Vulcan to fly again!!!
18 August 2007, 05:14 PM
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19 August 2007, 11:58 AM
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First saw, or should i say, first heard, then saw the Vulcan back in 1977 at Mildenhall airbase, doing the near on vertical climb 
Last time i saw it was mid 80's at daedelus (sp) airbase at Lee on Solent.
The starfighters were there as well there pretty awesome too, but nothing comes close to the howl of those massive engines on the Vulcan being given some welly
Cant wait
Pmsl at the vid link..... the woman at 00:13 "you cant hear it at all" just before it opens the throttles for a climbout
understatement or what
Mart
Last time i saw it was mid 80's at daedelus (sp) airbase at Lee on Solent.
The starfighters were there as well there pretty awesome too, but nothing comes close to the howl of those massive engines on the Vulcan being given some welly
Cant wait
Pmsl at the vid link..... the woman at 00:13 "you cant hear it at all" just before it opens the throttles for a climbout
understatement or what
Mart
Astraboy.
I did do a display at the IAT, if you know the year I could tell you if I was flying at that one.
I hear the the CAA will not permit the Vulcan to do much more that a level flypast at displays now. That is a terrible shame if it is true, the whole point of a Vulcan display was the manoeuvres it could do! Maybe they will change their minds after a while.
Les
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20 August 2007, 08:53 PM
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Seem's She's been out of the hanger again today running various test doesn't look like we shall have to much longer to wait!!! just hope sky news cover it Live
20 August 2007, 09:06 PM
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21 August 2007, 11:58 AM
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24 August 2007, 01:25 PM
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Yes it's still got the 202's, they've got 8 of them with 0 hours on - well they did have 0 hours 
That vid above only has them at idle
These are a bit louder
Video of No4 Engine going to max - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting - No4 max run from in the a/c
Video of High Power Run - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting - And from outside
Turn it up
That vid above only has them at idle
These are a bit louder
Video of No4 Engine going to max - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting - No4 max run from in the a/c
Video of High Power Run - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting - And from outside
Turn it up
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24 August 2007, 02:11 PM
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I heard it was 7 new ones-still crated up and they found them at a "scrappy's" somewhere! Should be enough to keep her going for long enough with the original engines as well. Those 200's have a hell of a howl at max RPM!
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24 August 2007, 03:44 PM
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I will keep an eye on this, I would certainly go to see it fly. Never seen one in real life before but its one of the last great bombers (not sure if that sounds very PC).
Only seen it on Thunderball.
Great pics on that link too.
I will keep an eye on this, I would certainly go to see it fly. Never seen one in real life before but its one of the last great bombers (not sure if that sounds very PC).
Only seen it on Thunderball.
Great pics on that link too.
24 August 2007, 03:52 PM
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Has anyone read 'Vulcan 607' by Rowland White? I'm reading it now and it's a cracking book about the ambitious Vulcan mission to bomb the runway at Port Stanley during the Falklands conflict
28 August 2007, 12:35 PM
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28 August 2007, 08:40 PM
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Jesus did you realise how liberal that quote was or is !!!!
That's perhap's why we don't have more cold war jet's in the Air because the goverment / lottery heritage fund's think it's un P.C to plash the cash on former weapon's.
But on the the other hand if you want a million pound clubhouse for your gay and lesbian rugby club no problem's
Sorry to sound like Alf Garnett
P.s I've heard she's finally flight ready
29 August 2007, 12:23 AM
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So pleased to know that good progress is being made, another vote here for the S/net day out when she flies
29 September 2007, 03:01 PM
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As I promised, I did a bit of research and talked to a friend who knows a bit.
They have done full power engine runs and have sorted minor problems such as a small fuel leak etc. They were held up by return of some vital components from the makers where they were sent for refurbishing.
As you can imagine, it is a very complicated aircraft which has not flown since 1993. The engineers are engaged in a long series of detail checks to make sure all is on top line before it is pointed towards the sky. It will need full flight test procedures including fast taxi checks etc. I am convinced personally that she will fly and maybe not too long in the future.
If I was in charge of the restoration, I would not be rushing the engineers in the job and I would not announce the day of the initial test flight either.
Les
They have done full power engine runs and have sorted minor problems such as a small fuel leak etc. They were held up by return of some vital components from the makers where they were sent for refurbishing.
As you can imagine, it is a very complicated aircraft which has not flown since 1993. The engineers are engaged in a long series of detail checks to make sure all is on top line before it is pointed towards the sky. It will need full flight test procedures including fast taxi checks etc. I am convinced personally that she will fly and maybe not too long in the future.
If I was in charge of the restoration, I would not be rushing the engineers in the job and I would not announce the day of the initial test flight either.
Les
29 September 2007, 05:34 PM
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One of the hydraulic pipes split and so they have and to remove number 3 engine to get at the leak. Has all been fixed now. Looks like they are just waiting on 500 work cards to be completed before they start taxi runs.
29 September 2007, 06:23 PM
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I still remember the experience of seeing one of these take off at stupid angles many many years ago. For me, the whole point would be to see it fly showing what it can do, not what some bureaucrat thinks it should be limited to 
Really hope to see one in the air again
Really hope to see one in the air again
30 September 2007, 02:41 PM
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They weren't actually stupid angles. The performance of the aircraft at display fuel weight would allow it to leave the runway in a true vertical climb up to 3000 feet+. The handling was so good that it could then do a combination rolling stall turn at low speed back to the horizontal in safety.
I doubt that we shall see it do that sort of thing again due to the restrictions placed on it by the CAA.
Les
I doubt that we shall see it do that sort of thing again due to the restrictions placed on it by the CAA.
Les
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