Vulcan to the Sky update - Norwich, 24th Feb

Flibster · 16 Sep 2007 at 20:07

XXL361 @ Goose Bay suffered serious problems in the flight over - would have cost too much to repair, so they retired there as a gate guardian for the RAF detachment there - whent hey left, she was gifted to the local town

XM605 - On loan from the British Government to the USAF, who have, in turn, loaned it to the Castle Museum - don't know much else about her.

XM573 - Presented to the Strategic Air & Space Musuem as a token of cooperation between the Royal Air Force and the Strategic Air Command, and made it's last flight into Offutt AFB, Nebraska in June, 1982.

XM606 - Another one presented to the USAF.

Think thats it.

Flibster · 16 Sep 2007 at 20:56

Right - further to my previous update.

No4 engine was finally set up tail end of last week. However during a electrical test run the hydraulic line above No3 engine went pop. They aborted all runs at that point and pulled her back to the hanger to investigate the failure.

'558 was stuck back up on sticks and No3 was dropped out of the aircraft. Took 7 hours. Considering the last time they dropped an engine out was in '99 I believe, thats really not bad at all.

Next week: Hydraulic repairs, U/C functional tests, more electrical tests and engine runs to test the refitted engine.

That delays flight by around a week sadly. But, she will fly this season.

Last I heard, the current plan is that she will attend one event this year *note: event, not airshow* do a couple of flybys and then go home.

Next year? Full season.

Anyhooo...

This

relates to...
this
which relates to
this....

Aaaand to finish, more noise.

No 4 @ max power again.

Digital Punk · 16 Sep 2007 at 21:46

Flibster said:
Right - further to my previous update.....

I really think you should be giving credit to 'Smiler' at TVOC for those pictures, videos and information.

http://www.tvoc.co.uk/engineering.asp

topgun06 · 16 Sep 2007 at 22:18

Flibster said:
XXL361 @ Goose Bay suffered serious problems in the flight over - would have cost too much to repair, so they retired there as a gate guardian for the RAF detachment there - whent hey left, she was gifted to the local town

XM605 - On loan from the British Government to the USAF, who have, in turn, loaned it to the Castle Museum - don't know much else about her.

XM573 - Presented to the Strategic Air & Space Musuem as a token of cooperation between the Royal Air Force and the Strategic Air Command, and made it's last flight into Offutt AFB, Nebraska in June, 1982.

XM606 - Another one presented to the USAF.

Think thats it.

Very interesting, thanks

FreeStream · 16 Sep 2007 at 22:49

Flibster said:
Right - further to my previous update.

No4 engine was finally set up tail end of last week. However during a electrical test run the hydraulic line above No3 engine went pop. They aborted all runs at that point and pulled her back to the hanger to investigate the failure.

'558 was stuck back up on sticks and No3 was dropped out of the aircraft. Took 7 hours. Considering the last time they dropped an engine out was in '99 I believe, thats really not bad at all.

Next week: Hydraulic repairs, U/C functional tests, more electrical tests and engine runs to test the refitted engine.

That delays flight by around a week sadly. But, she will fly this season.

Last I heard, the current plan is that she will attend one event this year *note: event, not airshow* do a couple of flybys and then go home.

Next year? Full season.

Anyhooo...

This

relates to...
this
which relates to
this....

Aaaand to finish, more noise.

No 4 @ max power again.

My mixer unit is better than yours

^^Gord^^ · 18 Oct 2007 at 12:37

Up, up and away!

The_blue · 18 Oct 2007 at 12:42

Bah, just come on to bring this back to the 1st page.

Have i missed the flight??

FreeStream · 18 Oct 2007 at 13:06

Sky missed the takeoff roll for the women in pakistan (Why do we care really?)

and then cut to adverts for the landing.

Sky = ****

Although the BBC aint much better not having anyone there!

^^Gord^^ · 18 Oct 2007 at 13:08

She is back on terra firma now, good work TVOC!

The_blue · 18 Oct 2007 at 13:27

Concorde Rules said:
Sky missed the takeoff roll for the women in pakistan (Why do we care really?)

and then cut to adverts for the landing.

Sky = ****

Although the BBC aint much better not having anyone there!

at the same time.

Any web footage?

FreeStream · 18 Oct 2007 at 13:31

The_blue said:
at the same time.

Any web footage?

No, not a sodding thing.

Yet anyway.

No-one has any network film to copy to Youtube as it is!!!!

I was going to say we'll have to wait for the 10PM News on BBC1, but as BBC wern't there.... :rolleyes:

Grrrrrrrrrrr

We'll have to wait for the Official DVD.

Steves_pc · 18 Oct 2007 at 13:44

excellent stuff!

just got this message on my vid on youtube -

hey everyone i have just seen the vulcan fly over my work ..in northamptonshire woohoo it was wicked .. thought it was a ufo first untill someone said thats the vulcan.,,great plane

Now hoping some had a decent mobile for even a tiny glimpse of her flying.

Flibster · 18 Oct 2007 at 14:00

Sky ballsed up big time with that. Just saw the replay....

Damn them. :mad:

FirebarUK · 18 Oct 2007 at 14:00

Looks like www.tvoc.co.uk is now an estate agents website?! Am I missing something here?!

Flibster · 18 Oct 2007 at 14:03

Nope - something is very wrong there...
Even the IP points to the estate agents.

FirebarUK · 18 Oct 2007 at 14:06

Perhaps the time expired on the ownership of the domain and someone thought they snap it up to get lots of hits......

I think I only checked it this morning!?

Capt Doufos · 18 Oct 2007 at 14:08

It was there about 30mins ago or so. But was VERY slow.

Flibster · 18 Oct 2007 at 14:25

They've put up a holding page - seems there's a few too many hits for them to cope with.

reddeathdrinker · 18 Oct 2007 at 18:20

About time too!

Good to see the beast back in the sky - roll on the airshow season next year

drunken fool · 18 Oct 2007 at 19:18

woo hoo! looking forward to airshows next year!

hopefully someone somewhere has a video of it's second maiden flight