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Offline TG

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Vulcan
« on: October 18, 2007, 12:10:04 PM »
I'm suprised i didnt hear it from here. If you have ever had one of these fly over you then you'll know what I mean.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/leicestershire/7049694.stm

http://www.tvoc.co.uk/ (this site is busy at present)
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Offline Uncle Mort

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Re: Vulcan
« Reply #1 on: October 18, 2007, 12:23:16 PM »
Look here

Change to aerial view and zoom in on the northeast end of the runway.
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Re: Vulcan
« Reply #2 on: October 18, 2007, 12:28:16 PM »
That brings a lump to my throat!

I worked on Vulcans at Scampton in the late 60's/early 70's and always considered it to be one of the best looking aircraft of all time.

I remember watching a certain Wing Commander Vesey practicing for an air display once. All of us climbed on the crew room roof to get a better view.

To see one of these aircraft 'beat up' the runway at such a low level that had it dropped its undercart it would have crashed was a sight to behold. And then, he hit 105% and pulled the stick back! What a sight and what a sound! AFAIAA he was the only pilot on squadron to actually exceed 90 degrees of bank - it was never authorised for inverted flight but he came damned close. I believe one of the early test pilots did something similar.

Long live the Vulcan!



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Re: Vulcan
« Reply #3 on: October 18, 2007, 12:43:02 PM »
Live Long and Prosper

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Re: Vulcan
« Reply #4 on: October 18, 2007, 12:45:24 PM »
Which of the V-Bombers was it, that they used to test the Concorde engines - made an incredible noise.
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Re: Vulcan
« Reply #5 on: October 18, 2007, 12:51:18 PM »
Quote from: tel on October 18, 2007, 12:45:24 PM
Which of the V-Bombers was it, that they used to test the Concorde engines - made an incredible noise.

T'was the Vulcan (I saw one once)

This thread just reminded me that this plane flew low over my house yesterday morning on it's way into Stansted.



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Re: Vulcan
« Reply #6 on: October 18, 2007, 12:52:22 PM »
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=FybXMMCAHsE

NB Not in answer to the question 'bout Concorde but a good piece of video of a Vulcan for all that.

And the last show in 1992

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=xJZ0fmTUdWo
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Offline tel

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Re: Vulcan
« Reply #7 on: October 18, 2007, 01:00:41 PM »
I remember my father working on control systems for Concorde and TSR2. He sometimes went to Bristol and witnessed some of the engine testing.
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Re: Vulcan
« Reply #8 on: October 18, 2007, 01:18:39 PM »
Quote from: tel on October 18, 2007, 12:45:24 PM
Which of the V-Bombers was it, that they used to test the Concorde engines - made an incredible noise.

That was a Vulcan.

It used to fly over here from Farnborough. cloud9:
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Re: Vulcan
« Reply #9 on: October 18, 2007, 01:20:11 PM »
Quote from: Snoopy on October 18, 2007, 12:52:22 PM
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=FybXMMCAHsE

NB Not in answer to the question 'bout Concorde but a good piece of video of a Vulcan for all that.

And the last show in 1992

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=xJZ0fmTUdWo

Watching those brought back another memory.

T'was 1970 IIRC and we were on an exercise which took us to Hickam USAF base in Hawaii. After the 4 V's had landed, the yanks were extracting the michael unmercifully due to their not being very BIG.

Anyway, the aircrew decided that they didn't like this one bit and hatched a plot. They got us to put word out to be on the airfield with as many natives as possible a 8a.m. next morning when they were scheduled to leave.

Went out - loads of 'natives' (i.e. local USAF personnel) there to watch. 4 V's started engines and taxied to the end of the runway (shared, incidentally, with Honolulu International Airport) where they lined up. All 4 spooled up the big Olympus engines, held on the brakes until the word.

Leader got clearance, and, on his sayso, they all gave it 105% and moved off together. They all clung to the deck until well past V2 and, again on the guvnors say so, pulled back in synch.

You've never seen so many American jaws on the floor. Those things went off near vertical.

We were delighted. Turned to the locals (who had been saying "Bombers, they're not bombers" to us all night) and said: "Those are bombers!"

Looked mighty impressive compared to the lumbering old B52's they were flying which almost had to flap their wings to get off the ground!

Didn't buy a single beer that night in the BX!
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Re: Vulcan
« Reply #10 on: October 18, 2007, 01:20:56 PM »
Quote from: Darwins Selection on October 18, 2007, 01:18:39 PM
Quote from: tel on October 18, 2007, 12:45:24 PM
Which of the V-Bombers was it, that they used to test the Concorde engines - made an incredible noise.

That was a Vulcan.

It used to fly over here from Farnborough. cloud9:

. . . and it turned up at Scampton on a couple of occasions.
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Re: Vulcan
« Reply #11 on: October 18, 2007, 01:23:38 PM »
Quote from: tel on October 18, 2007, 01:00:41 PM
I remember my father working on control systems for Concorde and TSR2. He sometimes went to Bristol and witnessed some of the engine testing.

Cracking aircraft that was (TSR2). Pity the dozy buggers in power at the time (mid/late 60's IIRC) cancelled it. It would have been a world beater!

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Re: Vulcan
« Reply #12 on: October 18, 2007, 01:28:46 PM »
Twould still be in service, I am sure.
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Re: Vulcan
« Reply #13 on: October 18, 2007, 01:30:29 PM »
Quote from: Marley's Ghost on October 18, 2007, 01:23:38 PM
the dozy buggers in power at the time

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Re: Vulcan
« Reply #14 on: October 18, 2007, 02:02:43 PM »
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