Avro Vulcan B.2 X

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Avro_Vulcan_B.2
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:weapon
gptkb:Wing_Commander_John_Mc_Gowan
retired
delta wing
Vulcan family
gptkbp:armament gptkb:weapon
gptkbp:conservation_efforts X H558
gptkbp:crew gptkb:5
RAF training programs
gptkbp:cultural_impact featured in films and documentaries
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:1993
gptkbp:design gptkb:Roy_Chadwick
nuclear strike
gptkbp:engine gptkb:Rolls-Royce_Olympus_201
gptkbp:features gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:1952
gptkb:2015
gptkbp:height 8.1 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Avro Vulcan B.2 X
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Avro_707
gptkbp:is_used_by gptkb:military_base
gptkbp:legacy influenced future bombers
gptkbp:length 30.5 m
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Avro
gptkbp:max_speed 0.9 Mach
gptkbp:max_takeoff_weight 100,000 lb
gptkbp:mission gptkb:Falklands_War
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Operation_Black_Buck
gptkbp:notable_features four-engine
gptkbp:number_built 136
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:1956
gptkb:1982
high
gptkbp:operational_history gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:operational_range 2,500 miles
gptkbp:origin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:range 3,500 miles
gptkbp:retired gptkb:1984
gptkbp:retirement_year end of Cold War
deterrent
gptkbp:role gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:service_ceiling 60,000 ft
gptkbp:services 1956-1984
gptkbp:significance icon of British aviation
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:44_Squadron_RAF
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Avro_Vulcan_B.2
gptkbp:used_in Cold War operations
gptkbp:variant gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:wingspan 31.9 m