XH558...

[MartG]

Riley Blue said:

spitfire-ian said:

Conserving the engines isn't about using less power, it's the way they're used.

In what way? Genuine question as we'd already had what I would call a couple of 'power climbs' but the departure was a real show stopper.

The real killer on the engine life is the number of throttle movement cycles the engines undergo - by leaving the engines at a single power setting the life is extended. One way they are doing this is to transit between shows at higher altitude - flying lower necessitated more throttle movements to maintain a steady speed due to the interaction between thrust and the aircraft's drag characteristics at low altitude.

[Riley Blue]

Now I understand - thanks.

[TomJackUK]

[2013BRM]

dr_gn said:

Do you think we'll get a few barrel rolls before it's grounded? This years display seems a bit more adventurous than some previous ones.

I'd say so, they airframe life is going to outlast the engines

[Lincsblokey]

2013BRM said:

dr_gn said:

Do you think we'll get a few barrel rolls before it's grounded? This years display seems a bit more adventurous than some previous ones.

I'd say so, they airframe life is going to outlast the engines

I'd say not a chance. CAA would have kittens, and throw the pilots on hundreds of charges.

[Hooli]

Lincsblokey said:

2013BRM said:

dr_gn said:

Do you think we'll get a few barrel rolls before it's grounded? This years display seems a bit more adventurous than some previous ones.

I'd say so, they airframe life is going to outlast the engines

I'd say not a chance. CAA would have kittens, and throw the pilots on hundreds of charges.

It's the last time they'll ever get to fly a Vulcan, I'm not convinced they'll care what the CAA think.

[Seight_Returns]

Hooli said:

It's the last time they'll ever get to fly a Vulcan, I'm not convinced they'll care what the CAA think.

Most XH558 aircrew are serving airline pilots as their day jobs.

I think they'd care a great deal if the CAA revoked their licences.

[yellowjack]

V8 Fettler said:

2 Buccs reputed to have flown (unattached!) under the wing of a Vulcan on a Red Flag exercise, Former Colonials successfully claimed destruction of Vulcan, which then peeled off to allow Buccs to continue to target.

Edit: missing word

Edited by V8 Fettler on Monday 15th September 19:59

The FRA/FRADU lot at Hurn apparently used to fly their Dassault Falcon 20's out to 'attack' RN surface ships with a Hawk tucked close in under the wing. The Falcon would peel away after 'missile' launch leaving the Exocet missile (Hawk T Mk1) to proceed toward the target. All done to test the RN ships' air defence drills.

I am, as ever, happy to be corrected if this turns out to be less than accurate, as I cannot recall the source of the story to check the accuracy.

[central]

Currently circling Sywell

[LotusOmega375D]

Spotted it too (from afar). The Props & Pistons event takes place at Sywell this weekend. However, there is no mention of the Vulcan appearing either on the Sywell or VTS websites. Does anyone know for certain if/when it is displaying there?

[spitfire-ian]

LotusOmega375D said:

Spotted it too (from afar). The Props & Pistons event takes place at Sywell this weekend. However, there is no mention of the Vulcan appearing either on the Sywell or VTS websites. Does anyone know for certain if/when it is displaying there?

I think I'm right in saying that this Cold War tour flight that 558 is doing today is their last flight of the year.

[LotusOmega375D]

Just seen confirmation that the Vulcan is not appearing at Sywell this weekend. Today's event may have been one of those lucky competition winner flights. I went to see a similar display at Sywell couple of years ago.

That Cold War thing looks like it's tomorrow, so I might at least get to see her fly overhead.

[central]

LotusOmega375D said:

Today's event may have been one of those lucky competition winner flights.

[Nicol@]

Central did you know the Vulcan was doing the winners flights at Sywell today?

From Twitter this morning I got the impression it was just flying near Doncaster.

[lbc]

Competition Winner flight today.

Cold War Tour is tomorrow 25th.

[central]

Nicol@ said:

Central did you know the Vulcan was doing the winners flights at Sywell today?

From Twitter this morning I got the impression it was just flying near Doncaster.

Only after someone posted on Twitter.

[central]

Pics taken from 3 or 4 miles away -

DSC_3896 by Fast an' Bulbous, on Flickr

DSC_3898 by Fast an' Bulbous, on Flickr

[ATTAK Z]

lbc said:

Competition Winner flight today.

Cold War Tour is tomorrow 25th.

1410 Scampton
1420 Coningsby
1430 Marham
1440 Honington
1450 Wyton
1505 Gaydon
1520 Wittering
1530 Cottesmore
1545 Waddington

[Dicky88]

The Vulcan flew very low right over my house near Clitheroe on Sunday. I heard a very noisy plane so went into the garden to have a look just in time to see the underside of this beautiful aircraft.

5 minutes later and the 2 Lancasters flew over to make my afternoon.

[Roy Lime]

It's a real shame nothing has flown over what's left of Woodford.