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gopher
5,160 posts
129 months
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johnnywb said: Excellent news. It sounds like it might be ready just in time for the new cold war! yup, this will have the Ruskkies scuttling back to their holes   I am very excited by all this!
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johnnywb
1,546 posts
78 months
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Maybe that's why the Ruskies have been flying all their missions, they've heard the project is nearly over and thought they'd better show they're ready for a resumption of hostilities...
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Davi
17,026 posts
90 months
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Just received a reply that first flight were "hoped for early next month" which I suppose could mean anything from next Monday!
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NailedOn
1,254 posts
105 months
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NailedOn
1,254 posts
105 months
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Great news! The guys at Bruntingthorpe have now restored the Vulcan to a condition where it can taxi, and once final approvals are gained, fly! Here's a clip of the first taxi http://www.tvoc.co.uk/imagegallery/gallery/Flight_...If you are in anyway interested in this, sent them money. Even a fiver can make a difference. 
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elster
16,668 posts
80 months
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NailedOn said: Great news! The guys at Bruntingthorpe have now restored the Vulcan to a condition where it can taxi, and once final approvals are gained, fly! Here's a clip of the first taxi http://www.tvoc.co.uk/imagegallery/gallery/Flight_...If you are in anyway interested in this, sent them money. Even a fiver can make a difference. I would give it a few years yet. It will take the Campaign Against Aviation a hellova lot of paperwork before anything will happen. I think when the paperwork equals the weight of the aircraft it can be certified to fly. It took the CAA 2 years for them to turn a piece of paper over to get an English translation, imagine what they are like when work has actually been done. And relax.
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Supraman
5,882 posts
141 months
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Notams have been posted for Vulcan test flights over the next couple of weeks. The Notam (which was posted about a week ago) comes into force today, until 2 November.
So it could be that she will be airborne later this week or next week.
Of course it is all being kept quiet to stop masses of crowds.
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NailedOn
1,254 posts
105 months
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Famous Graham
26,541 posts
95 months
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ph1l5 said: looks like this  And sounds like this RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
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Ian_S
668 posts
114 months
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I was there on Monday, we were told that we might have to get off the runway at lunchtime for them to do some taxiing, but nothing came of it, and it never left the hangar. They were checking the runway over and scaring birds away during the day though.
I also overheard in the cafe at lunch that they were waiting on someone to come, possibly an engineer and maybe it would be taxiing on the tuesday.
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central
15,987 posts
87 months
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I "heard a rumour" it may fly today???????????
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spitfire-ian
2,769 posts
98 months
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spitfire-ian
2,769 posts
98 months
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Famous Graham said: ph1l5 said: looks like this And sounds like this RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR Here's a video of what just one engine sounds like http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=-TzW7IhREpw
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Famous Graham
26,541 posts
95 months
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spitfire-ian said: Famous Graham said: ph1l5 said: looks like this And sounds like this RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR Here's a video of what just one engine sounds like http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=-TzW7IhREpw There's that distinctive howl 
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Ian_S
668 posts
114 months
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spitfire-ian said: The weather was good on Monday so we hoped it would be out, but no such luck.
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bob1179
13,481 posts
79 months
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Famous Graham said: spitfire-ian said: Famous Graham said: ph1l5 said: looks like this And sounds like this RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR Here's a video of what just one engine sounds like http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=-TzW7IhREpw There's that distinctive howl Pure aviation pornography. 
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central
15,987 posts
87 months
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Ian_S said: spitfire-ian said: The weather was good on Monday so we hoped it would be out, but no such luck. I'm about 20 miles away in Northants. Blue sky here at the mo.
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spitfire-ian
2,769 posts
98 months
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tvoc forum said: She has done her first high speed taxi this morning 90 kts and had her nose leg waving merrily in the air.
Little bit of work to do for an hour or 2 then final taxi at 120 kts and stream the parachute.
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steve y
322 posts
81 months
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on an associated (sort of) thread get yourself a copy of Vulcan 607 - it tells the story of the raid on the falklands airstrip and is feckin! brilliant, the story of the soon to be scrapped V force carried of the most incredible feat of endurance and bravery it is sensational!
I can remember as a newbie in the RAF I was learning how to fix engines in St Athen when two Vulcans left the maintenance unit and I got a "stiffie" am I weird? the noise shook you to the very roots of your soul (the eight Rolls Royce Olympus engines bellowing overhead at 100' not my useless stiffie!)
steve
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MikeyT
9,682 posts
141 months
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My dad used to take me to Waddington to see these things (all white ones) fly in the mid 70s ...
The earth literally shook. The Phantomns at Coningsby were good, but not quite the same after that.
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