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Originally Posted by Hood
lol
I saw it flying at Farnborough Air Show this year. Several things amazed me. It seems really small close up, but compared to a Lancaster it was big. Then you realise that the Vulcan's wingspan is the same (almost) as the wingspan of the tailplane of the Airbus A380.
Taking off the thing looks weird, probably because it's a delta wing.
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it's a helluva beast, seeing it taking off is surely impressive, although I have to say it was way more impressive when the Victor "accidentally" took off in Brunters in 2009
