Vulcan !!!!!!
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skudupnorth
Cycling Skoda lover
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- Astley,Manchester
I do not think he realised the size of the job to shift the poor old girl ! When i went to see it just before scrapping she was in a dangerous state and you could no longer go inside.
One of my memories as a child was cycling up the Old Ramsey Road in St Ives to the service gates at the back of RAF Wyton to watch the aircraft.
Usually Canberras, but there was the occasional Lightning, Victor and if we were really lucky the odd Vulcan.
The Vulcan taking off was literally earthshaking
Usually Canberras, but there was the occasional Lightning, Victor and if we were really lucky the odd Vulcan.
The Vulcan taking off was literally earthshaking
The ultimate Vulcan show, if it's ever made available on YouTube, would be the bombing of Stanley Airport, however I'm not sure the average home entertainment speaker system would be up to volume and bass required.
For the Argie conscripts on the ground it must be an experience that is still spoken of in shock and awe in the cantinas of Buenos Aires
For the Argie conscripts on the ground it must be an experience that is still spoken of in shock and awe in the cantinas of Buenos Aires
Channel 4 failed big time when they failed to release "The Falkland's most daring raid" on to DVD ,
You can download a torrent........
Drago
Legendary Member
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- Suburban Poshshire
Ah, the Handley-Page Victor. The nastiest, meanest, most evil looking ever aircraft ever made. If you didn't already know you were in trouble when the Victor flew over, one glance would be enough to ram the message home.
Andrew_Culture
Internet Marketing bod
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- The People's Republic Of Suffolk.
Did anyone else see the program about British jets that was on last night? Awesome stuff!
Bournemouth this weekend ? http://www.vulcantothesky.org/appearances.html
ArDee
Guru
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- North of Buntingford, Hetfordshire
I remember being at Brands Hatch as a boy for the Grand Prix in the 60's and there was a Vulcan flypast.
The Vulcan doing the flying was the one that was modified as a flying test bed for the Concord engine. It performed a flypast with the four normal engines turned off and flying on the single concord engine. If I remember correctly it was louder flying with one Concord engine that the four normal engines.
The Vulcan doing the flying was the one that was modified as a flying test bed for the Concord engine. It performed a flypast with the four normal engines turned off and flying on the single concord engine. If I remember correctly it was louder flying with one Concord engine that the four normal engines.
ArDee
Guru
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- North of Buntingford, Hetfordshire
I was driving up the A1 a few years back and during the gulf war (I think the first) and I'm sure the US A10 tank busters were using the traffic on the road for target practice, luckily none of them pulled the trigger either.
Andrew_Culture
Internet Marketing bod
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- The People's Republic Of Suffolk.
I grew up gobbing distance from Bentwaters so the A10 engines regularly drowned out the telly, it was bloody weird how quiet life seemed when the based closed!
Richard A Thackeray
Legendary Member
As Lancasters have been metnioned in this thread, does anyone else know, or has visited the Panton brothers??
http://www.lincsaviation.co.uk/
I've been once (2004??), & the Lanc was started up at less than 10 yards from where I was standing
The sound of those 4 Merlins being run-up was incredible, as was the taxi-out & throttled up with the brakes applied - the sight of that tailplane shakign under power was wonderful
There was also a 2-seater Spitfire displaying the same day!!
http://www.lincsaviation.co.uk/
I've been once (2004??), & the Lanc was started up at less than 10 yards from where I was standing
The sound of those 4 Merlins being run-up was incredible, as was the taxi-out & throttled up with the brakes applied - the sight of that tailplane shakign under power was wonderful
There was also a 2-seater Spitfire displaying the same day!!
What channel?
Cheddar George
oober member
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- Location: Location
My favourite Vulcan story, i think of it every time i drive on the A38 and look down the runway at Filton.
"In 1960, an RAF Vulcan bomber, approaching from the west, landed at Filton in heavy rain. The pilot braked, but started to aquaplane. He decided to abort the landing. Although he managed to take-off and eventually land successfully elsewhere, the jet blast from the aircraft's four Bristol Siddeley Olympus 201 engines severely damaged a filling station at the eastern end of the runway, sent cars spinning on the A38 trunk road and wrecked the boundary fence steel railings. Eye witnesses claimed that the aircraft barely cleared the engine test beds next to the Bristol to South Wales railway embankment. Subsequently, the filling station was moved further north, to a safer location."
"In 1960, an RAF Vulcan bomber, approaching from the west, landed at Filton in heavy rain. The pilot braked, but started to aquaplane. He decided to abort the landing. Although he managed to take-off and eventually land successfully elsewhere, the jet blast from the aircraft's four Bristol Siddeley Olympus 201 engines severely damaged a filling station at the eastern end of the runway, sent cars spinning on the A38 trunk road and wrecked the boundary fence steel railings. Eye witnesses claimed that the aircraft barely cleared the engine test beds next to the Bristol to South Wales railway embankment. Subsequently, the filling station was moved further north, to a safer location."