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Natural volcanic activity are said to be polluting. But what about the other Vulcans, the RAF's delta Vee-bombers ?

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Sadly, only one left flying now and its future is rather precarious. It is a stunning event at air shows when youngsters see it for the first time.

 

I agree with you, Dave : it's a pity! The Vulcan will probably remain the most impressive of my numerous Farnborough recollections. Time goes on...

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All early jets made for bombers & transports smoked the same way and all were equally loud.

 

Fighter jets can`t have a smoke because it gives your position away.

 

The transports are now into newer generation hi bypass engines that smoke much less and are far more quiet.

 

But make no mistake, aircraft is the main polluter of the sky even today. I will never forget when 9/11 happened and they were all grounded for a month or more. The haze disappeared over Chicago in a few days and the sky went to a bright azure blue all the way to the horizon and it stayed that way for 4/6 weeks until they started to fly again. The crud was back within days and we get maybe 2 days of nice sky every year, usually right after a heavy long rain and strong wind. It never lasts.

 

There are on average 4000 commercial AC in the air at any given time. Each burning thousands of gallons of jet fuel. Where do you think all the crud goes including the CO2 which is a normal byproduct of fossile fuel burn, and is largely responsible for much of global warming .

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The noise and vibration can be felt just by looking at the pictures.

When I was very young I went to a school for a short time close to an airbase where Vulcans would come in over the school to land. Even though I was very young I can still remember their roar and silhouette.

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The Vulcan and those who flew in her. Served above and beyond for a lot of years. A great airframe.

 

To conclude - or complete - here are two photos of all three "Vee bombers" models : next to the seemingly much loved Avro Vulcan, the much more classical Vickers Valiant and the quite "complicated" Handley-Page Victor. Snapped at Farnborough in 1959.

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