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The genesis of the turbojet
In January 1936, when the Power Jets company was created, Henry Tizard, the rector of Imperial College London and cha...
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A complete change in the role of the V- Bomber came about during 1963, when it became clear that in the absence of a ...
The genesis of the turbojet
In March 2019, the Vulcan to the Sky Trust were privileged to organise a special evening in the wonderful surrounding...
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On Saturday 30 August 1952, history was made as Avro Type 698, VX770, took to the sky for the first time. It was the ...
24 March 2022
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On 2 April 1982, Argentina invaded and occupied the Falkland Islands. It was the beginning of a ten-week conflict tha...
24 March 2022
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Coronation portrait, June 1953, London, England © Crown Copyright V3
On 6 February 1952, while in Kenya with her husband Prince Phillip, Princess Elizabeth was given news of the death of...
25 February 2022
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Test beds Aside from regular duties, several Vulcan airframes were put to use in test and development roles. XA894...
25 February 2022
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From the time of their arrival into service at the Operational Conversion Unit (OCU), all the Vulcans were painted si...
27 January 2022
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Originally written for VTST by Lieutenant Colonel A.W Garrad in 2012 In recognition of the Australian and NZ finan...
27 January 2022
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Research into delta-wing aircraft had also been conducted by the Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE) at Farnborough, a...
20 December 2021