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IRIS released their built-for-FSX version of the Avro Vulcan bomber this week. With the exchange rate the way it is you may wanna hold off a few weeks (or years) but if you're like me and have as soft-spot for the british delta-wing cold-war bombers then you'll probably be impressed by this. They have some nice videos on YouTube showcasing the aircraft flying, and the startup procedure etc. The VC looks sweet, and it sounds great. Here's the blurb from the website:

Take to the skies in the iconic Vulcan bomber, the spearhead of Britain's nuclear deterent during the cold war years! Featuring an aircraft, fully compliant with the Flight Simulator X, Software Development Kit. This product has been developed with FSX in mind from the ground up and takes advantage of many of the fantastic features FSX has to offer.

edit: heh, I see on another part of their website they have a 'Mode Changer' which will allow you to change between 'Realistic' and 'Easy' modes for the Vulcan

I happen to be flying it on the Hard Mode for the last couple of days .... and its a hell a lot of fun landing it into Wellington , easy mode who needs it !

A Vulcan .. A.V.Roe .. think HS748 , Lancaster , nah .. No fun , kids today aspire to the tube liners , Sorry MARSBAR ! no pussies here !

You really have to approach this simulation like its the real thing , Its small by todays standard , but in its own right huge !

fly by the numbers , Wing verse drag verse power verse drag verse AOA verse ALG verse approach Verse the fun

Anybody reading this rather than looking at prity screen shots ! MMM Kiwi roundels ! , maybe a selling gimmick ! NO BOB ! only one VULCAN flying today!?

So whats the deal ,

Like changing a number plate on a boy racer car , nah ... this thing is way to cool

Wellington , the VULCAN,S nemisis , the Kryptonite .... ... another Maori curse ! , did they break it ! possible ..... nah

Its how to drive it

Into Blenheim / Woodbourne without incident , just a lot of planning , kids - not a Cessna 172

Its to OZ ..... Avalon , just this week were the show started







Im outta here ....... you going to love this plane !

Great shots of a great a/c - a Vulcan has appeared with kiwi roundels! - one got zapped whilst here http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b270/cumpas/562_kiwi.jpg

Ian Warren wrote:

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Mar 13 2009, 02:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I happen to be flying it on the Hard Mode for the last couple of days .... and its a hell a lot of fun landing it into Wellington , easy mode who needs it !

Did you trry to land on one undercarriage leg! - ie Ohakea 1959 http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/vulcan/gallery3.html

Have a few photo's , a KIWI VULCAN , .... our real own air force ... BOB .... i dont think so

Naki wrote:

QUOTE (Naki @ Mar 13 2009, 09:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Did you trry to land on one undercarriage leg! - ie Ohakea 1959 http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/vulcan/gallery3.html

Great stuff Paul, I knew about the incident but had never seen those pics. How's this classic quote from the above page ...

never really talked about was the fact that the crew in the rear, who had no ejection seats, inserted the safety pins into the pilot's ejection seats, and told them they would get out all together, or not at all.