MSFS Dublin to Edinburgh in a Handley Page Victor

[bernd1151]

From time to time I like to fly something different 🙂

The Handley Page Victor is a British jet-powered strategic bomber developed and produced by Handley Page during the Cold War. It was the third and final V bomber to be operated by the Royal Air Force, the other two being the Avro Vulcan and the Vickers Valiant. Entering service in 1958, the Victor was initially developed as part of the United Kingdom's airborne nuclear deterrent, but it was retired from the nuclear mission in 1968, following the discovery of fatigue cracks which had been exacerbated by the RAF's adoption of a low-altitude flight profile to avoid interception.

A number of Victors had been converted into tankers and some of these re-purposed Victors refuelled Vulcan bombers during the Black Buck raids of the Falklands War.

Due to its technological sophistication and superior capabilities, the Victor was the last of the V-bombers to be retired from service on 15 October 1993, following the earlier retirement of the Valiants in 1965 and Vulcans in 1984.

 

She doesn’t look too bad in MSFS, considering she is basically an FS9 project.

 

 

 

 

 

The flightdeck is from the FSX Just Flight DH106 Comet. Most of the gauges work

 

Approaching the Isle of Man

 

 

 

 

 

Lots of golf courses near Edinburgh

 

 

The famous Forth Bridge

 

 

We are in Hogwarts country

 

 

 

 

Thanks for viewing

[pmplayer]

Fine shots buddy but sorry to say the plane is not mine 😏

It's all a matter of taste..😇

cheers 😉

[Jack_Sawyer]

I’ve always loved those sweet looking intakes.  And clever design with the exhaust pointing down as well as the upper tail section being raked upwards.  Unique design.  Thanks Bernd.

[Alaska738]

Great shots! 😉 

[Phantom88]

Something entirely different and original….Fantastic!!!

[John F]

Unique aircraft matched with some great views along the route. All good!

[bernd1151]

Many thanks to all for your kind comments. I agree that she is not the most beautiful around, but as Jack already pointed out, aerodynamically she was top notch 🙂