will never be able to share the experience of watching and hearing a Vulcan take to the air with my Grandson as I did with my Dad.
the first time i ever saw a Vulcan, was in 1971. It flew over our school and was in flames. the plane crashed into a field next to a primary school in Wingate, Co Durham. the crew bailed out over northumberland, and the pilots flew south, they ejected over the north sea, but the plane turned before crashing and headed back inland
For me the most staggering thing about the Avro Vulcan was that it first flew only ~11 years after the Lancaster. It was from an age when Britain was white-hot with innovation and capability, unmatched anywhere else on the planet.
My father was stationed at RAF Coningsby 1962-64. At the time there were, if memory serves me right, 3 squadrons of Vulcans based there, all painted in anti-flash white. I recall one evening when they were scrambled on exercise. It was SO annoying because the noise completely drowned out Coronation Street on TV for about 20 minutes :-))
I was at Coningsby 62-64 the Squadrons were 9,12.and 35. The Hare and the tortoise, The Vulcan and the B52 a perfect illustration. 58 years and counting
The B-52 has twice as many engines as the Vulcan - it is *incredibly* loud on takeoff, but I think many miss the point. It isn’t just the volume (although the Vulcan is **** loud too) it is the sound the air entering the intakes makes on the Vulcan under certain conditions - as others have pointed out - “The Howl” - it sounds like it is a demented beast on the attack 😵
A SAHB fan?? I was listening to Zal Cleminson EP here on TH-cam last night, if anything Zal is an even better guitarist now than he used to be if that is possible :-) I wonder what the maximum range, top speed, and ceiling is for both aircraft? cheers
Which is basically the statement it was designed to make. There wouldn't have been much civilisation in the east after the Vulcans had delivered their noisy apocalyptic message. Sadly, there wouldn't have been much here in the UK either.
I lived 8 miles from the former RAF St. Athan base in South Wales, and for many years loved the open day event. The highlight of the flying display was the Vulcan. First approach skimming down the runway at about 200 ft, and lighting the afterburners and going almost vertical. The delicious deafening roar and feeling your insides shaking was unbelievable. Second pass down the runway banked to port with bomb bay doors open, showing the crowd the empty bay, and thankfully never having to be used in the role it was designed for. Very happy memories. 2nd fav in the display was the EE Lightening.
Ah the Vulcan! Crossing end of runway with Father towing caravan when squadron took off. Stunning! Farther carried on towing in this tower of sound and as a young teenager I later asked how he did it. ‘ You should hear the Stukas when driving the water cart’ ! Apparently he was known as ‘Lucky’ for a time as he drove them to prove to his men you could do it and survive! Both these machines were incredible.
The Vulcan Howl... The sound of one of the most iconic aircraft ever built and it always turned heads when in flight. You'll never forget that aircraft once you heard it in fligh!
Richard, back in Cold War days, the 4 minute warning etc; I was lucky enough to be at Farnborough when they ran a simulated QRA, the announcer had said at the start of the show, that at sometime during the show the warnings would sound, what ever was displaying at the time would vanish to safer pastures, and a full nuclear reaction would take place. Set up very clearly, fortunately a nice sunny day, we could see the aircraft with crews sat out in chairs close by, we know that the Vulcan and Victor both had rapid start facility, the Valiants had blowers of some sort attached to the intakes. Sure enough the sirens went off, it felt almost within seconds jet engines spooling up, the take offs were lead by 4 Vulcans, then 4 Victors finally 4 Valiants, the bombers using the left side of the runway, down the right side, went 4 Hunters, 4 Javelins and 4 of the then very new Lightnings. The intervals between aircraft was minimal, looked a bit like wacky races, but clearly a well trained, organised operation. The sound was more than noise, almost felt like my bones were shaking never mind the ground, within way less than 4 minutes, I seem to recall something just under 3 minutes all aircraft came back over the airfield in formation, each set of 4 bombers accompanied by 4 fighters, very very impressive. I have spoken or been in contact with a few who remember this, but never seen film of this, of course long before any one had mobile phones and cine cameras would be few and far between.
Ginner possibly still plenty looking, but seeing only old posts don’t reply, then someone posts a new reply, the lookers decide post is still very much alive and reply in numbers. Nostalgia for that Vulcan “howl” will keep going for some time yet.
On almost every video of a British aircraft there are the odd people who try to claim US aircraft are better. They make out that the B 52 was better than the Vulcan, the Vulcan was designed to attack well defended targets and be able to outmaneuver most fighters. The B 52 was a bomb truck. I am reminded of the time that Argentina was looking for a bomber the US had two bombers in contention while the British had one, the Canberra. The US made a rule that there were to be no aerobatics, just a fly past. The British pilots did a fly past one way then while still in sight of the observers a tight climbing turn and fly past the other was, nothing in the US rules against that and Argentina bought the right aircraft, USA also bought the Canberra because it was so good then they tried to modify it for high altitude. While the British had already set many records with the Canberra including high altitude.
@@charger348 At high altitude, the Vulcan could easily out turn any fighter that went up against it. It had Electronic jamming as well, so whether or not it could dodge a missile, is worthy of debate. The Argentinians couldn't launch against it though, but that was back in the 80s. I would like to point out at this time though, that the Vulcan went to the States, and bombed their ranges, without any knowledge that they had been and gone for ages after the Vulcan had returned to its base. Stunning piece of kit, designed and built with slide rules and bits of paper.
At high altitude the large wing surface area of the Vulcan allowed it more purchase on the thin atmosphere. This compared with the surface area of say a MiG 21gave it a distinct advantage in manoeuvrability.
My Brother was flying the Vulcan that day, he says that at display weight the Vulcan performs like a fighter, one of the reasons why they climb so steeply is to get the wheels up and doors closed before exceeding the limiting airspeed.
I can tell you it is pretty thrilling to stand there thinking that's your big brother flying that.
One proud man👍
By far the best comment on here!!
VULCAN RULES OK. 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
It's only a dream that they have an air worthy Vulcan for displays. Incredible aircraft. Upsets me that we never get to experience the Vulcan and the Concorde . Two special aircraft in their own rights
The Vulcan was designed to be supersonic but was dangerously unstable at transsonic speeds... it had the thrust to go supersonic but aerodynamically it was a disappointing failure.
@@sandervanderkammen9230 The Vulcan was NOT designed to be supersonic; it couldn't be unstable at transonic speeds. There was was no disappointing failure. There was a design development track that might have lad to a supersonic variant; it was used as a test bed for Concorde's engines. Methinks your either interpreting the history wrongly or you're intentionally encourage the growth of hay on a dairy farm for whatever silly purpose you might imagine is ethical.
I like the way the cameraman started to follow the predicted take off path as being the same as the B52 with a tiny climb out, only to have to readjust for the fact the Vulcan had already taken off like a fighter. Good noise.
Just what I thought.
Bloody thing even sounds like a fighter . With performance's like that , it's no wonder it scared people . We used to build some quality gear once . I hope we can again , but somehow i doubt it .
Brian Green That is because the Vulcan is more like a fighter bomber than just a heavy bomber. The one in this video is the XH558. It was the only flyable Vulcan left after the rest of them were retired in March 1984. And it was modified to be used for demonstration flights, air shows, and delta wing developments. It’s not a fair comparison to the B-52 which is still flying strictly as a heavy bomber.
I had a good laugh over that
AND it didn't leave a trail of dirt behind it that a blind dog could follow.
Love the way the camera pans left looking for the Vulcan-but it’s already airborne 👍👍👍
@Pat Scan another moron blinded by American patriotism
Pat Scan Dick 😂
@Pat Scan Truth
Yeah thats what they were designed for. A quick reaction take off.
The panning thing reminds me of my dad with the cine camera at the end of Fairford runway with the British prototype Concorde taking off directly away from us. They opened up the engines and it literally disappeared behind a massive cloud of black smoke! Only appearing above the smoke some seconds later as a spec in the distance. I'm surprised he kept the camera running as he was pretty careful with film use!
The "Vulcan Howl " once heard never forgotten .
In my experience shortly followed by the sound of multiple car alarms...
RIP XH558
@@koitorob I was in York while XH558 was flying out of Elvington. Shortly before it stopped flying. I saw it a lot. I never imagined something that big could fly like that. It danced like a fighter over the city. I remember first seeing it while golfing with my dad. All you could hear is a howel like a dragon was coming and then it broke almost through the trees it was so low. It passed over at about 50 feet maybe. You could read the warning labels on the panels.
Good noise
Special aircraft. Upsetting that we don't have an air worthy one to display.
The problem that has always hampered the UK is budget when compared to America, there are still gifted engineers just not the volume of funding to continually produce interesting aircraft. Got to see the last flight of this beauty and get in the cockpit. Lest we forget the men who protected our shores
B-52: "lookit how loud I am!!". Vulcan: "Hold my stout."
half a mild ;o)
Pint of mix
@@ynotnilknarf39 @Graham Rushin yeah sorry, I'm not a Brit, didn't know what to put here, add your own fave drink 😆
Graham Rushin Mann’s brown & mild 😍
@@eggyness no big, it was a thing 'in the North of England back in the day. Old men nursing half a 'mild' (a lesser alcoholic ale) at a pub table for hours was a sight in many a pub. Where Vulcan was made in the North West of England, half a mild and half a bitter was fairly commonplace.
Different aircraft for different situations, the Vulcans had to react FAST and with limited air superiority, the B52s didn't. Sure the B52 has been stoic and extremely upgradeable over the years where the Vulcan wasn't but you can't deny we made a bloody beautiful looking aircraft years ahead of it's time.
Exactly . The B-52 has only survived by being a bomb truck in asymmetric conflicts , except Vietnam where over a dozen of them were shot down ( when they applied it to strikes against the North, for years they just pulverized Laos and South Vietnam ) . The 1991 Gulf War , and then Iraq 2003 , then Afghanistan - used only when there is absolutely no enemy air threat ( SAMS or fighters )
I suggest that people check SAC QRA times required for the B52, if they think it didn't have to react fast.
@@jockstrapp21 Actually, Vietnam showed SAC how to develop TACTICS for BUFFs in order to survive SAMs & AIR to AIR THREATS. This is why the B-52 has ENDURED for as long as it has & it will continue to do so as a major strategic platform for ordinance delivery!
That SOUND THO
@@pathfinder44ltd tactical platform. You think B-52's are still strategically relevant ?
Quite possibly one of the best and longest Vulcan howls I’ve ever heard, this is a true classic 👌
Thank you KumaBean 👍
@@ginnerthetosser cheers for sharing it with us, I’ll be popping back for this one once in a while, we all have favourites 🙂👌 🤝
A fantastic time when there were probably no restrictions on engines or the airframe.and when airshows were worth going to.thanks for this small memory
The Lancaster bomber and Vulcan look decades apart in design. They’re both cutting edge designs of their day. The spaceship like looks of the Vulcan compared the old school propeller driven Lancaster. What really boggles the mind, is the Vulcan’s first flight was just 11 years after the first flight of the Lancaster, 1941 and 1952 respectively.
Some quantum leap eh?😮
Don't forget they had the same designer
@@donepearce Like the Hurricane and Hunter, or the Dauntless and the Skyhawk.
That really is impressive👍
Thanks to the genius of Frank Whittle but the stupidity of the people who didn’t understand his design put the RAF back 10 years?
The Vulcan is the most amazing thing I’ve ever seen, lots of people cried when it was decommissioned on October 14th 2015
Laura Heads Too true Laura,hope you like this old video
I did, the vulcan in this video looks and sounds amazing
Laura Heads I did
i did and still do every time i hear it on a clip.
I was one of them at bournemouth beach
that bloody plane makes me cry every time i hear it
Sonja Gaffer yes we miss her lots
So many memories tied up with this.
mmm... special
I'd add - same as the Spitfire coming in low and fast. Brings a lump to your throat.
@@and7bartonI guess low & fast would be special but on a typical summer day I'll see about 4 Spitfires fly over my house at 1,000 ft with an occasional barrel roll on their way to Beachy Head!
I am 61 and so have enjoyed watching the Vulcan display at many UK airshows. The noise, smell, shaking ground, babies crying in prams and car alarms going off were all part of the experience. Lovely film this but for me the little lad who puts his fingers in his ears (at 0.58) really took me back there. Thanks
Lived near Farnborough way back. The sight and sound of that Avro Vulcan brings back many memories. (I'm 62 years old)
Not sure this was even a contest. There is clearly only one winner.... That Howl is unbelievable!
bowser515 it was a competition between the two in America, the Yanks wanted to show off their new plane against our clunker of fame.
@@loyalpiper6404 that's not in America those are British cars and number plates
I will point out also that B-52's sound amazing. But the Vulcan is something else....
@@bowser515 Most long range jet aircraft sound identical, the B-52 sounds very similar to a 747, the Vulcan however, that had it's own.
I believe the Vulcan howl is achieved at 87% percent power, so if you hear it there's more to come.
I was there that day. When this happened I was stood near the Burger van with a member of the US Airforce in front of me eating his burger . When the Vulcan spooled up and took off he exclaimed " Jesus H Christ, what the gad damn hell is that " and dropped his burger I just said " Thats our heavy bomber a bit like the B52 but Better "
sorry bud but the b52 is a better and more reliable bomber
wished I was alive to be there lol that howl has to be the best on youtube
Thank you Sir
He didn't say 'More reliable' he said ' Better' An F!5 is better than a Dakota, but is it more reliable? The Vulcan needed to be able to get airborne quickly as unlike the B52 force, the Vulcan force would have a few minutes warning of an attack, not the 20 that the US mainland would get.
Sorry you Americans but you can't beat a Vulcan for pure power, presence and magnificence!
Damm the Vulcan is such a stunning plane, even in 2021 it still looks futuristic and modern. So clad I got to see her fly at Farnborough and Fairford air shows as a kid
The B52 was a pure bomber, it lumbers into the air and flies simply, the Vulcan climbs and manoeuvrers like a ultra heavy fighter
The Vulcan and the Victor. Such incredible looking aircraft, they looked like they had just left the set of a Thunderbirds episode with Scott and Virgil at the controls. Is it any wonder aircraft like the Lighting, Hunter, Buccaneer and Harrier followed. So awesome, so British! 🇬🇧
I was present at McGuire AFB in New Jersey, to witness the the Perfomance of the last operational Vulcan. It's next mission, was the Falklands. The plane performed like s fighter. That's what I remembered. Fell in love with it.
The Vulcan took off like a homesick angel. Beautiful.
Very poetic and tearful in remembrance of a stunning aircraft. Cheers
The Vulcan.
I was a schoolkid in Lincolnshire in the '60s.
Vulcans overflew our schoolyard most days.
You have to be six years of age to really get "The Vulcan Howl".
I'm still SIX years of age when I hear the greatest aircraft EVER howl to Me.
I grew up in SE Northumberland and cold war aircraft were regular sights for us children. Rapid fighters screaming into the sky after refuelling at Newcastle Airport - so loud that we had to stop talking for two minutes until the noise lessened.
The Vulcans would also make appearances and the sight and sound of them was incredible.
Vulcan sounds like the gates of hell opening.
I miss this beautiful aircraft at air shows, still sends shivers down my spine listening to it on YT.
God I miss the Vulcan 😭
Me too, but then I also miss Britain being British and now every one of my neighbours names sounding like they should be at the " other end" of the Vulcans bomb run.
If you have ever seen a Vulcun you will not forget it. A truly awesome aircraft.
You know what's coming down the runway long before you see it. There's nothing like "the Vulcan howl"
You haven't heard the howl of an F-104?
@@jrftworth yeh, put it next to the vulcan and you wouldnt hear it at all lol
@@jrftworth
The howl from an F 104 was very often the pilot, just before it hit the ground.
Oh my god it's a lovely howl. I'm gonna miss her so much-no airshow will ever be the same without the great vulcan. I believe it's the UKs best achievement and will never be topped. She handles like a fighter but looks like an armoured beauty. The Avro Vulcan inspired me and will hopefully do so despite the permanent grounding of XH558. The way I see it, the vulcan has returned multiple times( in RAF service, XM607 and the great XH558, the spirit of Great Britain ) and one day I hope to see a V Force reunion in form of flight. The dream of seeing a Vulcan, a Victor and a Valiant is a distant one, but I won't give up hope. The Vulcan shall return once more- all we need is a billionaire and passion for the howling beauty that is in the form of a terrifying war machine. She truly can't be beaten by any other aircraft outside of the V Force.
Growing up near Farnborough in England meant that you got to see those aeroplanes pretty often. I even saw a Vulcan testing a strapped-on Pegasus engine for the (then) upcoming Concorde.
Mark Evans You mean Olympus
I cant promise a billion, but maybe a million, i would give it to see her in her natural habitat just one last time
Mark Evans Pegasus would be he harrier one, carried by xa894 which burnt up on the ground. Xa903 tested Olympus 593, which was a related development of the Olympus 100, 201 and 301 engines of the Vulcans
It’s not the money - it’s the fact that the airworthiness certificate was revoked due to the fact that there were no engineering companies that would support it. And that will be the case in the future as well. (“The decision came after three crucial engineering backers decided to end their support for the aircraft, which meant under the Civil Aviation Authority regulations, the plane could not be flown past 2015.”)
Whoa! That was like watching a semi trailer racing a Porsche, the Poms used to build loud and pretty.
Porsche??? Bloody German car!
I think you mean a TVR. A true Brit car that is the exact equivalent of a Vulcan: ie bloody loud.
Two interesting solutions to the same problem... I would surrender on first hearing the howl... a nation that can create and deploy such a beast is too scary for me!
+Roystone Szweda Imagine, Being at Port Stanley..on guard 4something in the morning and hearing THAT sound..(before the bombs?)
Wouldn't have heard it coming.
Atics Rocket.
Having had a Vulcan go overhead at low level at 5 am, I heard it coming, I had time to go out and look up as it went overhead
lol their job wasn't low level flight
northern
High level or low level the Vulcan did a god job. It was originally intended fr high altitude but was adapted to be able to go low under the radar.
First time in decades I've really heard the famous Vulcan howl. (I saw one at Auckland airport (NZ) four or five decades ago. As I recall it started going up like the one in this video and just kept on climbing like that until it was out of sight.)
What a great video! That’s how I remember the Vulcan, from Biggin Hill in the 80’s when the RAF used to fly her hard. The noise was absolutely immense and actually uncomfortable when they’d do the long spiral climb-outs and touch and goes with the power on! Happy days. Seeing her in recent years was great, but it just wasn’t the same. I have to admit to shedding a tear on her final flight too!
That is a shame for those who only saw her flown AFTER she was decommissioned. They never saw her in her full full role taking off in a scramble and climbing out towards her objective under full military power.
I witnessed the Vulcan at the Biggin Hill Air Show in 88 or 89. As it passed overhead, with its bomb bay doors open, the ground resonated beneath my feet, such was its thunder. It was a magnificent and unforgettable experience.
I remember at an air show all the kids were playing football on a field not really interested in the planes at all until the Vulcan went over. The game stopped and they all stood gaping up at it in awe.
Remember seeing the Vulcan take off & do a circuit back in the early 90’s at Manston, Kent ( RAF MANSTON )…
Me too, this was at Wings & Wheels final swan song and the ground literally shook beneath my feet when the Vulcan (XH558 ) took off!
I love this video. The B-52 is mighty, but even that is made to sound like a mouse once the Vulcan starts howling like a T-Rex. Then it takes off like a fighter jet just for added shits and giggles. A beautiful jet, way ahead of its time.
@HelpMe and you have never experienced a Vulcan rearranging your internal organs flying past!
A Legendary Howl, never forgotten. I'm just sad My young Son & girls will never hear it & feel the Pride we all did
I feel exactly the same way for my 8 year old God son who is aircraft crazy.😕
And the winner is, the Vulcan. What a beautiful lady and man that howl was awesome ✈
Samantha Wright the howl is incredible...
No contest, the Vulcan wins hands down. Beautiful aircraft!
The Vulcan is absolutely fantastic. The Famous "Vulcan Howl" is unmistakable. It was a beautiful bird.
Unbeatable combo. The Soviets would not have stood a chance in the late fifties when the US and the UK could field this quality of aircraft together.
An interesting story is the one about an F104 pilot betting a vulcan crew about which aircraft would be at "altitude" first,the bet was taken,the Vulcan crew accepted the wager...........and the F104 took off first! The Vulcan was at "altitude" was up there waiting for the Starfighter pilot!
nice story. not remotely true, but nice. Vulcan can climb at approximately 16,000 feet per minute. the F-104 can climb at 48,000 feet per minute. literally triple the rate.
@@Thethorschariot
F104 record climb to 66,000 feet 3 minutes 42 seconds
A Vulcan during testing with engines at max went to 50,000 feet in 9 minutes. No load on board 50% fuel.
Why anyone would believe a large bomber would be able to out climb a small fighter jet designed specifically to get to altitude as quickly as possible is beyond me.
@@stanburk7392 but the starfighter stopped for donuts and coffee on the way up.
In the Early 1960s the Vulcan proved able to penetrate US Airspace using electronic counter measures and superior 60,000' manoeuvrability to the F102 to 'bomb' Washington and New York. Rather cheekily they called in, previously undetected to land in New York.
The test you are referring to are the Sky Shield and Sky Shield II operations which took place between 1960-1962. The maximum ceiling for the Avro Vulcan is 55,000 feet not 60. Also the us did have an interceptor that could’ve reached it it was the f-106 with its service ceiling of 57,000 feet. Also it wasn’t the electronic countermeasures that messed up the radar it was the chaff released by the bombers. The radar operators had to switch to manual which allowed the bombers in close enough to “bomb” their targets without being “shot down”. This was the early 1960’s us radar was no where near what it was in the 70’s.
@@curiousentertainment3008 Sounds like an angry American to me
@@diggledoggle4192 sounds like a guy who never read the operation reports
@@curiousentertainment3008 Sounds like a guy that didnt read the operation reports and instead a Bias google page ;)
++@@diggledoggle4192++ Envious is the word I would have used. The same envy they used to kill of Concorde, TSR2 and all the rest.
Vulcan 👍 I remember watching the test flights at Woodford with my dad when I was a kid, awesome...
I remember being close to a Vulcan taking off at a Culdrose (Cornwall) air display, many years ago - the power and noise of its engines was truly awesome.
Once heard,never forgotten
Rolls Royce Olympus is the Merlin of the jet age and that Vulcan is the most Eroticly Demonic sounding bad ass bomber ever to live and breath. It has your spine tingling from the moment those beautiful harmonics begin to an eye watering departure. The B-52 can't even get out of it's own cloud of fuel pouring out the back. Vulcan is a Chariot fit for a god alongside the Blackbird.🙏
To think that the Vulcan was born of the same design team as the Lancaster and only 18 years apart. "Cometh the time, cometh the man."
@John Snyder lol Sink enough money into a bus and you can keep it running forever. Those two planes were born of the same generation and at that time the Vulcan could out turn the fighters sent to splash it at 50000ft and twice nuked american city's during exercises despite usa attempts to prevent this where as all b52's trying were intercepted. There is very little original equipment left on the current b52 fleet and the life extension programs are hugely complex and expensive. Can be applied to any plane so just because it's still in service doesn't mean it hasnt required alot of help to achieve this. Vulcan XH558 was only retired a few years ago which proves the concepts created then are still able to be operated but at great cost.
@@richardchurch9709 Yes that man created several legends in his time. Just imagine if the Arrow had been allowed to shine 🙏
@John Snyder That's my point, at the time of creation Vulcan was cutting edge, afterburners on a bomber for example. Aerodynamics don't lie, just look what happens when a b52 attempts bank angles that the Vulcan can achieve on takeoff. Vulcan is a flying wing essentially. Time is always the decider for aircraft fame with regard to conflict during their time in service as you pointed out. I just appreciate what we as man have built over the ages in all its views and just like the SR71 of that era another legend and it never fire a shot. For it's intended roll at conception Vulcan was bad and that engine howl is something else! We all have our crosses to bear regarding our fanfare and I'm not disputing any of the b52 legacy as it is to be appreciated in it's own right also.
@@kiwidiesel Seems to me it was a lack of political vision, the TSR2 suffering the same fate.
No matter how many times I hear that howl, it still gives me shivers. There's something almost supernatural to it.....
I saw a vulcan complete with howl do an identical take off at Fairford one year. Two American servicemen standing in front of me were chatting until the engines started to howl.
At the point of take off, one turned to the other and exclaimed "Gooooodddaaaaamn ----- will you look at that thing!
Went to a cadet camp back the early 1970s. Camp ground was near the end of runway at Scampton. The Vulcans were in and out every half hour, night and day for whole week. Barely slept a wink but was worth it.
In 1980, I had an opportunity to enter the cockpit of a Vulcan in Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada. It was quite an experience! We also saw them (and other military aircraft) take off and land many times during the year we lived in Goose Bay.
This is just the coolest video on TH-cam as far as I'm concerned. That Vulcan howl is spine tingling every time, and then there's the 80's fiestas and 118 shorts. Awesome 😆
Cheers firestorm96.👍
@@ginnerthetosser A year later and I still come back to this video just to hear that might Vulcan howl
@@firestorm996 In that case,welcome back firestorm996.😁
I'm back a year later for some more of that mighty howl 😂😂😂
Coming from North Hykeham at the bottom of Waddo hill, i used to watch the full squadron scrambles in the late 60’s. Its a sound you never forget…. The rolls royce howl
Lucky lad. I remember being at Waddington airshow in 1980. 4 x Vulcan scramble.♥️
@@ginnerthetosser was good mate. My grandad used to cut all the hedges around waddington camp so i used to watch them all the time. Still live in the area…. Only noise now is red arrows…. Who is used to work with at Scampton
Very cool.....both are awesome. Only one still in service....thanks to all who serve
I had the good fortune of working on all three types of V bombers and, even though the Victor was faster and had longer range, the Vulcan was the ONE. Well ahead of any aircraft, of its type, in the world when brought into service. A beautiful kite.
the Victor is the personification of evil, kind of like a dalek for adults.
I was actually sat right next to the crowd barrier with my friend from work for those take-offs. The Vulcan just completely upstaged the B-52 with its "Vulcan howl" and the fighter like vertical climbout. Those and the Rockwell B-1 Lancer take offs are my fave of all time. Thanks for reminding me of great times gone by 😊
You should see an SR-71 takeoff at night... 😉
@@DarthBludgeonTwo of the best looking, futuristic aircrafts ever designed, and they were designed in the 40's and 50's, respectively. Boggles the mind what post-WW2/Cold War era designers and engineers were capable of, given nothing has come close to replicating their grandeur.
Give me a Vulcan any day of the week. Cracking video 📹 👍
I've added this to my favorites now bud love watching this over and over again its just the howl the Vulcan does it well stunning
You're very welcome pal.Love the name too!!
Thanks I chose it because I saw XD818 and literally fell in love with her there and then but 558 will always be number 1 for me
Wow wow wow the sound of the Vulcan is insaaaaane !!
Certainly is Andy,well,was!
Just keep watching this over and over again, by far the best Vulcan howl on TH-cam, especially when you turned your speakers up to let the B-52 make some decsent noise!
Also like the roar when it turns away, with these loud ratling sounds almost like a space shutlle (which it is almost)
dieselmupke Thanks.Glad you like it
Decent...
The best video I have seen giving the best howling sound on TH-cam
Thank you Dylan.😁
That was one of the longest Vulcan engine "Howls" I ever heard, awesome :D
this one is even longer (th-cam.com/video/w1igQoRqpBA/w-d-xo.html)
Bloody lovely. Epic.
Glad you liked it.👍
Seeing a Four Vulcan scramble at Finningley circa 1977 is something ill never forget..
I was there too. M.
NOW RETIRED I served in the R.A.F from 1977 till 1989 and refueled and towed theses BEAUTIFUL aircraft the Vulcan on to the pan and in and out of hangers at R.A.F WODDINGTON and other R.A.F. stations in thoses days.
I sore the last day it flew IT CAME over my house.
IT HERTS THAT WE WILL NEVER SEE THIS WONDERFULL AIRCRAFT TAKE TO THE AIR AGAIN !
I sat watching the fantastic beasts take off from Waddington in the late 70 s something I'll never forget.
The Vulcan is screaming in lament of a world it’s about to lay waste too.
It's incredible that there is only 10 years between the Lancaster and the Vulcan. The speed of aircraft design prompted by the cold war was amazing.
Yorkshire Dragoon: Only 4 years (if you include the Vulcan prototype which first flew in 1949). Currently can be seen in the Museum of Science & Industry, Manchester, UK.
A lot of that is due to the fact that the focus during WWII was on making more of the same thing. The allies didn't fall into the trap the Nazis did, experimenting with a ton of new designs neglecting the needs of the battlefield. Just look at how the US was making tanks and airplanes - the focus was on speed. More B17s and Shermans and less about making a supertank (albeit there were projects looking into heavier tanks - they never saw the light of day though).
Once the war ended, there was the race to get the German scientists and designers and take advantage of the research they had done. That jump start combined with the freeing up of materials allowed innovation to take off.
I remember one flying over my junior school many years ago at fairly low altitude. I think it was done to raise the public’s moral during the Cold War. What a sound!
What a spin tingling sound the Vulcan makes. Pity we cannot hear that take off noise any more.
I see it as a tragedy that I will never be able to share the experience of watching and hearing a Vulcan take to the air with my Grandson as I did with my Dad.
True, but you can pay £125 at an engine run day and hear them RR jets fire up on the ground at Sheffield Airfield
My grand kids still see the B-52 flying..
Greatest jet bomber in history.
Oh what a sound. That Vulcan Howl gets me every time
Now that’s an air show. It’s the one thing I’ve missed this year during lockdown.
Me and my dad saw the Vulcans final flight at Farnborough in 2015, i still remember the distinct sound it made.
the first time i ever saw a Vulcan, was in 1971. It flew over our school and was in flames. the plane crashed into a field next to a primary school in Wingate, Co Durham. the crew bailed out over northumberland, and the pilots flew south, they ejected over the north sea, but the plane turned before crashing and headed back inland
When the Vulcan starts rolling, it sounds like they turned loose the Hounds of Hell! What a sound!👍
Can you imagine how it sounded LIVE?
0:02. Some sort of plane. 0:50 The sound of Satan followed by the Vulcan!
I'm sitting here and I turned away from the screen for a moment...then I thought...' Hang on ! I know that sound' !
It's unmistakable 👍
B-52: "I hate flying"
Vulcan: "YEEHAW!!!"
For me the most staggering thing about the Avro Vulcan was that it first flew only ~11 years after the Lancaster. It was from an age when Britain was white-hot with innovation and capability, unmatched anywhere else on the planet.
My father was stationed at RAF Coningsby 1962-64. At the time there were, if memory serves me right, 3 squadrons of Vulcans based there, all painted in anti-flash white. I recall one evening when they were scrambled on exercise. It was SO annoying because the noise completely drowned out Coronation Street on TV for about 20 minutes :-))
Shame!
I was at Coningsby 62-64 the Squadrons were 9,12.and 35. The Hare and the tortoise,
The Vulcan and the B52 a perfect illustration. 58 years and counting
HOLY 1st WORLD PROBLEMS BATMAN!
Hearing the vulcan howl in the flesh is a privilege I shall never forget. These videos bring it all back, a great piece of kit.
Saw both display at Mildenhall and both were magnificent in their own way.
B-52: 70,000 lbs payload, 8800 miles (dump truck)
Vulcan: 21,000 payload, 1700 miles (Sports car)
Outstanding, the vulcan just screams "here I am, be in awe of me!!"
Now that was cool. Both are awesome planes!
The B-52 has twice as many engines as the Vulcan - it is *incredibly* loud on takeoff, but I think many miss the point. It isn’t just the volume (although the Vulcan is **** loud too) it is the sound the air entering the intakes makes on the Vulcan under certain conditions - as others have pointed out - “The Howl” - it sounds like it is a demented beast on the attack 😵
A SAHB fan?? I was listening to Zal Cleminson EP here on TH-cam last night, if anything Zal is an even better guitarist now than he used to be if that is possible :-) I wonder what the maximum range, top speed, and ceiling is for both aircraft? cheers
The Vulcan sounds primeval. Like it's saying.... Time is up ladies and gentlemen. Civilization, is no more
It's made an impact on you then Gatecrasher?😊👍
Which is basically the statement it was designed to make. There wouldn't have been much civilisation in the east after the Vulcans had delivered their noisy apocalyptic message. Sadly, there wouldn't have been much here in the UK either.
Valcans are just immense. Absolutely Fantastic Aircraft
I lived 8 miles from the former RAF St. Athan base in South Wales, and for many years loved the open day event. The highlight of the flying display was the Vulcan. First approach skimming down the runway at about 200 ft, and lighting the afterburners and going almost vertical. The delicious deafening roar and feeling your insides shaking was unbelievable. Second pass down the runway banked to port with bomb bay doors open, showing the crowd the empty bay, and thankfully never having to be used in the role it was designed for. Very happy memories. 2nd fav in the display was the EE Lightening.
That sound still puts the fear of god into Argentina 😂
Brilliant video. I counted a 12 second howl as the vulcan was taking off! Stunning!
Indeed it is Hoops.Only bettered by the sound of a 4 Vulcan scramble we used to witness at Waddington many years ago.
The Vulcan is quite probably my favourite man (and woman) made thing in the whole cosmos! ❤ I do miss it.
There is I’m afraid no comparison , the Vulcan is absolutely breath taking !
That howl sends gives me shivers , love the vulcan shame we will never see her fly again 😫
no fair comparison, one is possibly the most beautiful bomber ever built , and the other is a 😁B52
Well put 👍
Ah the Vulcan! Crossing end of runway with Father towing caravan when squadron took off. Stunning! Farther carried on towing in this tower of sound and as a young teenager I later asked how he did it. ‘ You should hear the Stukas when driving the water cart’ ! Apparently he was known as ‘Lucky’ for a time as he drove them to prove to his men you could do it and survive! Both these machines were incredible.
The Vulcan Howl... The sound of one of the most iconic aircraft ever built and it always turned heads when in flight. You'll never forget that aircraft once you heard it in fligh!
The Vulcan burns its fuel b52 chucks it out the back
A strategic long range nuclear bomber leaping off the runway like a jet fighter.
Who cant love that star wars sound from the Vulcan. Love it !
Just hearing the Vulcan taking off would scare most enemies!
This just popped into my feed. Oh my days hearing a Vulcan spool up gets your hairs standing on end
Glad you liked it Richard.👍
Richard, back in Cold War days, the 4 minute warning etc; I was lucky enough to be at Farnborough when they ran a simulated QRA, the announcer had said at the start of the show, that at sometime during the show the warnings would sound, what ever was displaying at the time would vanish to safer pastures, and a full nuclear reaction would take place.
Set up very clearly, fortunately a nice sunny day, we could see the aircraft with crews sat out in chairs close by, we know that the Vulcan and Victor both had rapid start facility, the Valiants had blowers of some sort attached to the intakes.
Sure enough the sirens went off, it felt almost within seconds jet engines spooling up, the take offs were lead by 4 Vulcans, then 4 Victors finally 4 Valiants, the bombers using the left side of the runway, down the right side, went 4 Hunters, 4 Javelins and 4 of the then very new Lightnings.
The intervals between aircraft was minimal, looked a bit like wacky races, but clearly a well trained, organised operation.
The sound was more than noise, almost felt like my bones were shaking never mind the ground, within way less than 4 minutes, I seem to recall something just under 3 minutes all aircraft came back over the airfield in formation, each set of 4 bombers accompanied by 4 fighters, very very impressive.
I have spoken or been in contact with a few who remember this, but never seen film of this, of course long before any one had mobile phones and cine cameras would be few and far between.
I posted this on TH-cam many years ago.and now it's gone mad.im getting comments by the dozen daily and the hits by the thousand!! Any ideas???
Ginner possibly still plenty looking, but seeing only old posts don’t reply, then someone posts a new reply, the lookers decide post is still very much alive and reply in numbers.
Nostalgia for that Vulcan “howl” will keep going for some time yet.
@@silverfox9303 Thanks.Its a bit overwhelming.pity it's not made me a penny!🙄
The B-52 sounds like a jet, the Vulcan sound like what I imagine a tear in the sky might sound like if it were possible.
What can be more life affirming than an Avro Vulcan spooling-up, and howling down the runway at full chat? Fabulous, thank you for posting!!!
Thanks Greg. The amount of negativity regarding the Vulcans demise and the B52 still in service is saddening. Glad you liked my video.👍
In hindsight we know who built the better jet bombers...
Got to love the Vulcan 🦖 "Rooooaaarrrrgh"
A beast!👍
On almost every video of a British aircraft there are the odd people who try to claim US aircraft are better.
They make out that the B 52 was better than the Vulcan, the Vulcan was designed to attack well defended targets and be able to outmaneuver most fighters. The B 52 was a bomb truck.
I am reminded of the time that Argentina was looking for a bomber the US had two bombers in contention while the British had one, the Canberra. The US made a rule that there were to be no aerobatics, just a fly past. The British pilots did a fly past one way then while still in sight of the observers a tight climbing turn and fly past the other was, nothing in the US rules against that and Argentina bought the right aircraft, USA also bought the Canberra because it was so good then they tried to modify it for high altitude. While the British had already set many records with the Canberra including high altitude.
Yeah I dunno about out maneuvering most fighters, I say highly doubtful.
@@charger348
Many fighters were not very maneuverable at the time,
@@charger348 At high altitude, the Vulcan could easily out turn any fighter that went up against it. It had Electronic jamming as well, so whether or not it could dodge a missile, is worthy of debate. The Argentinians couldn't launch against it though, but that was back in the 80s. I would like to point out at this time though, that the Vulcan went to the States, and bombed their ranges, without any knowledge that they had been and gone for ages after the Vulcan had returned to its base. Stunning piece of kit, designed and built with slide rules and bits of paper.
At high altitude the large wing surface area of the Vulcan allowed it more purchase on the thin atmosphere. This compared with the surface area of say a MiG 21gave it a distinct advantage in manoeuvrability.
@@charger348 The Vulcan B2 could out turn any fighter in the western world except for the Sea Vixen.