Bumper Vulcan Quiz

Question 1) On what date did the Avro Vulcan make its first flight?

Question 2) For how many years in total was the Vulcan in service?

Question 3) Roughly how much money per hour did it take to fly the Vulcan bomber?

Question 4) How many crew did the Vulcan have?

Question 5) In what year was British Air Ministry Specification B.35/46 released?

Question 6) What was the top speed of the Vulcan bomber?

Question 7) What engine did the Vulcan bomber have?

Question 8) How many of the Vulcan B Mk.1 were originally ordered and produced?

Question 9) On what date did the Vulcan B Mk.2 make its first flight?

Question 10) Which members of crew had ejector seats installed?

Question 11) What was the max take off weight of the Vulcan?

Question 12) What was the name of the only combat operation during which the Avro Vulcan saw active service?

Question 13) What was the reason for the original white-paint design of the Vulcan bomber?

Question 14) What was the Vulcan bomber's wingspan?

Question 15) Research from which country regarding the aerodynamics of a swept wing first influenced Vulcan designer Roy Chadwick when he began plans for the bomber?

Question 16) How many Avro Vulcans do Vulcan to the Sky Trust have involved in their trust?

Question 17) What was the service ceiling of the Vulcan?

Question 18) How many conventional 1000 lb bombs could the bomber fly with?

Question 19) How many Vulcans were produced altogether?

Question 20) On what date did the last Vulcan retire from RAF service?