Neither the Victor or Vulcan performed a LABS type delivery similar those carried out by the Canberra or B47. There were two delivery profiles that required a steep climb (iirc approx 17 degrees) from low level to the release altitude which again iirc was about 14,000’ above target altitude. These profiles were for the Yellow Sun and the Blue Steel in unpowered (ballistic) mode. Immediately after release you performed a hard turn away from the target, No continuing for a roll off the top or the first half of a horizontal 8, sorry.
The display manoeuvres at Farnborough were flown by company test pilots to demonstrate the airframe capability. No serious attempt was made to develop them nto an operational capability as there was no requirement to do so. WE177 arrived giving the free fall squadrons a lay down capability and Blue Steel; always a minority sport; went into decline. The Victor B2 missile squadrons had been disbanded by 1968 and the Scampton squadrons; 27 and 617; gradually converted to free fall. The OCU trained only free fall crews after moving from Finningley to Scampton in 1969.
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