The end for Vulcan Bomber XL391
Discussion
I've probably posted this before, but arguably part of the
Vulcan heritage is this thread on Pprune...
www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?threadid=111797
...worth a couple of hours to read.
Vulcan heritage is this thread on Pprune...
www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?threadid=111797
...worth a couple of hours to read.
_Dave_ said:
There is one a carlisle airport that you can get up close to / walk around, I used to deliver there several times a month and always had a quick butchers at it, a serious bit of kit.
I can remember seeing one at an airshow as a kid, very very loud! Made my younger brother cry 1
Carlisle Airport's gate guardian, XJ823, is privately owned but cared for by the nearby Solway Aviation Museum. Its interior fittings, seats, instruments etcetera are still there and the navigator's periscope still works. As a volunteer at the museum I can say that we are looking into either moving the Vulcan up to the museum area, or getting a power source down to the Vulcan, so that we can give more public access. The difficulty about giving public access at present is that once the entrance hatch has been lowered it is very difficult to re-close as this involves pushing the very heavy hatch against not only gravity but also the resistance of its hydraulic retracting arms. It's very sad to see what's become of Blackpool's Vulcan but I'm happy to say Carlisle's Vulcan is in much better condition.
eharding said:
I've probably posted this before, but arguably part of the
Vulcan heritage is this thread on Pprune...
www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?threadid=111797
...worth a couple of hours to read.
There was talk of making that thread into a book - don't know if it got anywhere.
Reading through it, you certainly get an indication for how
you would feel, standing QRA, when the klaxon goes off.
End of the world. I was having dinner with an ex-RAF
couple of 60's cold-war vintage last year, and the mention
of QRA (in the context post 9-11) came up..
..the wife went a little pale and said something
like 'Oh God, I thought I'd never hear that phrase again".
you would feel, standing QRA, when the klaxon goes off.
End of the world. I was having dinner with an ex-RAF
couple of 60's cold-war vintage last year, and the mention
of QRA (in the context post 9-11) came up..
..the wife went a little pale and said something
like 'Oh God, I thought I'd never hear that phrase again".
ledaig said:
Great pics!
iandbeech said:
ledaig said:
Sad to see another one bite the dust, but given the poor condition and lack of support it was in maybe it was better to see it broken up now rather than deteriorate further.
telecat said:
The Victor at Elvington is quite a sight too when they taxi it at "speed".
The Vulcan at Wellesbourne is also pretty impresive during its 'Thunder run'
Pic's from 2005:
Great pics!
I take it they didn't bother to de-inhibit the engines prior to going for a blast
MoJo
When i was but a mere nipper i was lucky enough to have one of these do a flyover our old house.
It did a wide slow circle and seemed to just hang in the air, it looked like it was gonna just drop out of the sky at one point....and then the engines were throttled up....what an awesome sight and sound, rattled the windows and scared the hell outa me.
One of my favourite planes, that and Concorde.
It did a wide slow circle and seemed to just hang in the air, it looked like it was gonna just drop out of the sky at one point....and then the engines were throttled up....what an awesome sight and sound, rattled the windows and scared the hell outa me.
One of my favourite planes, that and Concorde.
cazzer said:
slightly off topic but are their any Lightnings still flying?
(btw the bloke who bought the Vulcan for his pub beer garden settled for a Sea Harrier instead)
www.thundercity.com/
Ut's only ten years or so since the last Vulcan flew and just over twenty since they were withdrawn from RAF service. There are still some Vulcan pilots around who will be available to fly the restored one and, when appropriate, instruct any younger pilots on the type when the time comes.
After all, none of the pilots who currently fly the Lancaster ever flew them on active service.
After all, none of the pilots who currently fly the Lancaster ever flew them on active service.
iandbeech said:
Great pics!
Cheers
tombaron said:
If they ever raise enought money to get XJ558 flying again, how the hell do they go about getting pilots that are current on the Vulcan?? Not like new aircraft today when they can build a sim to start the test pilots off on
Apparently there is an agreement for the crew(s) to train/refresh on the Wellesbourne aircraft, this should bring them back up to speed before XH558 is ready. Not sure what they will have to do to attain CAA clearance for display purposes though.
I just hope the EU insurance issue is not now going to try to cripple this aircraft - or has this been resolved?
True - although you have to remember that the Shackeltons were withdrwn slightly before the last Vulcan was grounded so there's not much in it when it comes to available pilots.
It is also difficult to remember that the Lancaster and Vulcan are not that far apart time wise and indeed were designed by the same person, Roy Chadwick who also designed the Anson, Manchester, Lincoln and the ill-fated Tudor (in which he died).
It is also difficult to remember that the Lancaster and Vulcan are not that far apart time wise and indeed were designed by the same person, Roy Chadwick who also designed the Anson, Manchester, Lincoln and the ill-fated Tudor (in which he died).
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