Simviation Forum - Avro 730 Mach 3 Nuclear Bomber

Nov 6^th, 2011 at 7:19pm

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The Avro 730 was designed to replace the U.K's Vulcan bomber as the primary nuclear bomber however in 1957 the project was scrapped.

It truly would have been an awesome site to see!

Thanks for looking! Wink

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Reply #1 - Nov 6^th, 2011 at 8:03pm

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Fantastic shot.........quite a strange looking aircraft indeed Cool

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Up, up the long, delerious, burning blue I've topped the wind swept heights with easy grace where never Lark, nor even Eagle flew. While with silent lifting of mind I've trod the high untrespassed sanctity of space, put out my hand and touched the face of god"

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Reply #2 - Nov 6^th, 2011 at 9:42pm

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Awesome shot.

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Reply #3 - Nov 7^th, 2011 at 6:13am

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Why has that plane got kitchen appliances bolted to the wings Grin

Nicely crafted shot

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Reply #4 - Nov 7^th, 2011 at 8:34pm

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BEAUTIFUL Sky!!! And a pretty awesome bomber, I must say... I like the sense of power from this shot, very nice!!! Cheesy

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Reply #5 - Nov 9^th, 2011 at 2:57pm

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Nice photo Wink

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Reply #6 - Nov 16^th, 2011 at 1:16pm

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Thanks for the comments everyone!

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Reply #7 - Nov 16^th, 2011 at 3:04pm

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It would have been lovely to see one but I'm kind of glad they didn't replace the Vulcan, she still holds a VERY special place in my heart.... and what is left of my hearing after being buzzed by one maxed out at less than 200ft straight over my head Cool

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Reply #8 - Nov 16^th, 2011 at 5:18pm

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ozzy72 wrote on Nov 16^th, 2011 at 3:04pm:

It would have been lovely to see one but I'm kind of glad they didn't replace the Vulcan, she still holds a VERY special place in my heart.... and what is left of my hearing after being buzzed by one maxed out at less than 200ft straight over my head Cool

I agree the Vulcan is a far prettier aircraft and a British icon. Sadly I've only ever seen them parked up at airshows.

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Reply #9 - Nov 16^th, 2011 at 5:26pm

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ozzy72 wrote on Nov 16^th, 2011 at 3:04pm:

It would have been lovely to see one but I'm kind of glad they didn't replace the Vulcan, she still holds a VERY special place in my heart.... and what is left of my hearing after being buzzed by one maxed out at less than 200ft straight over my head Cool

I agree the Vulcan is a far prettier aircraft and a British icon. Sadly I've only ever seen them parked up at airshows.

consider yourself lucky:
the only aircraft i will see are heli's,tubes,an ocasional cessna or atr or if i am lucky:a private jet.(actualy,there are wuite alot recently,someone kept flying around in a a319 elite and a few weeks ago a learjet passed over.)

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Reply #10 - Nov 21^st, 2011 at 9:01pm

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It's the same here really. I live 2 miles from an international airport so we just get the typical airliners flying over.
Every so often if you're lucky you can see a couple of C130s (normally Saudi Arabian, no idea why...) parked up at the cargo terminal or a C-17 but that's rare.
The most exciting thing I seen is an Apache chopper flying over I've only ever seen that twice though. Scary B*****d to because it's virtually silent until it's right on top of you, then it's the loudest thing you'll ever hear! Not ideal when you're having a nice beer in your garden on a Sunday afternoon!

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Reply #11 - Nov 23^rd, 2011 at 12:32pm

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i wouldent want to see one of those over my house

be prepared 2012!!!!

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Reply #12 - Nov 24^th, 2011 at 11:17pm

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It has the Avro Arrow Paint. AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE ARROW!!! Awesome shot BTW Grin

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Reply #13 - Nov 29^th, 2011 at 2:35am

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This Topic was moved here from Simviation's Screenshot Contest by patchz.

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