Vulcan

[Guest peter2b2002]

just seen the vulcan fly by near Whitchurch not as loud as I remember ,shame it's the last flight

peter2b

[Guest Nik]

If you haven't already Read it, the book on how they along with the victors got to the falklands and bombed the runway in port Stanley with the hit and miss in flight refuelling is a brilliant read. Talk about building stuff in a shed and making it work!! It was very touch and go whether the last plane had enough fuel.

[Guest 2b cruising]

Also been a program about the trip on tv.

[Guest peter2b2002]

I can still remember when they went to the Falklands but nearly didn't get back as they only had about 15 min worth of fuel when the tanker found them

peter2b

[Stewart]

I was at the aerospace museum at cosford with about five thousand others ,a bit disappointed. it came in at an angle from behind the large exhibition hall and only did one short pass

[kevin the chicken]

Shame to lose it from the display circuit. I believe they have loads of spares but the airframe has run out of hours. Perhaps there is another example somewhere which could be recomissioned for flight. The last chance I had to see it got rained off.

[David S]

Shame to lose it from the display circuit. I believe they have loads of spares but the airframe has run out of hours. Perhaps there is another example somewhere which could be recomissioned for flight. The last chance I had to see it got rained off.

If they were able to build a new Spitfire at a cost of around £1m, I wonder if you could build a new Vulcan, even if the cost was 10 times that?

[fry61]

At the risk of being "off key" I would rather they re-built Concord.

[Stewart]

At the risk of being "off key" I would rather they re-built Concord.

Here Here

[Guest 2b cruising]

Different kettle of fish and somebody already supposed to be trying that anyway.

Don't know where from but heard it on an article on tv.

Might be someone's pipe dream.

At the risk of being "off key" I would rather they re-built Concord.

 

Here Here

Give me a Vulcan any day.

I remember a visit to Cyprus on my way back from Salalah. We were allowed to walk freely through the hangars and climb all over and through them while under repair.

The howl they make under full load is its very own and to me unbeatable.

Edited October 11, 2015 by 2b cruising

[Stewart]

A relative of mine used to fly them to Cyprus and also told tales of buzzing Russian spy trawlers in the bay of biscay in his vulcan

[megadodo]

We were visiting someone in Wales and went for a walk in them there hills and we where overlooking a valley when a pair of Vulcans shot up the valley below us, awesome sight and sound! The ground shook and the sheep were very unhappy!

[Guest 2b cruising]

For some peculiar reason, Welsh sheep always seem nervous.

[Guest Ian Maycock]

Watched XH558 fly down Windermere on Saturday at 14.37. The downward pressure under the wings made the water move and the boats rock. Awesome!

[Dave R]

Saw it at rutland water on sunday