the main difference i think in the B.1 and B.2 victors is that the B.2 had more powerful engines and better systems IE conways instead of sapphire engines. i think the change in wingspans etc, were down to the conversions made to K.2. (dont quote me on this, im almsot certainly wrong) I believe the K.2 tankers had their wings clipped though not quite as sure. there are significant changes in intakes and bits added on over the life of the victor
this was one of the last B.1’s “XA923” which was GI at cosford intul it was scrapped in the mid 80’s you can clearly see the small intakes
..As opposed to XH715 here at brunty
you can see fairly large differences in the airframes, ram air vents all over the place, underwing fairings, different intake design (this for the more powerful conway engine i presume, more power = more air needed)
again hope this helps
Ben
hi peter that link didnt work for me, is this the image youre on about?
Copyright : Don Gillham 1999/2000
large redesign in the leading edge of the wing the B.1 had a pure delta, which then evolved into the B.1a, which had a slight kink in the leading edge, which in turn lead to the B.2, which had a bigger kink in the leading edge
Diagram showing the difference in wing profiles between marks
(courtesy of http://www.avrovulcan.org)
Vulcan Prototype B.1 “VX770”
Vulcan B.1a
Vulcan B.2 “XH558”
Hope this helps 🙂
Ben
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