Avro Vulcan

[kitbasher]

a low and slow (and quiet.....) pass and then he pulled up her nose and opened the taps

Blimey, must have been low and slow if you means Mrs PR19's nose! 

[Captain Canada]

Usually you plug your nose and open the taps, or else you'll fill up your sinuses 

I just love the aeroplane. Love reading the stories and daydreaming. Wish I could go back in time to Waddo and watch her again !



We are supposed to be doing some work up in the Northern Penninsula of Newfoundland, and on the Labrador side as well. I'm hoping to somehow get over to Goose Bay and see the Vulcan there. Now that would be a dream come true !

[PR19_Kit]

a low and slow (and quiet.....) pass and then he pulled up her nose and opened the taps

Blimey, must have been low and slow if you means Mrs PR19's nose! 

Not HER nose, the VULCAN'S nose!!!! 

Sheesh, you do get 'em around these parts..... 

[Captain Canada]

I googled it and it would be about an 8 hour drive from where we are to Goose Bay....that we be expensive with gas prices up there !

[McColm]

Hi Guys,
How many under-wing pylons could the Vulcan carry? I've only seen two, one under each wing. On the Airfix kit there are options for the Vulcan Bomber or Tanker.

I'm Whiffing a 1/72 Kitbash HS Vulpine- Airfix BAe Nimrod fuselage with Airfix Vulcan wings and 1/100 PlayFix Trident T-tail. Haven't decided if it will be a bomber, ASW or tanker yet. (wings have been fitted to the fuselage, fuselage halves glued together, T-tail spliced on.)

[Hobbes]

One pylon per wing for the production aircraft, but the proposed Phase 6 would have had 3 pylons per wing to carry 6 Skybolt. As these are pretty large (5 tons/11000 lb), you can carry multiple smaller items: 2 Shrike were carried per pylon for Black Buck, for a what-if, racks similar to MER (6 bombs per pylon) would not be out of the question. 

[kitnut617]

On the Airfix kit there are options for the Vulcan Bomber or Tanker.

Erm ! are you sure ? I've got three Airfix Vulcans in the stash and none have a tanker option ---

[McColm]

On the Airfix kit there are options for the Vulcan Bomber or Tanker.

Erm ! are you sure ? I've got three Airfix Vulcans in the stash and none have a tanker option ---

Ooops I'm sure I've seen an aftermarket resin 'Tanker conversion'.

[McColm]

One pylon per wing for the production aircraft, but the proposed Phase 6 would have had 3 pylons per wing to carry 6 Skybolt. As these are pretty large (5 tons/11000 lb), you can carry multiple smaller items: 2 Shrike were carried per pylon for Black Buck, for a what-if, racks similar to MER (6 bombs per pylon) would not be out of the question. 

Thanks

[kitnut617]

On the Airfix kit there are options for the Vulcan Bomber or Tanker.

Erm ! are you sure ? I've got three Airfix Vulcans in the stash and none have a tanker option ---

Ooops I'm sure I've seen an aftermarket resin 'Tanker conversion'.

I think you're right there --- I've seen one too.

EDIT:  Flightpath

[Thorvic]

http://www.wolfpack-d.com/catalog/htm/wp72062.html

Try Wolfpack 

[kitnut617]

I was just going to say that Geoff ---

Not on their website at the moment but there is one on eBay  correction, that's Hobby Search

[Thorvic]

I was just going to say that Geoff ---

Not on their website at the moment but there is one on eBay  correction, that's Hobby Search

http://www.wolfpack-d.com/htm/catalog72.html

Says it is at $40 WP72062

http://www.modelsforsale.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=686184-Wolfpack-Design-Avro-Vulcan-K.2-Conversion-set-for-Airfix-1/72-WP72062

One in the UK at Models For Sale

[PR19_Kit]

Airwaves did a K2 tanker conversion in white metal too, I have one. And it was a lot cheaper than $40!

[McColm]

Would that fit on the Airfix BAe Nimrod?