Vulcan Bomb Question

[Wobbley Orange]

Whilst ambling through YouTube I came across a clip "Vulcan Bomb Loading Procedure" from the Vulcan to the sky trust, as the suggests it shows Avro 7 Store Carriers being loaded into the bomb bay, and it's all as expected. I was trained on these by Gordon Mottram (Old Plumbers memory test here!) and he had a pretty comprehensive knowledge of the 7 Store Carrier and the 90 Way Bombing System. There was never any mention of anything other thatn the 7 Store Avro Carrier - I'm discounting "Specials" and anything used by the Valliant. However, the clip at 1:17 shows a 10 Store Carrier being hoisted! Sorry but the system will not let me post the clip's URL

My question is this, Was this a real option, was it a BAe ploy to worry the opposition or was it a Friday afternoon and the Armourers were bored and someone said "I wonder if...."?

Can anyone throw some light on this?

[superplum]

Originally Posted by Wobbley Orange

Whilst ambling through YouTube I came across a clip "Vulcan Bomb Loading Procedure" from the Vulcan to the sky trust, as the suggests it shows Avro 7 Store Carriers being loaded into the bomb bay, and it's all as expected. I was trained on these by Gordon Mottram (Old Plumbers memory test here!) and he had a pretty comprehensive knowledge of the 7 Store Carrier and the 90 Way Bombing System. There was never any mention of anything other thatn the 7 Store Avro Carrier - I'm discounting "Specials" and anything used by the Valliant. However, the clip at 1:17 shows a 10 Store Carrier being hoisted! Sorry but the system will not let me post the clip's URL

My question is this, Was this a real option, was it a BAe ploy to worry the opposition or was it a Friday afternoon and the Armourers were bored and someone said "I wonder if...."?

Can anyone throw some light on this?

T'was a development option but was never taken up - 21 were enough!

[Wobbley Orange]

Originally Posted by superplum

T'was a development option but was never taken up - 21 were enough!

Thanks Superplum. Other than using bodge tape and optimism, any ideas how the bottom row of bombs were held on? As I'm a reading Armourer and not a counting Armourer, I can not quite work out where the release units would be or the layout of the carrier. Does anyone have any drawings or pictures?

[India Four Two]

I was intrigued and so had to find the video:

You Tube

[Slow Biker]

"24".........."28". Take it down a bit and try again! Was it that many? A Vulcan plumber will get my drift.