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05-26-2008, 08:22 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Canvey Island, Essex
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| Vulcan XH558 to the skies test flight AVRO Vulcan XH558 has completed its initial test flight marking many years of work and fund raising to get this plane airborne once again. The cost of reaching this point has been around 11 million pounds with items such as the titanium exhaust nozzles running at £20,000 each and only very limited life it will be a major exercise to see if (a) she gets her certificate and (b) she is kept flying. Fingers crossed the first public fly past if all goes well will be at Bigginhill airshow in June. http://www.tvoc.co.uk/imagegallery/g...Conningsby.wmv |
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05-26-2008, 09:45 AM
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| "Shooter"   Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA
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 | Oh MAN! I would love to see that fly again. I got chances to take photos of that many years ago (when I used film!). Good to see that they are keeping with the effort to make it fly again.
__________________  http://www.vg-photo.com For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return. Leonardo Da Vinci |
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05-26-2008, 12:25 PM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Prescott Arizona USA
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| Killer ...Thanks .... Is the there any Vulcan's in the states..??? Man that would be like a B-52 flying in private hands... |
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05-26-2008, 03:25 PM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Canvey Island, Essex
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| I am planning to go to Bigginhill this year so if she is there I shall take a few snaps, I may even fire up the camcorder and at least try to capture those Olympus engines roaring again. |
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05-26-2008, 05:49 PM
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| "World Traveller"   Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Royal Deeside/St Andrews, Scotland, UK
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  | Excellent news. Would love to see one fly (being to young to remember when they last flew). Anywhere there is a rundown of her appearances this year? Should be going to Leuchars again this year (runway has been repaired) so was wondering if she will make an appearance or is it only Bigginhill? EDIT: no word on the site that she will be appearing so will say she isn't - only Bigginhill this year?
__________________  "Success is not Final, Failure is not Fatal, it is the Courage to Continue that Counts" Sir Winston Churchill "To him the People of the World Largely owe the Freedom and Liberties they Enjoy Today" Enscription on Hugh Dowding's (AOC Fighter Command 1936-40) statue in London WW2 Talk: A WW2 Discussion Forum My Photo Collections on Flickr Last edited by Gnomey; 05-26-2008 at 05:51 PM. |
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07-05-2008, 06:52 PM
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