Role: A long range medium strategic bomber.
Max Crew: 5
Dimensions: Length (29.59 m) - Height (7.95 m) - Wing Span (30.18 m)
Engines: Four Bristol Olympus 101 turbojets of 11,000 lb st or Olympus 102 of 12,000 lb st or Olympus 104 of 13,000 lb st.
Weights: Normal Take-off (empty): (160,000 lb) - Maximum Take-off (180,000 lb)
Speed: 625 m.p.h. at 40,000ft. (Mach 0.95)
Flight Ceiling: 50,000+ ft
Role: A long range medium strategic bomber.
Max Crew: 5
Dimensions: Length (29.59 m) - Height (8.28 m) - Wing Span (33.83 m)
Engines: Four Bristol Siddeley Olympus 201 turbojets each rated at 17,000 lb st or Olympus 301 turbojets each rated at 20,000 lb st.
Weights: Normal Take-off (empty): (180,000 lb) - Maximum Take-off (200,180 lb)
Speed: 620-635 m.p.h. at 40,000 ft. (Mach 0.94-0.96)
Flight Ceiling: 60,000+ ft
First Prototype - One aircraft with Avon engines. Later successively fitted with Sapphire, Olympus 102, Olympus 104 and Conway engines.
Second Prototype - One aircraft, much closer to production standard. Olympus 100 engines intially. Later flight tested Olympus 101/102/104 engines and new wing for B. Mk 2.
Vulcan B. Mk 1 - Initial production version. Olympus 101/102/104 engines.
Vulcan B. Mk 1A - Conversion of B. Mk 1 with ECM equipment in enlarged tailcone.
Vulcan B. Mk 2 - Improved production version with larger, thinner, wing and uprated Olympus 201 or 301 engines. Later fitted with Terrain Following Radar in nose pimple and ARI.18228 passive radar warning system on top of fin.
Vulcan B. Mk 2A - B. Mk 2 converted to carry Blue Steel missile. Olympus 301 engines. Reverted back to B. Mk 2 standard when Blue Steel withdrawn.
Vulcan B. Mk 2BS - Alternative designation for B. Mk 2A.
Vulcan B. Mk 2(MRR) - 9 conversions of B. Mk 2 for Maritime Radar Reconnaissance role.
Vulcan K. Mk 2 - 6 conversions of B. Mk 2 for air-refuelling tanker role, with single hose-drum unit under rear fuselage.
Head of Design Team: Roy Chadwick (Stu Davies from August 1947)
Project Designer: J.G. Willis (later G.A. Whitehead)
Chief Aerodynamicist: Eric Priestly (later Roy Ewans)
There were 136 Vulcans of all varients produced during its lifetime and of those, 2 were prototypes, 45 were of the B.1 varient and 89 were of the B.2 varient, all of which were made by A.V. Roe & Co Ltd and from 1963 Hawker Siddeley Aviation Ltd, and assembled at Woodford Airfield in Manchester.