Vulcan RIAT 2015
Guys - it was only a farewell to RIAT - and even then, she'll do the same tomorrow (wx permitting). Actually, I say 'only' - but it was, indeed, a fantastic display....
Anyway, she'll do more than twenty more shows before her wheels finally touch down for the last time in October(?)
Check it out at http://www.vulcantothesky.org/appearances.html
airsound
Anyway, she'll do more than twenty more shows before her wheels finally touch down for the last time in October(?)
Check it out at http://www.vulcantothesky.org/appearances.html
airsound
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Far from normal take off here....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGt--x_vq_M
Almost on her back here.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBRWLqGEoeQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGt--x_vq_M
Almost on her back here.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBRWLqGEoeQ
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What superlatives would you guys use if you had seen the Vulcan displays in the 1970's? The stuff the Vulcan does now are very tame compared to how they used to be thrown around the sky when they were front line aircraft and on the display schedule.
Remember watching Dave Thomas doing display practice at Waddington, awesome.
Surely not,
I did, and rest assured no Vulcan display in the 70s came near what 558 did today, probably down to a lighter aircraft due to the removal of not required for flight equipment. As a techie at Akrotiri in 1973, and needing to get home to get married, I abandoned all hopes of a lift with the Air Transport fleet and managed to get a lift to St Athan with a 9 Squadron crew. Having done 5000 hours flying in the back of Albert since, the Vulcan experience back to my wedding, was nothing more than a few hours in the dark. But 558 was a star at Fairford today.
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I did, and rest assured no Vulcan display in the 70s came near what 558 did today, probably down to a lighter aircraft due to the removal of not required for flight equipment. As a techie at Akrotiri in 1973, and needing to get home to get married, I abandoned all hopes of a lift with the Air Transport fleet and managed to get a lift to St Athan with a 9 Squadron crew. Having done 5000 hours flying in the back of Albert since, the Vulcan experience back to my wedding, was nothing more than a few hours in the dark. But 558 was a star at Fairford today.
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I'm so annoyed I couldn't get the time off work to see this amazing aircraft. At only 25 years old this aircraft, concord, the lanc and spit are the aircraft I look up to. Huge feet in aviation history.
Gutted I didn't get to see her one last time but she will live on in our hearts and YouTube
Gutted I didn't get to see her one last time but she will live on in our hearts and YouTube
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I'm aware that sadness that this was probably my last chance to see her fly may have clouded my judgement, but yesterday's performance seemed wonderfully full on. There was a moment of (relative silence) after that amazing takeoff when all you could hear in the crowd was "B****y H*ll!", "J***s C****t!" And "F*** me!" in a variety of different languages. Outstanding. Hats off to all involved. And good luck with the final displays.
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Do believe that 558 was one of our aries on 230 OCU at Finningley '63-66. If that's the case still need to finish the checks I started back then. Never signed the F700 either.
Yes that looked properly inverted to me - RIAT yesterday was fantastic and I hope they were blessed with similar weather today.
It was the first view of a Vulcan for my boys and it brought back happy memories of graduation flypasts at FTS at Linton in the early 80s.
Some fantastic displays this year, the standard was very high across the board - special mention to the Chinook and the Reds.
Not sure wtf was going on with an R44 on the south side at about 500' while the pair of Mirages were waxing the place!
It was the first view of a Vulcan for my boys and it brought back happy memories of graduation flypasts at FTS at Linton in the early 80s.
Some fantastic displays this year, the standard was very high across the board - special mention to the Chinook and the Reds.
Not sure wtf was going on with an R44 on the south side at about 500' while the pair of Mirages were waxing the place!