Guided tour through an Avro Vulcan + engine run!

Join me in this guided tour of an Avro Vulcan XH558 including the exterior, lower crew positions and the cockpit. Includes an engine run and the howl at full throttle.

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0:00 introduction
0:41 Vulcan to the Sky trust
1:00 in air refueling probe
1:29 terrain following system
2:13 ventral bomb aiming blister and NBS
2:51 nose wheel
3:07 air intakes and splitter
3:38 howl at full throttle
4:08 Bristol Siddeley Olympus 200-series turbojet engines
4:49 ECM pod
5:34 K.2 Tanker modifications
5:46 the delta wing
7:30 external hard points
7:50 main landing gear
8:20 Auxiliary Power Unit
09:03 bombay
10:35 blue steel missile at Duxford
11:00 bombay doors opening
11:23 air brakes
12:00 RAT - Ram Air Turbine
12:30 lower internal crew positions
14:30 cockpit
18:20 full throttle howl again
19:30 taxiing

[bobolulu]

Wow, i cannot believe the complexity of the plane. Imagine designing this, making jigs and fixtures, the wiring looms and then getting all the parts to fit together and work.

[tonykeast]

A neighbour 2 houses along from me was a Vulcan navigator in the RAF. 633 squadron. He was also the squadron historian. He's absolutely fascinating and wonderful to talk to about his time during the cold war. I help him out with his garden as he's in his late 80s. Cool old chap, Neil, he still drives a nice Mercedes and has a BMW convertible 2 series for sunny weekends. I last spoke to him about getting into the aviation content on youtube, the veteran content, the aviation history content -that he is so humble to have been a huge part of. I told him he needs to document the stories he tells me, that there is an avid audience for it out there. And now... I've just found this video and channel. He's getting a bit deaf, but if you want to speak to or interview an old legend? I'll happily set it up and assist with anything to make it happen.

[rdunky]

I was lucky enough to see this beautiful aircraft many times over the years and especially on its final farewell flight when it flew over Farnborough. I’ll never forget the howl, what a fabulous noise!

[markmorris]

I saw this plane fly with a pair of Lancasters in 2014. They - Vulcans - used to be based near me at RAF Scampton and I grew up hearing these roaring overhead. I never got used to them - it was always a treat to see and hear them.

[Jim-ntxy]

I first saw the Vulcan in the Bond movie Thunderball, and it's been my favorite plane since. Beautiful.

[gryfandjane]

Excellent episode, Paul! I eagerly followed the restoration and flights of XH558 from here in the US, so this tour was a real treat, especially the cockpit footage. Thanks so much for posting.

[derjaeger]

One of the most beautiful planes ever built.

[Al_Pollock]

I saw this on its last flying weekend when it did a tour of the country.
What an awesome sight and sound it was.

[briancrawford]

They have one of these are the museum at Castle AFB (closed and retired air force base in central California). A few times a year they have open cockpit days. They never had the Vulcan open but it still always had a good crowd around it. It's actually a pretty cool museum considering the base has been closed for years and the city itself isn't a huge town. When the base was in use it was a B52 base, I can still remember driving in the freeway through that area on trips when 2 was little and seeing the huge B52s landing and taking off

[Charners]

Can't remember the year, however seeing one of these beasts fly at The Sunderland International Air show (UK) was a memorable experience. The ground shook as it gained altitude and turned away out to sea.

[zoperxplex]

This plane is a fascinating time capsule of 1950s aviation technology which managed, nevertheless, to be a viable asset even up to the Falkland Islands campaign. I believe that underscores how good a design the Vulcan was.

[skykeg]

For such a large aircraft, I was mildly surprised just how tight the crew section is. It certainly takes a special person to be one of the five members who operate the beautiful delta.

[nigeldewallens]

I used to love seeing the display flights at air shows and the wonderful howl they used to make! Folks now will not understand the fun it used to give back then! 😞I did have one experience of a Vulcan sort of flying low! I was with my mum in the car and we had a sunroof open and we heard this almighty row coming and then it went dark as one of the did a sort of low flight overhead and I looked up and could almost see the the fixings in it! I will never forget that day! R.I.P mum and dad!

[SteenPedersen]

Really great video. I remember flying this in Flightsim 2004 where PSS created it and the money went to vulcantothesky. I also saw it when I visited Fairford airshow in 2005 and 2006. Amazing plane. Thanks for your detailed walk-through.

[LeslieAB]

I was at Scampton (GRSF) 1974/6, and loved to watch these aircraft on the ground and in flight. One Sunday morning a Vulcan was having engine tests, and a man from Lincoln, five miles away phoned in to complain about the noise.

[Tamburello_]

Was able to see these beauties in service while performing stateside. Witnessed XL-390's last flight near Chicago, 1978; XL-443 came in 1980, then was XM-575 in 1981.

[Reggie-be]

The James Bond fanbase of the 60's are checking in on this one! Great Video, i be watching! Keep up the good work!🫡

[brmbrm]

I used to go to school near Woodford and we could hear the thunder of these taking off, even though the airfield was beyond our sight.

[davidedwards]

Fantastic video thanks for sharing, I was lucky enough to see the preserved Vulcan 4 times at air shows before she was retired.

[MBPlanes]

Fantastic video. My granddad flew these planes in the 50s. Nice to see they are still being showcased.