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The Avro Vulcan Flys Again!

  • 18-10-2007 12:47pm
    #1
    Steyr
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    Thursday, 18 October 2007.
    Vulcan plane returns to the skies today.


    A Vulcan bomber has flown again after years of restoration work by engineers in Leicestershire.
    It last flew 14 years ago after a 33-year career in the RAF, including service in the Falklands War.

    Some 20,000 people worldwide helped raise the £6.5m needed to restore the Cold War bomber.

    It made first of three test flights from Bruntingthorpe airfield after being cleared by the Civil Aviation Authority on Thursday.

    Taff Stone, chief of the Vulcan crew, said: "There's a lot of work gone into the aircraft.

    "We taken it right down to the basics. We've checked everything, we've cleaned everything, we've finally put it all back together and we've just about achieved the unachievable."

    Al McDicken, one of the plane's pilots, added: "She's absolutely magnificent and visually a very attractive aeroplane.

    "All of us who have flown her have enjoyed her handling qualities but she really flies like a big fighter in some ways. It's a thrill to be involved with it."

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/leicestershire/7049694.stm


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  • #2
    Fratton Fred
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26,567 ✭✭✭✭Fratton Fred


    I saw this on Sky earlier. It was good to see.

    I saw one of these at an air show at RAF Halton once, we were stood on a hill at the edge of the airfield and I may be wrong, but is sounded like it had to put it's after burners on as it was going over us. It was probably the loudest thing I have ever heard.


  • #3
    Steyr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,266 ✭✭✭Steyr


    Fratton Fred wrote: »
    I may be wrong, but is sounded like it had to put it's after burners on as it was going over us.

    She doesnt have Afterburner.


  • #4
    Fratton Fred
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26,567 ✭✭✭✭Fratton Fred


    Steyr wrote: »
    She doesnt have Afterburner.

    thank god, my ear drums wold have burst:D

    It was an amazing plane to see flying low level though.


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