RE: Help Keep The Last Vulcan Flying
Discussion
Fernie_fred said:
Took this at Coventry Fly -in 26th September at its last 2010 public display.
Simply Awesome - Noise incredible Please donate all you can
Fantastic pic and epic lurking!! Simply Awesome - Noise incredible Please donate all you can
I've seen the Vulcan at both RIAT and the Revival now, it was absolutely stunning. Makes you feel proud to be British.
I think a PH fundraiser would be a fantastic idea!
Any chance this could be looked into Garlick etc.? I'm sure there would be some massive support from us lot and we could get a smiley stuck on her!
Fury1630 said:
havoc said:
* After the war the RAF decided to operate Tornado F.Mk2's (later 3's) out of Stanley to provide some organic air-cover to the islands. This necessitated extending the runway (even though the Tornado has much-better short-field capability than the Mirage). Some years later they realised this was too expensive to maintain so they withdrew the Tornados leaving a rather-more Mirage-friendly runway, should the Argies ever re-invade! Notice also that we've just withdrawn from service our last Aircraft Carrier and the RAF hasn't had a long-range strike capability for decades...
No Harriers after May next year either - the increasingly beligerent Argentineans only have to bide thier time, we've already found the oil for them.
And something tells me that the UN isn't going to view the Falklands like they did Kuwait...
As an aside (since you mentioned the Harrier, which is another of my favourite aircraft - very underrated), did I hear correctly that when they do launch the new Royal Navy CV's they're going to be without an air wing to start with because of cost-cutting? An Aircraft Carrier without any aircraft?!?
rykard said:
I get sooo pi$$ed off by this. The public are asked to support this last great piece of history. Where is the lottery money??? How about some of that is diverted from the 'arts'. How about a Dragon as a benefactor?
Will donate later...
I had read in a few places that the lottery did give quite a large sum of money (without which it would not have flown). Quote Sky news---Will donate later...
"It has taken the dedication of a small band of enthusiasts and some £4m, mostly from the lottery, to return to flying order one of the icons of the Cold War."
I do agree with all comments though that this stunning looking and sounding piece of british engineering, really deserves so much more support. Could they not offer rides in it for generous donations?
As a kid growing up in the suburbs of Vancouver in the late 70s/early 80s, in my mind the Vulcan was the star of the (at the time) yearly Abbotsford Air Show.
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Others could have the oohs and ahhs of the Snowbirds and Blue Angels acrobat teams or the up and downs of the Harriers. For me the annual appearance of the Vulcan was one of the highlights of the summer, with its mid-week arrival, 3 days of flying over the house on its route above town and its late Sunday or Monday departures. I can remember (just) drawing it with the help of a box of 64 Crayolas.
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Like many others I typically have a decent amount of sympathy fatigue, but I'd consider myself a terrible terrible person to not donate, regardless of how the VTTST plays out over the years.
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Others could have the oohs and ahhs of the Snowbirds and Blue Angels acrobat teams or the up and downs of the Harriers. For me the annual appearance of the Vulcan was one of the highlights of the summer, with its mid-week arrival, 3 days of flying over the house on its route above town and its late Sunday or Monday departures. I can remember (just) drawing it with the help of a box of 64 Crayolas.
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Like many others I typically have a decent amount of sympathy fatigue, but I'd consider myself a terrible terrible person to not donate, regardless of how the VTTST plays out over the years.
rlw said:
Goochie said:
Whilst I have great memories of this plane in the air at the Duxford show in 1980 something, I cant help but wondering how much more money they're going to ask for in a few months time?
Time and time again they plead for vast sums of money to eek out the flying time by a few more months.
Surely the time has come to accept the great achievement of those who got it back in the air and respectfully let the Vulcan rest in peace?
My thoughts exactly - every few weeks another appeal. I have donated a few hundred quid over time but no more I'm afraid.Time and time again they plead for vast sums of money to eek out the flying time by a few more months.
Surely the time has come to accept the great achievement of those who got it back in the air and respectfully let the Vulcan rest in peace?
My father was stationed at RAF Finnigley in the 60's, and Vulcans were just another part of our daily life, I even have a photo of me sat in the cockpit of one; but they are an iconic testement to the greatness of British Engineering and awesome in flight. Not only that, in the event of a nuclear war, it would have been the Vulcan delivering a few hundred Megatons of instant destruction to Kruschev; and the fact was he knew it. The Vulcan was a pivotal piece to our cold war armoury.
we have already lost one aviation icon with Concorde - do we want to lose another?
In case anyone is wondering what my old man did in the RAF - he was one of the team of sparkies that constantly checked and maintained the delicate electrical systems of the nukes to make sure they didn't make a big hole in South Yorkshire and North Lincs. I'm proud of my old man.
I'm sure I read somewhere that a condition of the initial lottery funding was that there could be no corporate sponsor - so no option for a Red Bull or a Branson (Virgin) to help out.
I thought the idea was to try and keep it flying until either the Olympics or the Queens Diamond Jubilee (same year? no idea...) and then retire her for good - as someone mentioned, the airframe is running out of time.
I thought the idea was to try and keep it flying until either the Olympics or the Queens Diamond Jubilee (same year? no idea...) and then retire her for good - as someone mentioned, the airframe is running out of time.
C2 said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Djd1pPQZ_LE
Turn the volume up folks, the word Amazing is over used these days, but I can't think of anything else to describe this. That famous Vulcan howl.
I can't believe no-one else has commented on this.Turn the volume up folks, the word Amazing is over used these days, but I can't think of anything else to describe this. That famous Vulcan howl.
The best footage and sound I've seen of it. Epic.
One of the best thngs ive heard, so loud ! Loud is good in this day and age 
This is where i saw it, 2 great vids of the noise !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WbDaa5Xxrk
Love this one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imFBYk-vMwk
This is where i saw it, 2 great vids of the noise !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WbDaa5Xxrk
Love this one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imFBYk-vMwk
Edited by Martin_Hx on Wednesday 20th October 18:52
it flew over our house a couple of weeks ago (we are close to Elvington where it did a flypast) - WOW! What a machine!
anyway, I read somewhere about the pilot instruction manual for war flights. Basically, there was a lot of gumph about how important it was to get airborne quickly and how fast to climb to what altitude and what radio channels might still be working. Then a load of stuff about routes to the bomb drop area (Leningrad IIRC for this one). Then, on the last page it said 'Release bomb.' That was it, nothing about what to do next - there wouldn't be a lot to come back to would there? - I wonder what the pilot would do next?
anyway, I read somewhere about the pilot instruction manual for war flights. Basically, there was a lot of gumph about how important it was to get airborne quickly and how fast to climb to what altitude and what radio channels might still be working. Then a load of stuff about routes to the bomb drop area (Leningrad IIRC for this one). Then, on the last page it said 'Release bomb.' That was it, nothing about what to do next - there wouldn't be a lot to come back to would there? - I wonder what the pilot would do next?
I remember this fantastic aircraft being tested at boscombe down in the early sixties, i used to stand at the bottom of the runway and watch it take off and climb nearly virtical on full power the ground shock with the afterburners on, We must keep this plane flying this is our heritage.
Hi Everyone. Thanks for all the support for XH558. It's all brilliant. We are close to having a permanent home for her next year if enough money can be raised this month to keep her flying. Then we can have a Sunday Service around her delta wings. Great idea, thanks Oldred. Cheers!
(Strider is the source of the press releases bombarding the PH team)
(Strider is the source of the press releases bombarding the PH team)
Please help keep this piece of history airborne
Leuchars Airshow 2010:
Leuchars Airshow 2009:
If you've never experienced the haunting-hollow roar of the Vulcan then you need to get yourself to an airshow
Leuchars Airshow 2010:
Leuchars Airshow 2009:
If you've never experienced the haunting-hollow roar of the Vulcan then you need to get yourself to an airshow
Capt Canuck said:
As a kid growing up in the suburbs of Vancouver in the late 70s/early 80s, in my mind the Vulcan was the star of the (at the time) yearly Abbotsford Air Show.
[rosetinted]
Others could have the oohs and ahhs of the Snowbirds and Blue Angels acrobat teams or the up and downs of the Harriers. For me the annual appearance of the Vulcan was one of the highlights of the summer, with its mid-week arrival, 3 days of flying over the house on its route above town and its late Sunday or Monday departures. I can remember (just) drawing it with the help of a box of 64 Crayolas.
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Like many others I typically have a decent amount of sympathy fatigue, but I'd consider myself a terrible terrible person to not donate, regardless of how the VTTST plays out over the years.
By coincidence, I went to the Abbotsford Air Show in 1997 (I think) and we couldn't believe one of the stealth bombers was flying there. Awesome show. [rosetinted]
Others could have the oohs and ahhs of the Snowbirds and Blue Angels acrobat teams or the up and downs of the Harriers. For me the annual appearance of the Vulcan was one of the highlights of the summer, with its mid-week arrival, 3 days of flying over the house on its route above town and its late Sunday or Monday departures. I can remember (just) drawing it with the help of a box of 64 Crayolas.
[/rosetinted]
Like many others I typically have a decent amount of sympathy fatigue, but I'd consider myself a terrible terrible person to not donate, regardless of how the VTTST plays out over the years.
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