4 engine wing over Milton Keynes last weekend.

[z_chromozone]

Hi,

I only caught a glimpse from the car, but does anyone know what it may gave been.

I though perhaps they had got a Vulcan off the ground, or Concord.

It was smoking well with all 4 engines producing plumes and flying fairly low over Newport Pagnell area.

Any ideas,

Z

[dr_gn]

z_chromozone said:

Hi,

I only caught a glimpse from the car, but does anyone know what it may gave been.

I though perhaps they had got a Vulcan off the ground, or Concord.

It was smoking well with all 4 engines producing plumes and flying fairly low over Newport Pagnell area.

Any ideas,

Z

Possibly the Vulcan?

http://www.vulcantothesky.org/

No Concordes flying at the moment AFAIK.

[Ledaig]

z_chromozone said:

I though perhaps they had got a Vulcan off the ground,

I can only assume you are:

a) Kidding around

or

b) have justa awoken from a coma.

On the chance it is the latter:

Link

[Ledaig]

dr_gn said:

Possibly the Vulcan?

http://www.vulcantothesky.org/

Must type faster

[dr_gn]

Ledaig said:

dr_gn said:

Possibly the Vulcan?

http://www.vulcantothesky.org/

Must type faster

I guess if you're 'into' aircraft then you'd know, but otherwise it's not *that* widely known or relevant to the real world the a Vulcan is flying again?

[spitfire-ian]

Edited after reading the thread properly: It wasn't about last weekend but definitely was flying last Thursday and Friday.

Edited by spitfire-ian on Thursday 19th August 12:30

[Ledaig]

dr_gn said:

Ledaig said:

dr_gn said:

Possibly the Vulcan?

http://www.vulcantothesky.org/

Must type faster

I guess if you're 'into' aircraft then you'd know, but otherwise it's not *that* widely known or relevant to the real world the a Vulcan is flying again?

Given the publicity this aircraft and project as a whole have been given I would disagree.



The comments were however said in jest - perhaps you would have liked a smiley or several?

[dr_gn]

Ledaig said:

dr_gn said:

Ledaig said:

dr_gn said:

Possibly the Vulcan?

http://www.vulcantothesky.org/

Must type faster

I guess if you're 'into' aircraft then you'd know, but otherwise it's not *that* widely known or relevant to the real world the a Vulcan is flying again?

Given the publicity this aircraft and project as a whole have been given I would disagree.



The comments were however said in jest - perhaps you would have liked a smiley or several?

Well, since the O/P also didn't seem aware that a ConcordE isn't currently flown (which if it was, would surely generate more general public interest?)...maybe they are not 'into' aircraft. That's all I was saying.

Edited by dr_gn on Thursday 19th August 12:32

[z_chromozone]

I had a look at the website below and assumed because there appeared to be a current page still trying to raise money to get to stage 1, it had not achieved flight.

I didn't spend too long looking into it.

I am not what you would call an aircraft fan, and a couple of other chaps at work didn't seem to know, so I asked here.

Kind regards,

Zhttp://www.avrovulcan.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=8&Itemid=7

[spitfire-ian]

z_chromozone said:

I had a look at the website below and assumed because there appeared to be a current page still trying to raise money to get to stage 1, it had not achieved flight.

I didn't spend too long looking into it.

I am not what you would call an aircraft fan, and a couple of other chaps at work didn't seem to know, so I asked here.

Kind regards,

Zhttp://www.avrovulcan.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=8&Itemid=7

Ah, that website is the Southend Vulcan XL426.

The flying one is XH558

[aeropilot]

dr_gn said:

No Concordes flying at the moment AFAIK.

No Concordes have flown since 2003 and none will ever again.

[WestYorkie]

aeropilot said:

dr_gn said:

No Concordes flying at the moment AFAIK.

No Concordes have flown since 2003 and none will ever again.

Ahh but will they?

[Eric Mc]

WestYorkie said:

aeropilot said:

dr_gn said:

No Concordes flying at the moment AFAIK.

No Concordes have flown since 2003 and none will ever again.

Ahh but will they?

No.

[dr_gn]

Eric Mc said:

WestYorkie said:

aeropilot said:

dr_gn said:

No Concordes flying at the moment AFAIK.

No Concordes have flown since 2003 and none will ever again.

Ahh but will they?

No.

I'll bet you £1 you're wrong about that...

[aeropilot]

dr_gn said:

Eric Mc said:

WestYorkie said:

aeropilot said:

dr_gn said:

No Concordes flying at the moment AFAIK.

No Concordes have flown since 2003 and none will ever again.

Ahh but will they?

No.

I'll bet you £1 you're wrong about that...

Eric's now a whole 1 pound richer

[Eric Mc]

dr_gn said:

Eric Mc said:

WestYorkie said:

aeropilot said:

dr_gn said:

No Concordes flying at the moment AFAIK.

No Concordes have flown since 2003 and none will ever again.

Ahh but will they?

No.

I'll bet you £1 you're wrong about that...

The future can never be predicted correctly so, who knows what may transpire in the future. But given all the legal, financial and technical hurdles that would have to be overcome to make this happen, it looks exceedingly unlikely in any sensible time frame.

However, this topic has been debated to death on PH so I don't really want to engage in it (yet again).

I'll gladly donate £1 to Dr Grns's "model fund" if I'm proved to be wrong.

[dr_gn]

Eric Mc said:

dr_gn said:

Eric Mc said:

WestYorkie said:

aeropilot said:

dr_gn said:

No Concordes flying at the moment AFAIK.

No Concordes have flown since 2003 and none will ever again.

Ahh but will they?

No.

I'll bet you £1 you're wrong about that...

The future can never be predicted correctly so, who knows what may transpire in the future. But given all the legal, financial and technical hurdles that would have to be overcome to make this happen, it looks exceedingly unlikely in any sensible time frame.

However, this topic has been debated to death on PH so I don't really want to engage in it (yet again).

I'll gladly donate £1 to Dr Grns's "model fund" if I'm proved to be wrong.

All I'm thinking Eric is that "ever again" is a very long time, so I haven't got much to lose!

[Eric Mc]

By the time I have to pay up the following scenarios are pretty likely -

£1 will buy you sweet FA
I'll be dead

So I feel that my wallet can remain covered in dust.