Vulcan XH558 Roll-Out at Bruntingthorpe - 31/08/2006 - NSF56K

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The Vulcan is now being prepared to take to the sky. They have the money, they have the equipment, they have the talent, they have the time....

But for now - yesterday was officially the first time in 7 years that she had been out of the Hanger - so a big event was planned... and I went.

Before the pictures I'd just like to plug...

The Vulcan Operating Company

and

The Vulcan to the Sky Club

They still need money for flying her - but she WILL be at the head of the flypast on June 17th next year over London to commemmorate the Falklands conflict.
 
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A few people... *some of the 5000 that turned up*

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A Subtle hint

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Opening...

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She's in there....somewhere...

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*Looks forward to seeing it fly again*

If I had loads of monay I would buy it and get flying! Love this plane. Remember it so vividly as a kid.

Kid.
 
And finally...

A tribute to Sir Frank Whittle - without him the Vulcan would not be possible.

The Sir Frank Whittle tribute - in the middle of a roundabout

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I thought something had gone horribly horribly wrong when I saw all the smoke :eek:

Nice to see it finally out though! I just *have* to be there when it flies again!

Some nice shots, particularly like the Bucaneer :)
 
philio16 said:
I thought something had gone horribly horribly wrong when I saw all the smoke :eek:

Nice to see it finally out though! I just *have* to be there when it flies again!

Some nice shots, particularly like the Bucaneer :)
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Cheers.

There was worries when the smoke started leaking from the hanger...

I will be there for the first public flight. Will be a Vulcan to the Sky club members only event, just like roll-out was. :D

The Bucaneer has had the most processing done to it. It was a bad shot to start with - now it's nice.

My personal favourites of the lot this time is the Vulcan nose on from much closer up than the wide shot and the Lancaster in the sun. I just love how that one looks.

Simon/~Flibster
 
nice pics there mate. Weve got a vulcan at southend airport, would be fantastic if it fully restored but there just isnt the money. As far as i know some people raise money every so often just to maintain it.
 
ElDude said:
I was hoping someone would post pictures of this :)
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Errr...

These have been posted for several hours in the Vulcan thread in GD. ;)

brocksta said:
nice pics there mate. Weve got a vulcan at southend airport, would be fantastic if it fully restored but there just isnt the money. As far as i know some people raise money every so often just to maintain it.
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The one at Southend does high speed taxi runs fairly frequently.
None planned at the moment though.

Las time it did a run it had Bruce Dickinson from Iron Maiden at the controls. :D

Simon/~Fibster
 
the handly only stopped flying in the 90's. i wouldnt be be surprised if it sat in a hole for another 20 years until somebody decides they want to see it flying again.

the only thing keeping these planes on the ground is the new insurence scheme where you have to insure the plane to its equivelent grose weight or something. absolutely ridiculous.

king.
 
King_Boru said:
the handly only stopped flying in the 90's. i wouldnt be be surprised if it sat in a hole for another 20 years until somebody decides they want to see it flying again.

the only thing keeping these planes on the ground is the new insurence scheme where you have to insure the plane to its equivelent grose weight or something. absolutely ridiculous.

king.
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Not quite

XH558's last flight was in 1993
XH558 was stored well, regularly maintained and was generally cared for.

So far - we're up to 6million I believe to get her flying...

The Insurance thing is a big problem - the insurance is now the same for the B17 *which flies for sub 40 hours a year* as a 747 *which could fly 12 hours a day quite easily*

The French have made an exception for classic aircraft like their B17 - our government say 'it's the rules, you have to pay it'

:mad:

Simon/~Flibster
 
When I was young my Dad raved about the Vulcan and used to take me to Manston where I saw them fly (I believe a couple were stored/scrapped at Manston in the 80's too?)

This is the first "charity" I've felt compelled to give to in a long long time, possibly ever.
 
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