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As the Vulcan was technically displaying for Wyton.....
The vulcan money haemorhaging team were insistent that the vulcan would not be 'displaying' at any of the points on it's route yesterday. Probably because to display it would have had to have far greater insurance cover.
Technically this was a flypast so very little restriction to other flying.
Does any one remember the date when a Vulcan conducted a touch and go landing on Filton and the increased air pressure from the engines during take off destroyed all of the glass petrol pump globes on the A38 main road petrol station ?
The petrol station had been close to the end of the runway prior to being relocated.
Chris Bigg the Bristol Aircraft historian has a picture of the petrol station and it appeared to be within a hundred yards of the end of the runway.
Chris had heard another version of this same incident which I remember being told about when we had an office in the area during the 1980's.
Myself & Big Bear attended a very posh dinner (well, posh by my standards anyway:lol:), tour & presentation event with the delta lady last Sunday at a special event at Finningly...i mean..doncaster...whoops!! I mean.. Robin Hood Airport -
Below - The moment Dietmar (Big Bear) suddenly realised his name was written on the bomb bay with hundreds of other club members. You've been flying in the Vulcan all this time without knowing it mate lol!! -
Martin Withers of Black Buck 1 fame & 558 Chief Display Pilot gave us a really interesting talk about flying & displaying the aircraft -
Many thanks to Big Bear for the invite & the VTTS team for putting on such a nice day
You're welcome Steve. It was a great day out and nice to stumble across some of the old Finningly buildings.
Not wishing to dampen people's enthusiasm but have just founds some old photos that I took in the early 1980's of the Vulcan graveyard at RAF St. Athan.
Anyone interested?
Not wishing to dampen people's enthusiasm but have just founds some old photos that I took in the early 1980's of the Vulcan graveyard at RAF St. Athan.
Anyone interested?
Not wishing to dampen people's enthusiasm but have just founds some old photos that I took in the early 1980's of the Vulcan graveyard at RAF St. Athan.
Anyone interested?
Yes please.
Here's a poor quality photo that I took of '558 during those grounded years during the 90's. I took this at the Bruntingthorpe Big Thunder Airshow in 1994 -
VULCAN XH558 AIR CREW DAY - In association with the Vulcan to the Sky Trust and the WAVE Sentry Post
From 10am onwards – Saturday 14th March 2015 at The WAVE (Waddington Aircraft Viewing Enclosure) on the A15 (opposite Vulcan 607 Raf Waddington, LN5 9FG)
Chance to meet and greet members of Vulcan XH558 air crew and hear what’s in store for the 2015 airshow season!
An opportunity to get your Vulcan memorabilia signed by the air crew
Q&A and talks on the Vulcan and its role during the Cold War plus many more exciting stories
Find out more about plans for XH558 in the future including the new education programme
A chance to enter the Vulcan Winter Raffle – prizes include a flight in the Canadian Lancaster VeRA and a flight in a Spitfire alongside XH558!
A chance to buy merchandise from the Vulcan to the Sky stall and the WAVE
Evening Light Painting Photography (beginners welcome)
Excellent hot and cold food and drinks available ALL day!
PLUS lots more things to be announced in the near future
I have always read that the maximum bomb load for a Vulcan was 21 x 1000lb bombs. Yesterday I caught part of a documentary on the Vulcan on M4M and it showed the bombing up using hydraulic rams to raise the bombs on carriers. During this it was stated that it could carry 30 x 1000lb bombs on three ten bomb carriers. Could someone tell me which is correct, 21 or 30?
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