shortliner Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Sent to me yesterdayHere are the dates and locations confirmed to date.Date: Venue / Location Type of eventSaturday 6th June Throckmorton DisplaySunday 14th June Cholmondeley FlypastSunday 14th June Welshpool DisplaySunday 14th June RAF Cosford DisplaySunday 21st June Weston-super-Mare DisplaySaturday 11th July RNAS Yeovilton DisplayFriday 17th July RIAT (RAF Fairford) ArrivalSaturday 18th July RIAT (RAF Fairford) DisplaySunday 19th July RIAT (RAF Fairford)Saturday 15th August Herne Bay FlypastSaturday 15th August Headcorn Aerodrome DisplaySaturday 15th August Eastbourne DisplaySunday 23rd August Bournemouth DisplaySaturday 29th August Dunsfold - Surrey DisplaySunday 30th August Dunsfold - Surrey DisplayCheck our appearances button on our home page often for the latest 2015 locationsPlease note – all appearances are subject to technical and weather conditions on the day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chriswright03 Posted May 30, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 30, 2015 She was doing a practice demo flight over Waddington yesterday afternoon. Waddington is still closed whilst the runway is rebuilt so I guess the airspace is free for this sort of thing. I was given a heads up about it a little too late but a friend was where and posted some pictures on a Facebook site for the RATS Riders Association of Triumph in Lincolnshire and I know he wouldn't mind me sharing one of them. Regards Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chriswright03 Posted May 30, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 30, 2015 This one is my favorite though. Apparently they plan to do a 2 day trip over all of the V bombers on display in the country as well before she is grounded. Regards Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted May 30, 2015 Author Share Posted May 30, 2015 Nice to see her again - it's a good few years since I had the pleasure - was it really 33 years ago when I talked to Black Buck outbound, and when it came home again? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 5944 Posted May 31, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 31, 2015 The V bomber fly overs are 27/28 June. http://www.vulcantothesky.org/news/670/82/Salute-to-the-V-Force-Tour.html There's some dates missing from the list posted in the the first post, including a couple local to me. The most exciting one for me she's booked for a full display at Shuttleworth on Sunday 5th July. Small venue, big aircraft, should be good! The other is a flypast (well, three passes) at Little Gransden on Sunday 30th August. Smaller than Shuttleworth, but the dog leg display line means the aircraft banks right round in front of the crowd. A shot from a couple of years ago shows how close it is there. I was stood quite a way back from the front of crowd, and it only just fitted in the viewfinder! Vulcan by Nigel Pitt, on Flickr Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted June 6, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 6, 2015 Many of us on here admire impressive railway engineering Our heritage is not confined to railways of course - we have a strong history in many other fields including aviation. A link to one of those comes to a close this year with the last flying season of Avro Vulcan XH558. Whatever you might think about the reasons for the building of the V bomber force the Vulcan is the last flying link to some impressive engineering heritage - get out and see her while you can! http://www.vulcantothesky.org/ I followed my own advice and took SWMBO to Throckmorton Air Show today. She wasn't impressed with the 3 and 3/4 hours to do the 25 miles to get there - traffic chaos - but it was worth it.... The legendary Vulcan howl at the end is certainly something else... Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewartingram Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Nah, it'll never catch on - how can a chunk of metal that heavy get up in the air? Only proper way to travel is with flanged wheels. Stewart Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter220950 Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Itinery for the rest of the year on http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/99719-current-final-season-flying-dates-for-vulcan-xh-558/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 I know there was a struggle for funding - is it the last season due to cash (or lack of) or something else like expiring airframe/fatigue time, or suchlike? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dava Posted June 6, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 6, 2015 Personally I'd bring the Vulcan back into service and overfly Novaya Zemlya in response to Russian Tu 95 Bear incursions into UK airspace.... Dava Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted June 6, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 6, 2015 I know there was a struggle for funding - is it the last season due to cash (or lack of) or something else like expiring airframe/fatigue time, or suchlike? Neither - yet! My understanding is she has flown 10% more than any other Vulcan ever did - and no-one is in any position to offer technical support for an airframe that has got to this point and therefore her safety case can no longer be maintained. Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnd Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Great Video. Can clearly recall the simulated scrambles of 6 Vulcans at the Battle of Britain Airshows at RAF Finningley circa 1970, one aircraft after another without a break, what a sound and sight !!! the only other aircraft that can bring memories like that Is the English Electric Lightning Full reheat, release brakes, off the ground wheels up, tail down disappear near vertical climb out of sight. Both sights fantastic if you ever saw it done, just memories now, modern aircraft just don't seem to have the same. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted June 7, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 7, 2015 Thanks John Having stayed with my Uncle at Waddington in the 60s those memories have a significant resonance believe me! Kind regards Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Simon Lee Posted June 7, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 7, 2015 Took this about 50 years ago, Vulcan at Leconfield air display, think it was in 1965 (programme's in the loft). This one did a solo display then there was the obligatory 4 ship take off. Regards Simon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimbus Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Does anyone have recommendations for the displays with best orientation wrt sun direction? I turned out for her last summer and mostly got contre-jour shots against a hazy sky, so little detail within a dark silhouette. The Nim. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny777 Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Sent to me yesterday Here are the dates and locations confirmed to date. Date: Venue / Location Type of event Saturday 6th June Throckmorton Display Sunday 14th June Cholmondeley Flypast Sunday 14th June Welshpool Display Sunday 14th June RAF Cosford Display Sunday 21st June Weston-super-Mare Display Saturday 11th July RNAS Yeovilton Display Friday 17th July RIAT (RAF Fairford) Arrival Saturday 18th July RIAT (RAF Fairford) Display Sunday 19th July RIAT (RAF Fairford) Saturday 15th August Herne Bay Flypast Saturday 15th August Headcorn Aerodrome Display Saturday 15th August Eastbourne Display Sunday 23rd August Bournemouth Display Saturday 29th August Dunsfold - Surrey Display Sunday 30th August Dunsfold - Surrey Display Check our appearances button on our home page often for the latest 2015 locations Please note – all appearances are subject to technical and weather conditions on the day. Damn, I will be on holiday when it comes to Weston. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jjb1970 Posted June 7, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 7, 2015 The Vulcan was a beautiful looking aircraft, it is remarkably that something so large can posses such elegance and grace. The Vulcan at Hendon has a good film show on a screen in the bomb bay showing a scramble in the cold war rapid reaction era. The RR (Bristol...) Olympus was a fine engine too, most people think of Concorde but the Vulcan was the aircraft that took it into the sky and it also served well as a marine engine and in stationary power generation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 It'll be shame to see her leave the skies where she belongs, but I guess you've got to draw the line somewhere between Flying and Safety. Last year, I managed to take film of her at Bournemouth Air festival. I'll be filming again this year, for what will be the last time I'll see her flying. (Apologies about my poor camera work) Regards, Matt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
K14 Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 I know there was a struggle for funding - is it the last season due to cash (or lack of) or something else like expiring airframe/fatigue time, or suchlike? AIUI it's mostly the engines. The current set have a limited number of hours left on them & Rolls Royce are either unable or unwilling to do a full 'zero hour' overhaul on them. So once the hours are used up, that's it as there aren't any more. P. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium t-b-g Posted June 7, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 7, 2015 Another problem is that only ex RAF engineers with Vulcan experience are allowed to do many of the technical jobs. The current team do not have the necessary certification to train up and approve new recruits and so they have to rely on people working on it are well beyond retirement age. Apparently, climbing up inside the nether regions of a Vulcan gets a bit tricky as you get older. That, plus the absence of spare engines and the airframe lifespan and the level of continuous funding that is needed to keep her flying have combined to make them say that enough is enough. The Vulcan to the Sky people have really worked wonders to keep her flying this long. It will be a sad day when she is finally grounded. My Dad was the engineer in charge of them for a few years at Scampton in the 70s and a big chunk of my childhood was spent seeing and hearing these wonderful flying machines. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kernowtim Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Was fortunate to see XH558 at helston/ culdrose air day last year, a very impressive fuel to noise converter!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernman46 Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Neither - yet! My understanding is she has flown 10% more than any other Vulcan ever did - and no-one is in any position to offer technical support for an airframe that has got to this point and therefore her safety case can no longer be maintained. Phil Aye - all good things come to a end and it would be a tragedy if it was as a pile of wreckage at some point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
railroadbill Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Here's my contribution, this was XH558 at Duxford last Autumn with 2 Folland Gnats. I was in North Lincolnshire a couple of weeks ago and, unexpectedly, it flew overhead! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
railroadbill Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Nice to see her again - it's a good few years since I had the pleasure - was it really 33 years ago when I talked to Black Buck outbound, and when it came home again? You must have a fund of interesting stories to tell! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted June 8, 2015 Author Share Posted June 8, 2015 Probably, but not for on here - If we meet at an exhibition I might bore you rigid! Here's my contribution, this was XH558 at Duxford last Autumn with 2 Folland Gnats. vucan-dux-2.jpg I was in North Lincolnshire a couple of weeks ago and, unexpectedly, it flew overhead! Now that is one of those "I wish I'd taken that!" photos I was also fortunate enough to be at Wyton and saw the last Valiant fly before they were grounded with the cracked spar problem - another wonderful V-force aircraft Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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