Avro Vulcan vs Boeing B-52 Stratofortress Comparison

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Subjects

Avro Vulcan B.Mk 2
High-Altitude Long-Range Heavy Bomber

Boeing B-52H Stratofortress
High-Altitude, Long-Range Strategic Heavy Bomber

Basics

ORIGIN
United Kingdom

ORIGIN
United States

YEAR
1956 [Diff.+1 yrs]

YEAR
1955 [Diff.-1 yrs]

CREW
5

PRODUCTION
136 units [Diff.-608]

PRODUCTION
744 units [Diff.+608]

Dimensions

LENGTH
99.9 ft (30.5 m) [Diff.-61.0 ft]

LENGTH
160.9 ft (49.0 m) [Diff.+61.0 ft]

WIDTH/SPAN
111.0 ft (33.8 m) [Diff.-74.1 ft]

WIDTH/SPAN
185.1 ft (56.4 m) [Diff.+74.1 ft]

HEIGHT
27.2 ft (8.3 m) [Diff.-13.5 ft]

HEIGHT
40.7 ft (12.4 m) [Diff.+13.5 ft]

Relative Size Comparison

Shapes below depict aircraft from wingtip-to-wingtip / nose-to-tail assuming aircraft are being viewed from overhead perspective (the nose pointing towards the top of the screen). Helicopter widths include main rotor diameter. If any dimensional values are "NA" in the database then the presented shapes may appear skewed.

Avro Vulcan B.Mk 2

Boeing B-52H Stratofortress

Weights

EMPTY WT.
106,000 lb (48,081 kg) [Diff.-66,743 lb]

EMPTY WT.
172,743 lb (78,355 kg) [Diff.+66,743 lb]

M.T.O.W.
249,122 lb (113,000 kg) [Diff.-238,871 lb]

M.T.O.W.
487,993 lb (221,350 kg) [Diff.+238,871 lb]

Installed Power

4 x Bristol Siddeley Olympus 301 turbojet engines developing 20,000 lb of thrust each.

8 x Pratt & Whitney TF33-P-3 turbofan engines developing 17,000 lb of standard thrust each.

Performance

SPEED
646 mph (1,040 kph) [Diff.+51 mph]

SPEED
595 mph (958 kph) [Diff.-51 mph]

RANGE
4,598 miles (7,400 km) [Diff.-5,490 miles]

RANGE
10,088 miles (16,235 km) [Diff.+5,490 miles]

CEILING
55,003 ft (16,765 m) [Diff.+49 feet]

CEILING
54,954 ft (16,750 m) [Diff.-49 feet]

Armament

21,000 lbs of internally-held ordnance, typically conventional drop bombs or nuclear payload.

Also supporting 1 x "Blue Steel" MK.1 stand-off missile; AGM-45 "Shrike" anti-radar, air-to-surface missiles at underwing hardpoints.

Mission-specific armament can include any of the following:

20 x AGM-86B ALCM cruise missiles (internal).
20 x AGM-129 cruise missiles (internal).
2 x AGM-86B ALCMs cruise missile (external).
2 x AGM-129 cruise missiles (external).
Free-Fall Nuclear Bombs.
12 x AGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missiles.
12 x AGM-142A air-to-surface missiles.
AGM-86C CALCM cruise missiles.
"Joint Direct-Attack Munitions" (JDAMs).

Up to 51,570lb (340kg) of ordnance carried.

Going Further

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