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Title: It Flies!!!
Post by: hobbit on October 18, 2007, 17:48:30: Finally after lots of time and money the Avro Vulcan bomber (XH558) based at Bruntingthorpe in Leicestershire has flew this afternoon on its first flight for 14 years
:D
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/leicestershire/7049694.stm
Title: It Flies!!!
Post by: martha focker on October 18, 2007, 17:58:12: wicked 8) :P
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Post by: clbarclay on October 18, 2007, 18:13:08: hmmm, there not trying to get them back into service, ready for another cold war are they?
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Post by: McGuire on October 18, 2007, 19:32:09: Brilliant news. Fantastic aircraft!
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Post by: martha focker on October 18, 2007, 19:43:28: Quote from: "clbarclay"
hmmm, there not trying to get them back into service, ready for another cold war are they?

never bloody know with this government :evil:
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Post by: wing nut on October 18, 2007, 20:00:03: what a fantastic bit of machinery ,i remeber back in the early 70's one having a bit of engine trouble above our house ,it didnt crash :lol: ,back then they had local airshows ,
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Post by: Silvery Thing on October 18, 2007, 20:07:45: What a nice result to see this aircraft fly after so much hard work :D
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Post by: Bush Tucker Man on October 18, 2007, 20:35:33: That's fantastic news.

Kudos to the team at Bruntingthorpe

Now we need it to join the Red Arrows at the Olympics :wink:
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Post by: Bishops Finger on October 18, 2007, 22:18:14: Quote from: "Bush Tucker Man"
That's fantastic news.

Kudos to the team at Bruntingthorpe

Now we need it to join the Red Arrows at the Olympics :wink:

Quite right too

Brilliant to know its up and running again

Any chance of a Mosquito tho?
Title: Vulcan
Post by: Chris Putt on October 18, 2007, 22:22:59: Saw it earlier from work- it flew around in a couple of large circles then landed again- still very impressive and absolutely mahoosive!

Chris
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Post by: SteveGoodz on October 18, 2007, 22:33:57: EXCELLENT!! Well done to the guys and gals that made this happen.

I recently read a book about the Vulcan raid on Port Stanley airfield during the Falkland War ~ how they ever managed to pull it off is nothing short of a flippin' miracle. Their reward was to have the squadrons disbanded almost immediately hostilities were over. Typical!
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Post by: Disco-Ron on October 18, 2007, 22:39:16: Not sure if you will all have seen this... it's off the bbc site.....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_7050000/newsid_7051100/7051162.stm?bw=bb&mp=wm&news=1
Title: It Flies!!!
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on October 18, 2007, 22:39:41: Quote from: "SteveGoodz"
EXCELLENT!! Well done to the guys and gals that made this happen.

I recently read a book about the Vulcan raid on Port Stanley airfield during the Falkland War ~ how they ever managed to pull it off is nothing short of a flippin' miracle. Their reward was to have the squadrons disbanded almost immediately hostilities were over. Typical!

Vulcan 617

A brilliant book!!, the logistics were mind-boggling for the inflight refuelling
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Post by: Range Rover Blues on October 19, 2007, 01:48:24: Incredible. If you look at the sort of cars/trucks that were about when they first flew it really brings things into perspective. Definitley the best of British, shame we can't do that sort of thing today :roll:
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Post by: hobbit on October 19, 2007, 09:03:29: I like the remark by one of the crew, its all British made except the garmin gps :lol:

They reckon it will be good for 15 years and then retired off into a museum

Another remark by an RAF guy was this is privately owned and nothing to do with the RAF

Wonder if there are other ideas floating around now for any other cold war aircraft to be restored
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Post by: Lord Shagg-Pyle on October 19, 2007, 17:54:46: Quote from: "Disco-Ron"
Not sure if you will all have seen this... it's off the bbc site.....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_7050000/newsid_7051100/7051162.stm?bw=bb&mp=wm&news=1

Just watched it. Brilliant. However, the spectator in the Union Jack dress! :shock: I'm not sure what is going on there!
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Post by: hobbit on October 19, 2007, 20:52:21: There's more than that goes on down Bruntingthorpe

They have a collection of cold war aircraft, some flyinh and others able to taxi along , like the Victor they have there

http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/mus/uk/brunt/brunt.htm

Funnily enough there was a 1/2 an hour prog on one of the discovery channels today about the Victor and other aircraft there, including a flying Buccaneer

Must get back down there not been for a few years now

http://www.bruntingthorpe.com/aircraft_museum.htm
and
http://www.controltowers.co.uk/B/bruntingthorpe.htm
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Post by: Lord Shagg-Pyle on October 19, 2007, 23:17:56: Quote from: "hobbit"
There's more than that goes on down Bruntingthorpe

seeing that 'bloke' in the Union Jack dress, I can see what you mean! :shock:
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Post by: SSteve on October 22, 2007, 10:47:35: Vulcan XH558 (G-VLCN) is Scheduled to have 2 more Test Flights from Bruntingthorpe before transferring to Waddington for CAA Testing.
The Engineers/Techs/Crew at TVOC.CO.UK and Marshalls Aerospace who have done the Work on the Vulcan have kept a part of British History alive.

XH558 will have about 14-15yrs worth of Airshow/Flypast Service owing largely to 4 New Engines, then She will be Retired to the Imperial War Museum at Duxford in Cambs.

Although XH558 is now Flying, the Calls for Support/Donations will not stop as the Estimate is Â£1.7m Per Year for Costs and this needs to come from somewhere.

Sorry Bishops Finger ..
There's no plans for a Mossie YET!! But I'd sign up to help if there was!!
It'd be impressive to get another "Wooden Wonder" Flying again