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Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jan 2017, 23:43
Replies: 78
Views: 29,008
Posted By Tankertrashnav

I recall lots of Victor takeoffs at Akrotiri. ...

I recall lots of Victor takeoffs at Akrotiri. Looking back through the periscope you got a good view of the Vulcan static display as you climbed away ;)

Admittedly rumour had it that some of...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Jan 2017, 23:48
Replies: 78
Views: 29,008
Posted By Tankertrashnav

cliver029 Thanks for the info on 648 at Duxford. ...

cliver029 Thanks for the info on 648 at Duxford. I had heard she was in pretty poor shape which is not surprising after 40 plus years I suppose. I have chipped in with my pitifully small...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Jan 2017, 09:00
Replies: 78
Views: 29,008
Posted By Tankertrashnav

In fairness to Tony Cunnane, in his account of...

In fairness to Tony Cunnane, in his account of the incident he states that he "saw the mach meter hovering just over mach 1". You may well be right about inaccuracies in calibration, but all Tony...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jan 2017, 10:07
Replies: 78
Views: 29,008
Posted By Tankertrashnav

For those who may not know, XH 648 is one of the...

For those who may not know, XH 648 is one of the very few surviving Victor Mk 1s, now undergoing a major restoration at the IWM Duxford. It would be great if the opportunity was taken to return her...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Dec 2016, 09:49
Replies: 78
Views: 29,008
Posted By Tankertrashnav

A bit further than that. Max fuel uplift on the...

A bit further than that. Max fuel uplift on the Victor K1/1a tanker was 86K pounds. Substitute that max bomb load for fuel and that gives you say 50K fuel. We used to reckon 10k fuel used for...
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