Vulcan Pilot Does A ‘Head-On Wheelie Style’ Landing To Air Brake

For those of you who don’t know what this plane is, we’ll give you a quick rundown. These majestic looking planes were built by the United Kingdom and served as high altitude strategic bombers capable of nuclear bomb drops. 136 of them were built since 1952 and were officially retired from the Royal Air Force in 1984.

This particular Vulcan you’ll see in the video is the last airworthy example of this plane, but her caretakers have been struggling for years to keep her that way. Because she’s so old, the many stresses of flight had her grounded for a while until more funding was acquired. From donors and volunteers, many fought hard to keep her airworthy but our research indicates that this year will be her last in flight.

Hopefully, someone will devise another strategy to keep her in the air a little while longer.