Radio Sheffield did say the Vulcan would be showing off tomorrow on its return to Doncaster at 4pm
And this year it is giving everyone (1) a chance to view it in the sky.
(1) Well not eveyone - but lots more people
As it is the Vulcans last year then it is no longer OT.
Later in the yaer I'll be able to see it from my window...
So what is the issue, just money or what? I'd have thought the gov might like to have this in their historic flight. The money for preserving heritage is surely peanuts when compared to other things. Brian
At Fairford July 16 to 19th
Mine too in September (well probably garden rather than window) but I'll try to nip to Brunty on Sunday ...
Airframe running out of hours (and not many engines left either IIRC)
I think they've shown almost zero interest, probably because it's not WW2 related.
good...they body swerved Glasgow.....saw it at Blackpoll last year and it caused traffic chaos on the sea front ......and looked very dangerous ......
Thanks for posting this - I remembered reading your post in the last year or two about it doing a turn in front of the building you were working in. I got to see it both days at Waddington airshow 2014 and it lived up to the reputation. Tomorrow I plan to be at Woodford, where it first took off 55 years ago.
I should be able to see it from Eye Airfield this Sunday as it passes between Southend and Norwich.
Its now getting to the stage of lack of experienced engineers as well as hardware running out of hours. Many of the experts have been coming back out of retirement and this is getting more and more difficult
======================== ?We are sure you are asking why this has to be the end of this phase of XH558?s life, particularly as many of you will be aware that we have been trying hard to find a way to extend her life for at least one more season beyond the additional two years (2014-15) that were promised when we completed the wing modification. The answer is that having evaluated a great many factors, the three expert companies on whom we depend ? known as the ?technical authorities? ? have together decided to cease their support at the end of this flying season. Without that support, under Civil Aviation Authority regulations, we are prohibited from flying.
At the heart of their decision are two factors. First, although we are all confident that XH558 is currently as safe as any aircraft flying today, her structure and systems are already more than ten percent beyond the flying hours of any other Vulcan, so knowing where to look for any possible failure is becoming more difficult. These can be thought of as the ?unknown ? issues, which can be impossible to predict with any accuracy. Second, maintaining her superb safety record requires expertise that is increasingly difficult to find. Our technical partners already bring specialists out of retirement specifically to work on XH558; a solution that is increasingly impractical for those businesses as the necessary skills become distant in their collective memories. We have recently been made aware that the skills issue is particularly acute as our engines age and will require a considerable amount of additional (and costly) inspection and assessment.?
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As for the RAF maintaining and operating the a/c in the historic flight, unfortunately its systems are way more complex than those currently operated and I suspect that the RAF don't have the necessary skill sets even if they had the money.
On 26 Jun 2015, Part Timer grunted:
Thanks for the heads up, Adam
+1I'll never forget being taken to RAF Finningley for the airshows as a kid in the late 60s, and watching the famous 'Vulcan scramble', when about half a dozen of the beasts would take off in very short order. Unbelievable sight.
When I started work, they still had traffic lights on the A38 where it passes the end of Filton airfield, reputedly for Vulcan take-offs (presumably well laden).
No, the airframe has more hours left since they did the wing mod. It's engine hours they're running out of.
A massive difference between *looking* dangerous and *being* dangerous.
BTW, your . key keeps sticking. Try a squirt of WD40 to free it up.
Suppose thats becoming the case. I hear that the BBC and BT have had to get people out of retirement to repair older systems and equipment's so its not too surprising.
I think this its mainly a financial issue by the companies involved. One of them is Marshal aerospace and it, I'm sure, would involve training staff to cope with just the one now elderly and unique aircraft and to certify that to the high standard that Aviation involves.
Let alone the engines. Is it anywhere near reasonable to expect firms like Rolls Royce to still make spares and be able to overhaul engines at anything like a reasonable cost they'd have to certify a number of components and train staff to make and refurb them all for the one Aircraft?.
I suppose the BBMF is a differing case Several flying Spitfires are around still, and although theres only the Two remaining flying Lancaster's I bet there're a lot simpler in airframe, and the Merlin engines suppose they still keep those on refurb capability as theres more of them around?.
Still I hope shes around for the new season I remember sometime ago she took off from Marshals in Cambridge and flew over our house. I was bedridden at that time with a broken leg and just couldn't got up and go out to see just what had caused that NOISE!!
It prolly didn't need to carry bombs, that howl and the sound would have beaten any enemy into submission I'd reckon:!!..
The last flight *ever* is this year. Rumoured to be a display over Doncaster Racecourse in October.
Well in BT's case they made a fanfare about replacing all the exchange kit with 21CN while keeping the last mile analogue so the end-user equipment can stay the same ... other than the Welsh trial area have they actually replaced SystemX/Y exchanges? I don't think so ...
Now they're making noises about persuading people to going straight to VoIP ... I think they need to consider availability and reliability of ADSL/VDSL first, or put voice kit in the new green cabinets (and make sure the batteries are replaced before they die).
Yes we have adopted VoIP here and very good it is too, and we don't need a BT line for that either.
It comes via VM over co-ax cable and is faster than what BT can, even on Infinity Fibre supply us with:)..
Yes well 2015;).. You know what I mean;)..
Surprised to see shes not putting in any appearances at Duxford at all unless I've misread the schedule?.
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They are doing a fly past tomorrow (sun 28th) as part of the Salute the V force tours.
And it's in the Airshow at the Shuttleworth next weekend.
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