AJ MacLeod > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flightgear- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Sent: 27 May 2006 18:21 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Flightgear-users] A thank-you (Lightning) + two requests > > 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, >
I stand corrected then. However, I was there, and never saw or heard anything of it. And after the Falklands I never came across it either. Well, the photograph is incontrovertible evidence. Easier to model that than the Victor, I would estimate. But the Victor was _the_ tanker right up to the 1st Gulf War. The VC10 and the Tristar tanker came along soon after. I would think that the conversion was so ugly it was hidden away in shame :-). Vivian ------------------------------------------------------- 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&kid7521&bid$8729&dat1642 _______________________________________________ Flightgear-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-users
