"Everyone was silent, all you could hear was the roar of the engines and the clicking of cameras. And suddenly she was up." BBC NEWS | England | Leicestershire | Bumpy return for Vulcan 'dream'
As ever I wish 'em well. "That first flight with the Lancaster was really important because there was only 11 years separating the first flight of the Lancaster in 1941 and the first flight of the Vulcan in 1952." That's quite a thought...
As ever I wish 'em well. That's quite a thought... Didn't realise that Adam, quite an advance in technology in such a small space of time.
I've often looked at the row of German tanks at Bovington going from tiny Pz.1 all the way up to massive Jagdtiger and thought it quite a change over c.6 years of war, but this Lanc/Vulcan closeness really impressed me. Not being much of a planiac I'd obviously somehow assumed there was an intermediate stage between Lancaster and V-Bomber, without looking closer (or thinking too hard about it!) and realising the evolution is more direct, and rather impressive. Clever buggers these Forties/Fifties aircraft designers...
I believe that several German Aircraft designers came over to the Uk to work in the Jet Technology sector post war. A lot went to the States, but Russia also collected quite a few. A lot of German design features were incorporated into post war designs. Regards Tom
A lot of German design features were incorporated into post war designs. Regards Tom Indeed there were Tom!
