AVRO VULCAN Manual 1952 onwards (B2 model): An insight into owning, restoring, servicing and flying Britain's legacy Cold War bomber

Haynes Owners' Workshop Manual

by Alfred Price, Tony Blackman

The awesome Avro Vulcan is an enduring image of the Cold War era when the world stood on the brink of nuclear annihilation. For many years the RAF's delta-wing jet bomber was the cornerstone of Britain's nuclear deterrent. Read about the Vulcan's operational history and take a close-up look at its construction. Discover what it takes to own and fly the mighty V-bomber, and find out how engineers keep it airworthy. Centrepiece of the manual is Vulcan XH558 - the world's only flying example of an Avro Vulcan.

Genres: Nonfiction, Aircraft

160 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 2010

About the author

Alfred Price seved for 16 years as an aircrew officer in the Royal air Force where he specialised in electronic warfare and air fighting tactics.

He left the RAF in 1974 and thereafter he worked full time as a writer on aviation subjects.

He holds a PhD in history from Loughborough University and is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

Reviews

[Christopher Teague · Rating 5 out of 5]

An unmissable and invaluable history of the Vulcan, with nods to the Victor and Valiant also.

Well written and researched with great photographs and diagrams, this is a great testimony to a wonderful aircraft. Sadly, I never saw her fly, but passed under her wing many times whilst doing my glider training down St Athan many years ago.

Recommended.

[Rob B · Rating 4 out of 5]

These books are a great source of information to the layman about sometimes very complicated machines, such as the Vulcan.

Some great detail about those who flew in Vulcan and how it was used, historically. Also, with an interesting section on XH558 restoration.

[Robert Hepple · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another novelty title from the Haynes Guide series. This briefly covers the development and operational history of the Vulcan bomber, before looking at various the technical aspects of the aircraft from various viewpoints with the use of the preserved example XH558. The illustrations are excellent – there are historic photos of Vulcans in development and in service as well as detail shots of XH558 undergoing various types of maintenance. The final part of the books briefly tells the story of the preservation of XH558, and also provides a summary of surviving complete Vulcans at the time of going to press. The technical detail, whilst not onerous, is very useful in gaining an understanding of where a lot of the key systems are, as well as what they actually do. A useful book to anyone needing to gain basic knowledge of how a Vulcan works.

[Andrew · Rating 5 out of 5]

very thorough, great photos, and interesting info