In 1956, the Avro 698 Vulcan B.1 officially joined the ranks of the Royal Air Force, equipped with what has reportedly been deemed the Phase 2 wing (which bolstered the aircraft's stability when ...

First introduced in 1952, the Avro Vulcan was a visually arresting delta-wing aircraft built to deliver nuclear strikes during the Cold War. Beyond its iconic silhouette, the Vulcan featured powerful ...

Because Avro Vulcan lacked flight experience with a delta-wing, it decided to build two experimental aircraft to test the principle – both scaled-down versions of the 698.