Specifications
Specifications (Vulcan B.1)
General characteristics
- Crew: 5 (pilot, co-pilot, AEO, Navigator Radar, Navigator Plotter)
- Length: 97 ft 1 in (29.59 m)
- Wingspan: 99 ft 5 in (30.3 m)
- Height: 26 ft 6 in (8.0 m)
- Wing area: 3554 ft² (330.2 m²)
- Empty weight: 83,573 lb (including crew) (37,144 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 170,000 lb (77,111 kg)
- Powerplant: 4× Bristol Olympus 101, or 102 or 104, with higher thrust turbojet, 11,000 lbf (49kN) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: Mach 0.96 (627 mph, 830 km/h 607 mph (1,040 km/h) at altitude))
- Cruise speed: Mach 0.86 at 45,000 ft (567 miles per hour (912 km/h))
- Range: 2,607 mi (4,171 km)
- Service ceiling: 50,000 ft (15,240 m)
- Thrust/weight: 0.31
Armament
- 21,000 lb (9,500 kg) of conventional bombs or single free-fall nuclear weapon
