Anyone know if the Vulcan will fly this year?
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There's one at Wellesbourne airfield just a couple of hundred yards from my house 
I've heard it run a few times as the maintenance crew are there on Saturdays when the market is on and are often testing engines and the like.
In fact on having a quick search I've found that there's a little event on over there tomorrow (what's the world coming to when you find out about an event just across the road by looking online
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http://www.xm655.com/the_future.html
I've heard it run a few times as the maintenance crew are there on Saturdays when the market is on and are often testing engines and the like.
In fact on having a quick search I've found that there's a little event on over there tomorrow (what's the world coming to when you find out about an event just across the road by looking online
) http://www.xm655.com/the_future.html
YEah i saw one at the Southend air show when i was a kid.
I cant believe how excellent that airshow was do they still do it? It must have been atleast 15 years ago if not more last i went to.
Its so good to see the planes above the sea, they are so clear and the sound goes for miles.
They also had some harriers doing some hovering and nodding to the crowd only a feww 100 feet away lol it was so cool as a kid.
I cant believe how excellent that airshow was do they still do it? It must have been atleast 15 years ago if not more last i went to.
Its so good to see the planes above the sea, they are so clear and the sound goes for miles.
They also had some harriers doing some hovering and nodding to the crowd only a feww 100 feet away lol it was so cool as a kid.
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Southend airshow is still running. It's been and gone this year - always on the end of May bank holiday weekend.
The airport usually has an open day on the same weekend and they usually have fast taxi runs of XL426. Those are very impressive for the noise of the engines alone, even if they are very very short. Unfortunately, Southend have abandoned all hope of ever getting 426 airborne so the only Vulcan now aiming for that is XH558.
When 558 makes it into the air (and I have no doubt they will despite the problems) then I will be there like a shot! I've never seen a Vulcan fly, only ever seen the taxi runs. But it's something I would love to see
I'm a member of both Vulcan trusts and it all stems from me seeing the Vulcan on static display at Duxford around 5/6 years ago. Just the sheer size of her... what a lovely aircraft.
The airport usually has an open day on the same weekend and they usually have fast taxi runs of XL426. Those are very impressive for the noise of the engines alone, even if they are very very short. Unfortunately, Southend have abandoned all hope of ever getting 426 airborne so the only Vulcan now aiming for that is XH558.
When 558 makes it into the air (and I have no doubt they will despite the problems) then I will be there like a shot! I've never seen a Vulcan fly, only ever seen the taxi runs. But it's something I would love to see
I'm a member of both Vulcan trusts and it all stems from me seeing the Vulcan on static display at Duxford around 5/6 years ago. Just the sheer size of her... what a lovely aircraft.
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Really?? Such a shame it'll never be airborne againKyzia said:
my dad can hear that vulcan doing taxi runs at southend, and he is about 1-2 miles away! they havn't heard any for a while though, i can remember seeing that fly at yeovilton, may of been its last airshow flight or somthing i think, i was quite young, but i remember the noise!!!
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Chasser said:
I saw a RAF Vulcan fly in 1990... RAF Abingdon, it was.
Chasser said:
Yep as I said the money they raised wont go far when they are paying our engineers wages. Just the 3 engineers they took for certification will be costing them 120k per year. One of my mates was also going to join the certification team but they couldnt afford to have him on board.
The when you consider cost of the quality department and using the stores facility and then Fitters. They does't take long to eat up their lottery money.
theres one at Carlisle airport that you can go and sit in, it still has the tubes that the crew used to pee in on long missions, afaik theres also a little hut with photos, memorablia inside
there was also one at blackpool airport - not sure if thats still there
I saw one pass over me when i was a kid, and it must have impressed me as I still remember it to this day, i can even remember my dad telling me what it was
there was also one at blackpool airport - not sure if thats still there
I saw one pass over me when i was a kid, and it must have impressed me as I still remember it to this day, i can even remember my dad telling me what it was
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Nope.
It as 'sold' on ebay to a pub but they guy couldn't get it moved or something so it was attacked by a scrap metal dealer and broken up into pieces and recycled...
Blackpool is a bad place for a Museum - well - anywhere on the coast is. Lots of salty damp air on metal... Not good.
http://www.airsceneuk.org.uk/hangar/2005/xl391/xl391.htm
Caution - sad pictures contained within... top right for the Blackpool Vulcan...
http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/vulcan/survivorspics3.html
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Oh my god this is the only plane i have remembered from the good old days of Teesside airport air shows from the mid 80s early 90s. I was there with my wife and 1 year old son and i remember it opening its throttles and doing what seemed like a vertical climb above our heads. It was the loudest noise Ive ever heard the bass note was just amazing.
I've just read an article in my local free paper with an appeal for donators for this.
It says they are 1 million short and expect it to be flying by june 2007 to lead the fly past down the mall to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Falklands conflict.
www.VulcantotheSky.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Vulcan
It says they are 1 million short and expect it to be flying by june 2007 to lead the fly past down the mall to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Falklands conflict.
www.VulcantotheSky.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Vulcan
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Flibster said:Nope.
It as 'sold' on ebay to a pub but they guy couldn't get it moved or something so it was attacked by a scrap metal dealer and broken up into pieces and recycled...
Blackpool is a bad place for a Museum - well - anywhere on the coast is. Lots of salty damp air on metal... Not good.
http://www.airsceneuk.org.uk/hangar/2005/xl391/xl391.htm
Caution - sad pictures contained within... top right for the Blackpool Vulcan...
http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/vulcan/survivorspics3.html
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how could they
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I used to watch the Vulcan fly at airshows when I was a kid, and its one of the most amazing aircraft I've ever seen.
Nothing today gets as loud as the Vulcan and the way they'd literally throw that bomber around was impressive.
I've already donated to the cause, but I can't believe some sponsors haven't been forthcoming for the final push.
This bird truely has to fly again, and I really hope it can get the money needed to finish the project.
Although designed as a nuclear deterrent during the Cold War years, the Vulcan last dropped bombs in anger in the Falkland War in 1982.
Nothing today gets as loud as the Vulcan and the way they'd literally throw that bomber around was impressive.
I've already donated to the cause, but I can't believe some sponsors haven't been forthcoming for the final push.
This bird truely has to fly again, and I really hope it can get the money needed to finish the project.
Although designed as a nuclear deterrent during the Cold War years, the Vulcan last dropped bombs in anger in the Falkland War in 1982.
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poosemon said:
I think the last taxi run was May 2005 (they definitely did two runs then 'cos I was there!). As far as I know, they didn't do it this year though. I didn't see any advertising for it anyway - but then I missed the entire show this year
Nothings going to keep me away next year!