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Avro Vulcan XH558 Howls During Low level Flypast
A popular feature of XH558 at flypasts and air shows was the so-called 'Vulcan Howl', a distinctive sound made by some Vulcan airframes when the engines were at approximately 90 percent power. This incredible noise was caused by the particular arrangement of the air intakes, and it is superbly demonstrated in the video below -- turn up your sound system...
Avro Vulcan XH558 is seen here at low level after having performed an extremely noisy pass at the Little Gransden Airshow in the United Kingdom. Photo: © Alex Mitchel, Historical Aviation Film Unit
Almost like something out of Thunderbirds, the Vulcan bomber appears in the distance as a small triangular shape in the sky, and then rapidly becomes an enormous and very loud triangular shape overhead. The Historical Aviation Film Unit would have loved to have been able to see two or three of these behemoths in the sky at the same time.
Vulcan XH558 is now permanently grounded and is based at Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield airport where it is kept in taxiable condition, and where a new educational and heritage facility is planned. Two other surviving Vulcans, XL426 and XM655 are also kept in taxiable condition in the UK, and are periodically displayed, one at Southend Airport, and the other at Wellesbourne Mountford Airfield .
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