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Avro 698 Vulcan, 707 and 710

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Produced Variants

Type 698 Vulcan B.1
 		 Long range nuclear bomber to Specifications B.35/46 and B.129P to meet the requirements of OR.229. Four 11,000 lb.st. Bristol Olympus 101, 12,000 lb.st. Olympus 102 or 13,500 lb.st. Olympus 104 powerplants.
Type 698 Vulcan B.1A B.1 with an ECM system in a new larger tail cone.
Type 698 Vulcan B.2
 		 Larger, thinner wing than the B.1 and fitted with 17,000 Bristol Olympus 201 powerplants. Nine aircraft later converted to 18 ,000 lb.st. Olympus 301 powerplants.
Type 698 Vulcan B.2(MRR) B.2 converted to Maritime Radar Reconnaissance.
Type 698 Vulcan K.2 Initially designated B.2(K); B.2 converted for air-to-air refuelling with Mark 17 hose drum below tail cone.
Type 707
 		 1/3-scale test aircraft for B.35/46 development, featuring a dorsal intake, to Specification E.15/48 to meet the requirements of OR.229. One 3,500 lb.st. Rolls-Royce Derwent 5 powerplant.
Type 707A Dedicated high speed variant of Type 707, featuring wing root intakes. One 3,600 lb.st. Rolls-Royce Derwent 8 powerplant.
Type 707B Dedicated low speed variant of Type 707 to meet Specification E.10/49.
Type 707C
 		 Two seat training variant of Type 707, featuring wing root intakes, to Specification E.10/49/2 to meet the requirements of OR.229. One 3,600 lb.st. Rolls-Royce Derwent 8 powerplant.


Projected Variants

Type 698 Vulcan Phase 3
 		 New, thinner, wing, higher AUW and more powerful engines. Cancelled in favour of the Phase 2C, which resulted in the B.2.
(Phase1 was the original B.1 and Phase 2 was the later build B.1s).
Type 698 Vulcan Phase 4 Unknown.
Type 698 Vulcan Phase 5 B.2 modified to carry four Avro W.107 missiles under wing.
Type 698 Vulcan Phase 6
 		 B.2 modified to carry four Skybolt missiles under wing to meet Specification B.222P. Featured a  new wing with greater area and span.
Type 707B (modified) A modified Type 707B was proposed as a vertical take-off research aircraft to meet specification ER.143T
Type 710 Twin engined half scale flying model of Type 698 to meet Specification E.11/49.

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Type 698 Vulcan
Type 707
Type 710



Type 698 Vulcan

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Vulcan B.1 and B.2
Serial Range
Set No.
Type
Batch Qty
Conv.
Canc'd
Notes
 2 prototypes ordered from A.V. Roe and Co. Ltd., Woodford, to contract 6/Acft/1942. first flew August 1952
 VX770, VX777    Prototypes  2       
 25 aircraft ordered from A.V. Roe and Co. Ltd., Woodford, to contract 6/Acft/8842. Delivered between August 1956 and December 1957.
 XA889 - XA913  1-25  B.1  25       
 20 aircraft ordered from A.V. Roe and Co. Ltd., Woodford, to contract 6/Acft/11301. Delivered between January 1958 and April 1959.
 XH475 - XH483  26-45  B.1  9       
 XH497 - XH506      10       
 XH532      1       
 17 aircraft ordered from A.V. Roe and Co. Ltd., Woodford, to contract 6/Acft/11301. Delivered between September 1958 and December 1960.
 XH533 - XH539  1-17  B.2  7       
 XH554 - XH563      10       
 8 aircraft ordered from A.V. Roe and Co. Ltd., Woodford, to contract 6/Acft/11830. Delivered between January and May 1961.
 XJ780 - XJ784  18-25  B.2  5       
 XJ823 - XJ825      3       
 24 aircraft ordered from A.V. Roe and Co. Ltd., Woodford, to contract 6/Acft/13145. Delivered between July 1961 and November 1962.
 XL317 - XL321  26-49  B.2  5       
 XL359 - XL361      3       
 XL384 - XL392      9       
 XL425 - XL427      3       
 XL443 - XL446      4       
 40 aircraft ordered from A.V. Roe and Co. Ltd., Woodford, to contract KD/B/01. Delivered between February 1963 and January 1965.
 XM569 - XM576  50-89  B.2  8       
 XM594 - XM612      18     1   XM596 not completed
 XM645 - XM657      13       
 
Total Production
135
 
1
 

Vulcan B.1A - All Aircraft Converted From Vulcan B.1
Serials
 29 aircraft converted by Armstrong Whitworth Aviation, Bitteswell. Delivered between September 1960 and November 1962.
 XA895, XA904,  XA906,  XA907,  XA909 - XA913,  XH475 - XH483,  XH497 - XH506, XH532
Total Conversions   (29)

Vulcan B.2(MRR) - All Aircraft Converted From Vulcan B.2
Serials
 10 aircraft converted under Mod. 2380 to maritime reconnaissance configuration by Hawker Siddeley Aviation, Woodford. Delivered between August 1972
 and January 1976.
 XH534,  XH537, XH558, XH560,  XH563, XJ780,  XJ780, XJ782, XJ825, XL361
Total Conversions   (10)

Vulcan K.2 - All Aircraft Converted From Vulcan B.2
Serials
 6 aircraft converted under Mod. 2600 to tanker configuration by Hawker Siddeley Aviation, Woodford. Delivered between June 1982.and September 1982.
 XH558,  XH560,  XH561, XJ825,  XL445,  XM571
Total Conversions   (6)


Type 707

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Serial Range
Type
Batch Qty
Conv.
Canc'd
Notes
 2 aircraft ordered from A.V. Roe and Co. Ltd., Woodford, to contract 6/Acft/2205. First flew September 1949 (707) and October 1950 (707B).
 VX784  707  1       
 VX790  707B  1       
 1 aircraft ordered from A.V. Roe and Co. Ltd., Woodford, to contract 6/Acft/3395. First flew June 1951.
 WD280  707A  1       
 3 aircraft ordered from A.V. Roe and Co. Ltd., Woodford, to contract 6/Acft/7470. First flew March (707A) and July (707C) 1953.
 WZ736  707A  1       
 WZ739, WZ744  707C  1     1   WZ739 cancelled. Original requirement was for 4 aircraft.
Total Production
5
 
1
 


Type 710

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Serial Range
Batch Qty
Conv.
Canc'd
Notes
 2 aircraft ordered from A.V. Roe and Co. Ltd., Woodford, to contract 6/Acft/2626. Cancelled.
 VX799, VX808      2   
Total Production
 
 
2
 



Production Summary

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Total Vulcan Production By Mark Total Type 707/710 Production
Type Built New Conv. Not Completed Total Type Built New Conv. Not Completed Total
 Vulcan B.1 47     47  Type 707 1     1
 Vulcan B.1A   (29)   29  Type 707A 2     2
 Vulcan B.2 88   1 89  Type 707B 1     1
 Vulcan B.2(MRR)   (10)   10  Type 707C 1   1 2
 Vulcan K.2   (6)   6  Type 710     2 2
  135 (45) 1     5 0 3  


Production References
  1. Avro Vulcan, Kev Darling (Crowood Aviation Press, 2005)
  2. British Secret Projects - Jet Bombers Since 1949, Tony Buttler (Midland Publishing, 2003)

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