XH558...

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Boatbuoy

1,941 posts

161 months

Sunday 1st September 2013
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That sucks, I was looking forward to seeing it at Bournemouth today!

knight

5,204 posts

278 months

Sunday 1st September 2013
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I hoped to see it at Shoreham today frown

wedgeinald

1,309 posts

189 months

Monday 2nd September 2013
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Boatbuoy said:
That sucks, I was looking forward to seeing it at Bournemouth today!
You, me and probably half of Bournemouth, as they had a campaign that raised funds to secure the appearence of XH558, but safety MUST come first.

At least it was spooted in preflight checks and not discovered later. The ground crew are VERY good.


Eric Mc

121,779 posts

264 months

Monday 2nd September 2013
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Does the Vulcan Trust now refund any of that money to the Bournemouth Air Show organisers?

Kitchski

6,514 posts

230 months

Tuesday 3rd September 2013
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Eric Mc said:
Does the Vulcan Trust now refund any of that money to the Bournemouth Air Show organisers?
I was wondering that, especially as it was (reportedly) a local Lord who donated the £9000 - £15000 (depending on your source) needed to book it. Organisers had originally said they couldn't afford it, full stop. Until this Lord chappy stepped in. Surely he gets a refund, unless it actually made it to Hurn and is stranded there?

DamienB

1,189 posts

218 months

Tuesday 3rd September 2013
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Airshows generally don't pay participants until after the show so I very much doubt any money changed hands.

molineux1980

1,197 posts

218 months

Tuesday 3rd September 2013
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According to the latest newsletter the display at Leuchars has also been cancelled.

wedgeinald

1,309 posts

189 months

Wednesday 4th September 2013
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doogz said:
molineux1980 said:
According to the latest newsletter the display at Leuchars has also been cancelled.
Booooooooooo!
Yes sadly this is the case, even more disapointed XH558 fans.

Makes it all the more improtant to raise funds for the wing mod so she can flay on for a further two years?

http://www.operation2015.org

DamienB

1,189 posts

218 months

Wednesday 11th September 2013
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XH558 has flown her last for this year at least...

http://www.vulcantothesky.org/news/502/82/IMPORTAN...

onyx39

11,109 posts

149 months

Wednesday 11th September 2013
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DamienB said:
XH558 has flown her last for this year at least...

http://www.vulcantothesky.org/news/502/82/IMPORTAN...
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Blib

43,793 posts

196 months

Wednesday 11th September 2013
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I'm sure that this question must have been asked before. But, why can't lottery money be used to keep this historic aircraft aloft?

Hooli

32,278 posts

199 months

Wednesday 11th September 2013
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Blib said:
I'm sure that this question must have been asked before. But, why can't lottery money be used to keep this historic aircraft aloft?
I think it has been in the past, just not enough of it. Way too many pointless things to waste it on it seems.

surveyor

17,768 posts

183 months

Wednesday 11th September 2013
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It's a shame that the RAF can't give more support. Buying parts etc. I can see being expensive, but say for instance offering to fuel the plane. It's going to be a drop in the ocean for their fuel bill, but a significant saving to the trust.


ATTAK Z

10,593 posts

188 months

Wednesday 11th September 2013
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surveyor said:
......Buying parts etc. I can see being expensive, ........
The thing is, as we were told at the PH visit to Vulcan, all the Vulcan parts were designed and built in the 50s/60s. Things like sheet titanium have to be specially manufactured to the original Imperial standards. That makes everything very expensive.

eccles

13,720 posts

221 months

Wednesday 11th September 2013
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surveyor said:
It's a shame that the RAF can't give more support. Buying parts etc. I can see being expensive, but say for instance offering to fuel the plane. It's going to be a drop in the ocean for their fuel bill, but a significant saving to the trust.
In these modern times the forces have to balance budgets the same as anyone else. This includes the fuel budget. I't not unknown to stop flying so you have enough fuel for essential flights and not just training/jollies.

H100S

1,436 posts

172 months

Wednesday 11th September 2013
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IMPORTANT NEWS - Latest on XH558 Fuel Leak.

Issued at 4pm Wednesday 11th September

We have now received a report on the state of the leaking No.5 tank from specialists FPT Industries in Portsmouth.

Given that more than one leak and other signs of deterioration were found, and that the tank is itself over 30 years old, we have concluded that, if repaired, the tank would remain vulnerable to further leaks.

We have therefore decided that repair of the tank would not prove economical and, if reinstalled on the aircraft, could prove to be unreliable.

There is no airworthy spare available; we have accordingly commissioned a new tank to be manufactured immediately.

With an estimated 16 week lead time for manufacture, we are very sorry to announce that it will not be possible to return the aircraft to flight again in 2013.

XH558 has therefore sadly made her last public appearance this year.

We now wish to concentrate on ensuring we are able to secure sufficient funding to return XH558 to the air for another two seasons.

Please await further news in upcoming official newsletters and VTST Press Releases.

You can sign-up for free updates here:

Distant

2,339 posts

192 months

Wednesday 11th September 2013
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Such a shame, I was hoping to see her at Southport this weekend. cry

ben_h100

1,546 posts

178 months

Wednesday 11th September 2013
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droopsnoot said:
On the way back from Rhyl airshow, I would guess - see above, was due to start the display there at 16.47
This post is pretty late but I saw XH558 at Rhyl, decent performance and was great to see the reaction it got; people streaming onto the beach as it flew in.

I'm pretty lucky that I've seen her a few times now, saw a few displays and was able to get up into the cockpit when I was at Lyneham.



Hooli

32,278 posts

199 months

Thursday 12th September 2013
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ATTAK Z said:
The thing is, as we were told at the PH visit to Vulcan, all the Vulcan parts were designed and built in the 50s/60s. Things like sheet titanium have to be specially manufactured to the original Imperial standards. That makes everything very expensive.
More reason we should have never gone metric

Eric Mc

121,779 posts

264 months

Thursday 12th September 2013
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Hmm - wonder how we would have built aircraft like Tornado, Jaguar and even Concorde then.

And of course, all the modern Airbuses.