On Saturday 27 May 2006 16:29, Vivian Meazza wrote: > We could and should have a Vulcan by all means, but NOT as a tanker. The > Valiant and then the Victor were converted to the tanker role, but never > the Vulcan.
I was about to apologise for my mistaken beliefs but then found this at http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/vulcan/history.html: The final Vulcan variant was the K.2 - a tanker version. Requested by the MoD during the Falklands war, a mere 51 days passed between request and delivery of the first K.2. The K.2 was basically a B.2 with an ugly box tacked underneath the tailcone (containing the drogue unit; hoses and drum unit in the ECM bay within the tailcone) and the bomb bay filled with three huge fuel tanks. The huge white areas underneath the wings (used to help pilots lining up on the tanker) added their own final uglification. And sure enough I managed to find one picture here: http://www.rob.clubkawasaki.com/rsh10.jpg . As you can see there's not really much to give away the fact it's a tanker, unless you knew the purpose of the odd-shaped protrusion at the rear. So all three of the V-force were apparently used as tankers for at least a short while. > > I've been thinking of creating a Vulcan for a while, but have been trying > > to decide whether my modeling skills are up to it. I think I've just > > about convinced myself I can do something worthwhile, so I'll stick my > > neck out and say "yes". Great! And once it's done we can use it as a tanker with a clear conscience. :-) Cheers, AJ ------------------------------------------------------- All the advantages of Linux Managed Hosting--Without the Cost and Risk! Fully trained technicians. The highest number of Red Hat certifications in the hosting industry. Fanatical Support. Click to learn more http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=107521&bid=248729&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Flightgear-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-users
