Guy Martin and the Vulcan
Discussion
JoeBolt said:
saaby93 said:
The only time I saw a reference to aspergers in the whole programme was when he was checking the turbine planes
He won't have seen the "turbine planes" in the engine intakes or even the "turbine blades".
You look at the outside of a Vulcan, it's so clean and shiny it must be just out of the box
Inside you go back 60 years
Some good inside camera work
Interesting program, particularly the bit about the Falklands bombing run.
Did they even mention Roy Chadwick throughout the programme though?
I have noticed that everyone on these Guy Martin things always has to say how great he was at the jobs he was given. You begin to wonder whether they are encouraged to blow smoke up his arse or not.
Did they even mention Roy Chadwick throughout the programme though?
I have noticed that everyone on these Guy Martin things always has to say how great he was at the jobs he was given. You begin to wonder whether they are encouraged to blow smoke up his arse or not.
"The Vulcan lives in its 1950's Hangar"
No it bloody doesn't.
It lives in Hangar 3 (the old Dominie Sqn Hangar).
RAF Finningley was/is a 'post 1934 expansion airfield'. The hangars were errected between 1935 and 1936.
The usual rubbish 'Celebrity style' documentary. Long on 'Celebrity', short on facts.
No it bloody doesn't.
It lives in Hangar 3 (the old Dominie Sqn Hangar).
RAF Finningley was/is a 'post 1934 expansion airfield'. The hangars were errected between 1935 and 1936.
The usual rubbish 'Celebrity style' documentary. Long on 'Celebrity', short on facts.
Ginetta G15 Girl said:
"The Vulcan lives in its 1950's Hangar"
No it bloody doesn't.
It lives in Hangar 3 (the old Dominie Sqn Hangar).
RAF Finningley was/is a 'post 1934 expansion airfield'. The hangars were errected between 1935 and 1936.
The usual rubbish 'Celebrity style' documentary. Long on 'Celebrity', short on facts.
The 'CAA' paperwork looked suspiciously like MoD F.707's, and how on earth did he get auths to sign aircraft paperwork?No it bloody doesn't.
It lives in Hangar 3 (the old Dominie Sqn Hangar).
RAF Finningley was/is a 'post 1934 expansion airfield'. The hangars were errected between 1935 and 1936.
The usual rubbish 'Celebrity style' documentary. Long on 'Celebrity', short on facts.
EagleMoto4-2 said:
Did they even mention Roy Chadwick throughout the programme though?
Yes, in the first half hour - The bloke was blabbing on about him previously designing the Lancaster, and how quaint it was etc etc etc. All overlayed with a photo of Chadwick holding a model of...an Avro York.dr_gn said:
Yes, in the first half hour - The bloke was blabbing on about him previously designing the Lancaster, and how quaint it was etc etc etc. All overlayed with a photo of Chadwick holding a model of...an Avro York.
It was a photo of Roy Chadwick, what he was holding was not relevant.eccles said:
The 'CAA' paperwork looked suspiciously like MoD F.707's, and how on earth did he get auths to sign aircraft paperwork?
I'd suspect the paperwork was removed as soon as the cameras were off and a proper set signed later. If you look closely at the job was "lowering" something (I think) but I couldn't catch what it was so there is an outside chance the card was real and may have been something like being part of a Tow-Team for example, which would be much easier to get an Auth for. FourWheelDrift said:
dr_gn said:
Yes, in the first half hour - The bloke was blabbing on about him previously designing the Lancaster, and how quaint it was etc etc etc. All overlayed with a photo of Chadwick holding a model of...an Avro York.
It was a photo of Roy Chadwick, what he was holding was not relevant.I agree it's pretty irrelevant, but I couldn't help heartily congratulating myself on a pretty damn fine bit of pedantry.
Some great footage but otherwise dissapointing. The adverts were cleverly made to dupe everyone into thinking he was going to fly in 558 instead of taxiing 655. Usual two minute reminder of what the programme is about after every commercial break (why oh why is telly made this way now...I don't remember having a quick plot recap every 15 minutes in the cinema), factually inaccurate on the last flight, no ceremony or emotion on the tour flights really, and they missed a golden opportunity to do an animation or graphic to show just how insanely complicated the Black Buck refuelling plan was.
Shame, as it could have been fantastic.
Shame, as it could have been fantastic.
Look they could have followed all sorts of side issues in creating this programme, but at the end of the day you only have a limited amount of time
There's been a whole programme about how ridiculous the black buck plan was, but in typical British style we managed to pull it off, and although only one bomb landed on the runway it was enough of a deterrent to prevent it being used fully
They could also have done a complete programme or more on all the different variants of planes being made at the end of WW2. The York story finally lets you know what happened to the author of the big wing project Leigh Mallory
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_York
What was incredible at that time was how we actually manged to get on and do things
Look at todays scenario of ending up with aircraft carriers with no planes , or no maritime patrols.
Never mind at least we have a Typhoon
There's been a whole programme about how ridiculous the black buck plan was, but in typical British style we managed to pull it off, and although only one bomb landed on the runway it was enough of a deterrent to prevent it being used fully
They could also have done a complete programme or more on all the different variants of planes being made at the end of WW2. The York story finally lets you know what happened to the author of the big wing project Leigh Mallory
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_York
What was incredible at that time was how we actually manged to get on and do things
Look at todays scenario of ending up with aircraft carriers with no planes , or no maritime patrols.
Never mind at least we have a Typhoon
saaby93 said:
What was incredible at that time was how we actually manged to get on and do things
Look at todays scenario of ending up with aircraft carriers with no planes , or no maritime patrols.
Never mind at least we have a Typhoon
Probably because, according to the dumbed down crap we're presented with these days, people think that even the most mundane of tasks could result in some kind of major disaster. TBH I only watched 30 minutes of it, the ad breaks every ten minutes, summaries of what happened 2 minutes ago, plus the faux jeopardy at every turn makes these things too much of an ordeal to watch for any length of time.Look at todays scenario of ending up with aircraft carriers with no planes , or no maritime patrols.
Never mind at least we have a Typhoon
EagleMoto4-2 said:
I have noticed that everyone on these Guy Martin things always has to say how great he was at the jobs he was given. You begin to wonder whether they are encouraged to blow smoke up his arse or not.
Might just be that they expect a TV presenter and a make up department arguing over how much oil to put under his fingernails and what turns up is a truck fitter who actually knows which tools to pick up.maffski said:
EagleMoto4-2 said:
I have noticed that everyone on these Guy Martin things always has to say how great he was at the jobs he was given. You begin to wonder whether they are encouraged to blow smoke up his arse or not.
Might just be that they expect a TV presenter and a make up department arguing over how much oil to put under his fingernails and what turns up is a truck fitter who actually knows which tools to pick up.I don't think that this will be the final flight of the Vulcan.
When Robin Hood airport closes and is sold in a few years time due to a lack of passengers, the new owners will want the Vulcan gone so that they can build a few thousand houses on the airfield. Due to the excellent condition and ongoing maintenance for fast taxi runs the CAA will give permission for one flight to relocate the Vulcan to Bruntingthorpe. I'm sure a similar thing has happened before to move aircraft?
All said with tongue firmly in cheek, maybe.
When Robin Hood airport closes and is sold in a few years time due to a lack of passengers, the new owners will want the Vulcan gone so that they can build a few thousand houses on the airfield. Due to the excellent condition and ongoing maintenance for fast taxi runs the CAA will give permission for one flight to relocate the Vulcan to Bruntingthorpe. I'm sure a similar thing has happened before to move aircraft?
All said with tongue firmly in cheek, maybe.
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