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    The Avro Vulcan (later Hawker Siddeley Vulcan from July 1963) is a jet-powered, tailless, delta-wing, high-altitude, strategic bomber, which was operated...
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    related to Vickers Vulcan. Andrews and Morgan 1988, p.111. Andrews, C.F and Morgan, E.B. Vickers Aircraft since 1908. London:Putnam, 1988. ISBN 0-85177-815-1...
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    wing configuration chosen for the Avro 698 jet bomber, later named the Vulcan. In particular, the low-speed characteristics of such aircraft were not...
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    Spock (category Vulcans)
    second-in-command) and later as commanding officer of the vessel. Spock's mixed human–Vulcan heritage serves as an important plot element in many of the character's...
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  • 1975 season by a new team called the Birmingham Vulcans. Atlanta businessman William R. "Bill" Putnam was awarded an expansion franchise for Birmingham...
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  • the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the delta wing Avro Vulcan, a stalwart of the Cold War. Avro was founded in 1910 by Alliott Verdon...
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  • B.35/46 cases, where two aircraft were accepted to this specification, Vulcan and Victor respectively. Upon entering service, in the absence of any already-planned...
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    become operational, and was followed by the Handley Page Victor and the Avro Vulcan. The Valiant is the only V bomber to have dropped live nuclear weapons (for...
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    used against the Soviet Union or its allies, two V bomber types, the Avro Vulcan and the Handley Page Victor, were used in the Falklands War towards the...
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    comparable role, configuration, and era BAT F.K.26 Salmson 2 Limousine Vickers Vulcan "Airco DH16". baesystems.com. Retrieved 16 May 2024. Jackson 1973, p.62...
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    Vulcan". Air Enthusiast, No. 107, September–October 2003, pp. 52–59. ISSN 0143-5450. Mason, Francis K. The British Bomber since 1914. London: Putnam,...
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    Season 3 episode "The Chute". For Star Trek: Enterprise, he guest-starred as Vulcan Captain Tavin in the Season 1 episode "Fusion". Among his other credits...
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  • Royal Flying Corps (Military Wing). London: Putnam. ISBN 0-370-30084-X. Darling, Kev (2007). Avro Vulcan. RAF Illustrated. Vol. Part 1. Big Bird Aviation...
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  • before dissipating. EF0 NNE of Vulcan Iron MO 37°20′49″N 90°40′08″W / 37.347°N 90.669°W / 37.347; -90.669 (Vulcan (May 8, EF0)) 01:50–01:51 0.59 mi...
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    her shipmates when off-duty; Spock occasionally accompanied her on the Vulcan lyre in episodes "Charlie X" and "The Conscience of the King". In "The Lorelei...
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    Standard ARM. Only 2 converted. F-4E USAF version with an integral M61 Vulcan cannon in the elongated RF-4C nose, AN/APQ-120 radar with smaller cross-section...
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    manufacturers also explored the concept at this time. Early proposals for the Avro Vulcan, a nuclear-armed strategic bomber designed by Roy Chadwick, also explored...
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  • Enterprise's new systems goes poorly; two officers, including the ship's Vulcan science officer Sonak, are killed by a malfunctioning transporter, and improperly...
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    Park, Vulcan Trail, Magic City Rotary trail, and Railroad Park afford residents with opportunities for outdoor recreation and scenic views. The Vulcan statue...
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    Piaggio P.108 Savoia-Marchetti SM.82 Short Stirling Vickers Warwick Avro Vulcan Boeing B-47 Stratojet Boeing B-50 Superfortress Boeing B-52 Stratofortress...
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  • only; produced by Onyx Collective, RadicalMedia, Mass Distraction Media, Vulcan Productions, Concordia Studio, Play/Action Pictures and LarryBilly Productions;...
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    Service ceiling: 55,000 ft (17,000 m) Armament Guns: 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61 Vulcan rotary cannon Hardpoints: external with a capacity of over 17,000 lb (7...
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    without an internal cannon. Some later models incorporated an internal M61 Vulcan rotary cannon. Beginning in 1959, it set 15 world records for in-flight...
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    Islands. VC10s were also used in a more unconventional sense – the Avro Vulcan bombers that participated in Operation Black Buck had been rapidly retro-fitted...
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    considered as replacement Vulcans. Nimoy was retained, and continued to develop the character through the season, creating the iconic Vulcan salute. Following...
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    those on fighter jets like the Lockheed Martin F-16, Chengdu J-10, Avro Vulcan, and Lockheed Martin SR-71 to be used in an emergency landing or landing...
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    made her film debut in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan in the role of the Vulcan Starfleet officer Lieutenant Saavik. The Saavik character became very popular...
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    their Olympus turbojet engine series, which went on to propel the Avro Vulcan bomber and later the Concorde. Within a few months, both P&W and Bristol...
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  • Airport, killing the pilot and all seven passengers. 13 July 1928: Vickers Vulcan G-EBLB crashed at Purley during a test flight, killing four of the six people...
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    included F.W. Berwick and Co, Glendower Aircraft Company, Palladium Autocars, Vulcan Motor and Engineering, and the Westland Aircraft Works. By the end of production...
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